Iurii Samoilov to be honored by Frankfurt Opera

Iurii Samoilov

Barihunk Iurii Samoilov will receive the Ottomar Päsel Prize after today's performance of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte in which he's singing Guglielmo.

He is the first member of the Ensemble at Oper Frankfurt to have received the award. The ceremony will take place tonight in the Holzfoyer of Oper Frankfurt after the performance.

After today's performance, he has remaining shows on December 17, 20, 22 and January 1st. In between performances, he heads back to his native Ukraine for a holiday concert at the Lviv Opera House on December 24th, which includes works by Ukrainian composers, as well as Puccini, Bizet, Mozart and Saint-Saëns.  

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