Yulia ready to spread love

It's all about love when New Zealand classical crossover singer Yulia heads to Rotorua this weekend.

The Russian-born artist will bring her Chansons d'Amour (Songs of Love) tour to Rotorua's Civic Theatre on Saturday.

It will be her first performance in Rotorua since she sang alongside Sir Howard Morrison at the opening of Rotorua's Energy Events Centre six years ago.

The show will include performances in five languages - English, Russian, German, French and Italian - Yulia describing it as a cultural experience.

She said by attending the show people could get a glimpse of Europe without the expensive plane ticket.

Yulia said the inspiration for the tour came last year when she was performing in Europe and went to the grave of French singer Edith Piaf.

"I thought that I wanted to bring these sorts of songs to New Zealand."

She said she had always loved cultural diversity and was excited to be bringing two talented foreign musicians on tour with her.

One of the highlights of her recent time in Europe had been working with Grammy-winning producer Craig Leon who had previously worked with Luciano Pavarotti and Blondie.

Tickets to Yulia's Chansons d'Amour performance are available from Ticketmaster.

The Rotorua Daily Post has two double passes to give away.

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