18th anniversary of TNT Express

12.07.2007

TNT celebrated its 18th anniversary in "Helikon-Opera"

On the 11th of June the traditional corporative evening of  TNT Express company, official partner of "Helikon-Opera", was held in our theatre. This year TNT celebrated its 18th anniversary. The foyer of the theatre was decorated in Venetian carnival style, the main characters of which were masks. The arriving guests were treated with champaigne and received gifts. The tables were luxuriously laid. The instrumental quartet performed light classical music.

For "dessert" the participants of the party were served with "Il barbiere di Siviglia", the premiere performance of "Helikon-Opera" perfectly corresponded with the subject of the celebration. Before the show began, Yuri Pavliuk, the Sales and Marketing Director of TNT in Russia, greeted the spectators and congratulated them with the birthday of the company.

During the break everybody can taste the large cake with the TNT symbolic.

Actors Vasily Efimov (Count Almaviva), Dmitry Skorikov (Don Bartolo), Anna Grechishkina (Rosina), Peter Morozov (Figaro), Alexey Tikhomirov (Don Basilio), Honoured Artist of Russia Elena Ionova (Berta), Alexey Leushkin (Fiorello, Officer), Mikhail Laverov (Ambrogio), Ilya Ilin (Notary) played brilliantly, their performance was marked with the storm of applause.

Photos by Anton Morozov