Jubilee evening in honour of Eldar Ryazanov

14.11.2007

Eldar Ryazanov jubilee night

On 18th of November a permanent spectator and great friend of Helikon–Opera, maestro of Russian cinematograph Eldar Ryazanov is going to celebrate his 80th jubilee. But the official celebration of jubilee of outstanding film director started on November, 13 at Moscow Operetta Theatre, where the solemn occasion took place.

From the very beginning of the work at the program of festive night Eldar Ryazanov insisted on Dmitry Bertman being the director of it, and the artists of Helikon-Opera theatre taking a great interest in it. Bertman created a bright bewitching show, in which everyone has its own turn. Liudmila Gurchenko, Larissa Golubkina, Alisa Freindlikh, Oleg Basilashvili, Alexander Shirvindt, Petr Todorovsky, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Irina Skobtseva, Olga Aroseva, Alena Babenko, Evgenia Kryukova, Oksana Mysina, Dmitry Pevtsov, Valentina Ponomareva, Sergey Nikitin, Arkadiy Arkanov, Arkadiy Inin, Leon Oganezov, Sergey Mazaev, Konstantin Ernst and many other celebrities took part in festival.

The most part of the invited guests were wearing dresses, created by Tatiana Tulubieva for the Helikon-Opera performances.

The performances of film and theatre stardom were accompanied by the orchestra of Helikon-Opera, conducted by Vladimir Ponkin and Konstantin Chudovsky. Eldar Ryazanov has been decorated by the Government of Moscow with the ‘Services rendred to Moscow’ award.

Eldar Ryazanov and Dmitry Bertman are discussing the details of the show

Galina Timakova and Rostislav Protasov

Damir Ismagilov is communicating with colleagues from ORT channel

At the rehearsal. Dmitry Bertman and artists of the choir of Helikon-Opera

Behind the curtain. Larissa Guzeyeva and Dmitry Pevtsov

Vladimir Ponkin and his pupil Konstantin Chudovsky

Stars of the night: Eldar Ryazanov, Dmitry Bertman and Ludmila Gurchenko

Eldar Ryazanov's fairies. From left to right: Natalia Schukina, Evgenia Kriukova, Alyona Babenko, Valentina Ponomareva, Irina Skobtseva, Irina Mazurkevich, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Svetlana Kriuchkova. Vocal rehearsal