«Любитель оперы». Фотоотчёт

06.11.2014

“Opera Lover”. A photoreport

On November 3, 2014 in the context of the "Night of the Arts” of the Department of Culture of Moscow a gala-concert "Opera Lover" was held in Moscow musical theater "Helikon-Opera" under Dmitry Bertman.

"Opera Lover" competition was announced by the theater at the beginning of October 2014. His goal was to introduce music lovers, who do not have professional training, to professional art of opera.

The casting was attended by over 100 opera lovers from 13 to 80 years old. Participants were evaluated by the professional jury chaired by People's Artist of Russia, Professor Dmitry Bertman. The jury consisted of the People's Artist of Russia Yuri Vedeneev, People's Artist of the USSR Makvala Hammarby, People's Artist of the RSFSR Galina Kalinina, Honored Artist of Russia Larisa Kostiuk and People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Ponkin.

On November 3, 2014 the ten winners of the competition entered the stage of Helikon-Opera as soloists and performed arias and duets from famous operas and operettas together with professional soloists of Helikon-opera, accompanied by a symphony orchestra.

WINNERS AND PARTICIPANTS of the gala concert:
1. Turna Ashkhatsava (3rd year student of medical faculty of the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples);
2. Dmitry Bikbaev (film and theatre actor and director);
3. Dmitry Bozin (Russian film and theater actor, poet);
4. Nikita Grabowski (3rd year student of the theater department of Ostankino Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting);
5. Euclid Kyurdzidis (Russian actor of theater and cinema);
6. Igor Kuznetsov (Electronics engineer, retired);
7. Natalia Koretskaya (Russian actress of theater and musicals);
8. Arseny Matyukhin (6th grade student of boarding school № 2);
9. Olga Khokhlova (Russian theater and film actress);
10. Valentina Andronova (Retired, Secretary).

Soloists of Helikon-Opera Maya Barkovskaya, Vadim Zaplechny Inna Zvenyatskaya, Alexander Miminoshvili, Elena Semenova, Dmitry Khromov took part in the concert.

The concert program will include arias and duets from the works of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Offenbach, Kalman, etc....

Also participated in the concert soloists of "Helikon-Opera": Maya Barkovskaya, Vadim Zaplechny, Inna Zvenyatskaya, Alexander Miminoshvili, Elena Semenova, Dmitry Khromov.

Arias and duets from the works of Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Offenbach, Kalman were performed.

Director of the concert - People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Bertman, assistant director - Ilya Ilyin, conductor - Valery Kiryanov, presenters - Konstantin Brzhinsky and Maria Maskhulia.

We bring to your attention a photo report on the event.