On March 20, an awarding ceremony took place in the Great Hall of the Government of the Krasnoyarsk Region. Employees of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre were given the honorific title Honoured Worker of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk Region.

They are the head of the Exemplary Children's Opera School O-Studio, Natalia Zyupa, the principal singer of the opera company Andrei Silenko and the horn player of the theatre’s orchestra Andrei Slobodin.

The Governor of the Region presented the silver badges Honoured Worker of Culture of the Krasnoyarsk Region to the professionals of the cultural sphere and congratulated the awardees.

“We have every reason to be proud of you! I congratulate you on the upcoming professional holiday - Theatre Day! I wish you further creative success, grateful spectators, and certainly simple human happiness,” - said Alexander Uss, the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Region.