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Half an hour before the performance of Eugene Onegin, audiences at the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre are invited to a pre-show talk with Dmitri Zadnepryanov, Head of Literary Affairs at the theatre. The lecture is titled The World Around Pushkin and Onegin, will take place on February 25, and will explore the historical and cultural context of Eugene Onegin.
This year’s festive concert Viva Mozart presented by the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre in celebration of International Women’s Day, will be led by a guest conductor. The theatre’s symphony orchestra will be conducted by renowned Russian maestro Mikhail Tatarnikov.
On February 20, the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre named will host the Ivan Karnaukhov benefit performance, an Honoured Artist of Krasnoyarsk Region and ballet coach at the theatre’s ballet company. This year marks the 25th anniversary of his professional career.
The Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre is in full swing preparing a new production — the ballet Pushkin by choreographer Nikita Dmitrievsky, set to music by contemporary composer Konstantin Borisov. The premiere performances are scheduled for March 13 (a preview for Pushkin Card holders), 14, and 15.
Artists of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre are set to make a series of role debuts across the February programme, appearing before audiences for the first time in a number of opera and ballet productions.
Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida will be staged on 5 March at the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre within the 15th International Festival Stars Parade at the Opera. Slovtsov. The show will feature guest soloists: Honoured Artist of Russia Veronika Gioeva (Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre) in the title role and Ivan Gyngazov (Helikon-Opera) as Radamès.
On 15 February, visitors to the Planeta shopping and entertainment centre are invited to a new concert by soloists of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre as part of the Opera at the Planeta series. The event will take place in the Gastroles food park on the second floor of the complex.
Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca will be performed twice within the 15th International Festival Stars Parade at the Opera. Slovtsov — on February 18 and 19. Before both performances, audiences are invited to meet People’s Artist of Russia Larisa Marzoeva in the second-floor foyer. The role of Floria Tosca is one of the most fascinating and beloved parts of her career.
On the premiere dates of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto — February 7 and 8 — audiences will be able to purchase limited-edition merchandise created especially for the new production in the foyer of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.
An exhibition of vintage posters dedicated to the history of the international festival Stars Parade at the Opera. Slovtsov has opened in the second-floor foyer of the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre.