Russia’s golden voice
Published: 20 June, 2009, 13:11
A Russian soprano is hoping for even greater recognition after winning the BBC's Singer of the World contest.
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A festival dedicated to one of the key figures in the world of ballet in the 20th Century, Sergey Diaghilev, founder of the legendary Ballets Russes, kicks off in London on Friday.
A cutting-edge Russian composer has written an opera exploring dementia entitled “The Lion’s Face”.
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Remembering the fate of political prisoners and reminding of human rights are the aims of the memorial museum of political repressions Perm-36. The museum has held the 5th International forum “Pilorama-2009”.
Russia’s Mariinsky Theater troupe comes to the main stage of London’s Covent Garden with Wagner’s monumental four-opera cycle and a collection of their best ballets.
25.08.2009, 17:40
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Pathological irresponsibility, drug addiction, problems with alcohol and the law…Here’s a portrait of Pete Doherty, the new star of pop culture. On August 27, he will give his long-awaited concert in Moscow’s B1 Maximum.
10.10.2009, 17:08
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Along with such names as Tricky and Portishead, this trip-hop duo is thought to be the trailblazers of this musical genre. Massive Attack will visit Moscow with a major gig at Luzhniki Stadium on October 14.
The Bolshoi Theatre opens its season tonight with one of the most popular Russian operas, “Boris Godunov”, brought together by one of the country’s most revered blue-chip filmmakers, Aleksander Sokurov.
27.09.2009, 19:09
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Anna Netrebko, one of the world’s best sopranos, will be opening the new season at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. She will be performing the main part on “Iolanta”, opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
Even an epic opera can be staged like a Hollywood blockbuster! That has already been proven by one of Russia’s top filmmakers whose name is familiar in the West – Andrey Konchalovsky.
The horror of the Kursk submarine tragedy has been brought to life for theatre audiences in London’s Young Vic theatre. The play's directors say they want to pay tribute to the victims.
Published: 20 June, 2009, 13:11
A Russian soprano is hoping for even greater recognition after winning the BBC's Singer of the World contest.