Aida of Giuseppe Verdi to be staged in YerevanJuly 27, 2009 - 20:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of a joint Armenian-Italian project Aida of Giuseppe Verdi will be staged at the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after Spendiaryan in Yerevan.The agreement on the joint production was reached during the meeting the RA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and the Italian Ambassador to Armenia, Bruno Scapino. The officials also agreed to organize the restoration and transportation of frescoes. Stressing the importance of establishing a center for restoration and reconstruction of cultural and historical monuments, the interlocutors touched upon the need to transfer the invaluable experience of Italian specialists to Armenian experts. Exhibition in memory of 140th anniversary of Komitas in the museum of musical arts in Rome was also discussed at the meeting. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |