  Armenia may host Opera Festival in 2011December 22, 2010 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At news-conference in Yerevan, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan spoke about 2011 plans on conducting an Opera Festival in Armenia. Further, Ms. Hakobyan expressed an intention to expand the repertoire of the Opera and Ballet Theater as a step towards promotion of the genre. The Minister characterized Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida premiere due December 23 in Yerevan as one of the most prominent cultural events of the year. Preparatory works for staging Aida opera by Giuseppe Verdi started in 2010 at the initiative of the Ministry. Through the assistance of Italian Ambassador to Armenia Bruno Scapini, Italian stage director Mario Corradi, whose performances are included in programs of the beset theaters in the world, was invited to Armenia. The project was implemented through the courtesy of VivaCell-MTS mobile operator, Electric Networks of Armenia, RosGosStrakh-Armenia, Converse bank, as well as Italian embassy in Armenia and Ambassador Bruno Scapini.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
