Aida to be staged in Yerevan in DecemberDecember 9, 2010 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet Kamo Hovhannesyan said that opera lovers will have an opportunity to see Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida in late December. “This the great opera and many theaters don’t dare stage it but we will venture as it was in case with Spartak,” he told journalists in Yerevan. The opera will be staged by Italian director Mario Corradi. The government has allocated AMD 50 million for the purpose. 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 | Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |