  Yerevan hosts premiere staging of Aida opera by Giuseppe Verdi December 23, 2010 - 21:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 23, Armenian National Theatre of Opera and Ballet hosted the premiere staging of Aida opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The opera will be included in the main repertoire of the Theatre. 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. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, state officials, public figures and acclaimed artists attended the premiere.    Aida Aida is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Chislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette. Aida was first performed at the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo on December 24, 1871, conducted by Giovanni Bottesini.  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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
