Armenian filmmaker stages The Barber of Seville in RigaMarch 15, 2011 - 19:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recently, the Latvian capital Riga hosted the premiere of The Barber of Seville opera. The opera staging, performed by a 27-year old film director Hayk Karapetyan, enjoyed positive critical acclaim. Within the framework of her visit to Latvia, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan met with the young filmmaker. The possibility of his participation in Golden Apricot International Film Festival was discussed. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |