The final gala concert in Kazan featured by opera stars has concluded the XXXII F.I.Shalyapin International Opera Festival

The final gala concert   in Kazan featured  by  opera stars has concluded  the  XXXII F.I. Shalyapin   International Opera Festival.

F.I.Shalyapin Opera Festival was  held on  the scene of the   M.Jalil  Tatar   Academic Theatre  from February  2 to  18. This year,  a music forum was  dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the Kazan Opera.

The program included 10 performances and two gala concerts featured by guest artists from 10 countries. By tradition, the festival opened with a premiere - this season, it was  "Barber of Seville" by J. Rossini,  directed by famous director, People's Artist of Russia Yuri Alexandrov (St. Petersburg ). Set design for the play created a Moscow artist Victor Gerasimenko . Music director and conductor was performed  by  the Italian maestro  Marco Boemi. The same composition,  last season,  at Shaliapin festival this team   staged  "Aida"    by   J. Verdi.