Arts Festival “Russian Winter”. IV Vasily Ladyuk Music Festival “Opera Live”. Closing concert. Verdi – “Attila. Music festival of Vasily Ladyuk “Opera Live” National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia

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November 4 in the concert hall named after S.V. Rachmaninov's Opera Live program will be performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

The concert will feature works by Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Massenet, Puccini, Gounod, and Bizet. Tenor Alexey Neklyudov and baritone Vasily Ladyuk will appear on stage as soloists.

Alexey Neklyudov is a graduate of the Gnessin State Music College, the V. S. Popov Academy of Choral Art, a laureate of prestigious festivals: “Cherry Forest”, “Vladimir Spivakov Invites”, “Moscow Evenings with Tchaikovsky” and many others. etc. In 2010, the singer made his debut on the stage of the Great Hall of the P.I. Conservatory. Tchaikovsky with the NPR (part in Saint-Saëns' "Requiem").

Alexey Neklyudov has been a soloist at the Moscow New Opera Theater since 2013. E. V. Kolobova, guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

Vasily Ladyuk is a graduate of the Moscow Choir School. A.V. Sveshnikov and the Academy of Choral Arts (vocal and conducting-choral departments), since 2003, soloist of the Novaya Opera Theater, since 2007, guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

Vasily Ladyuk is a winner of prestigious awards: the Triumph Youth Prize, the Oleg Yankovsky Creative Discovery Award 2011-2012, and competitions: Operalia (Madrid, Spain), Shizuoka International Opera Competition (Shizuoko, Japan). The singer performs in the most prestigious concert halls in the world: La Scala in Milan, Opera Garnier in Paris, Metropolitan Opera and Houston Grand Opera (USA), etc.

Conductor - Vladimir Spivakov

Concert program:

First department.
1. V. Bellini Overture to the opera “Norma”
2. G. Donizetti Romance of Nemorino from the opera “Elisir of Love”
3. G. Donizetti Alfonso’s Aria from the opera “The Favorite”
4. G. Donizetti Duet of Nemorino and Belcore from the opera “Elisir of Love”
5. G. Verdi Introduction to the 3rd act of the opera “La Traviata”
6. G. Verdi Alfredo's Aria from the opera La Traviata
7. G. Verdi Germont’s Aria from the opera “La Traviata”
8. G. Verdi Duet of Don Carlos and Rodrigo from the opera “Don Carlos”

Second department.
1. P.I. Tchaikovsky Polonaise from the opera "Eugene Onegin"
2. P.I. Tchaikovsky Lensky's Aria from the opera "Eugene Onegin" (Where to where...)
3. P.I. Tchaikovsky Yeletsky's Aria from the opera "The Queen of Spades" (or) Mazepa's Arioso from the opera "Mazepa"
4. J. Massenet Reflection from the opera “Thais”
5. A. Toma Hamlet’s drinking song from the opera “Hamlet”
6. J. Massenet Werther's Aria from the opera "Werther"
7. D. Puccini Duet of Rudolf and Marcel from Act IV of the opera “La Bohème”
8. C. Gounod Mercutio’s Aria from the opera “Romeo and Juliet”
9. J. Bizet Duet of Nadir and Zurga from the opera “The Pearl Fishers”

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Dinara Alieva(soprano) - laureate of international competitions. Born in Baku (Azerbaijan). In 2004 she graduated from the Baku Academy of Music. In 2002 – 2005 was a soloist at the Baku Opera and Ballet Theater, where she performed the roles of Leonora (Il Trovatore by Verdi), Mimi (La Bohème by Puccini), Violetta (La Traviata by Verdi), Nedda (Pagliacci by Leoncavallo). Since 2009, Dinara Aliyeva has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, where she made her debut as Liu in Puccini’s Turandot. In March 2010, she took part in the premiere of the operetta “Die Fledermaus” on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, and performs in the plays “Turandot” and “La Bohème” by Puccini.

The singer received awards from international competitions: named after Bulbul (Baku, 2005), named after M. Callas (Athens, 2007), E. Obraztsova (St. Petersburg, 2007), named after F. Viñas (Barcelona, ​​2010), Operalia (Milan , La Scala, 2010). She was awarded an honorary medal from the International Foundation for Musical Workers Irina Arkhipova and a special diploma “For a triumphant debut” from the festival “Christmas Meetings in Northern Palmyra” (artistic director Yuri Temirkanov, 2007). Since February 2010, he has been a scholarship recipient of the Mikhail Pletnev Foundation for Support of National Culture.

Dinara Aliyeva took part in master classes by Montserrat Caballe, Elena Obraztsova, and interned with Professor Svetlana Nesterenko in Moscow. Since 2007, he has been a member of the Union of Concert Artists of St. Petersburg.

The singer carries out active concert activities and performs on the stages of leading opera houses and concert halls in Russia and abroad: the Stuttgart Opera House, the Great Concert Hall in Thessaloniki, the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, the halls of the Moscow Conservatory, the Moscow International House of Music, the Concert Hall P.I. Tchaikovsky, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, as well as in the halls of Baku, Irkutsk, Yaroslavl, Yekaterinburg and other cities.

Dinara Aliyeva collaborated with leading Russian orchestras and conductors: the Tchaikovsky Grand Symphony Orchestra (conductor - V. Fedoseev), the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra (conductor - V. Spivakov), the State Academic Symphony Orchestra Russia named after E. F. Svetlanova (conductor - M. Gorenshtein), St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra (conductor - Nikolai Kornev). Regular cooperation connects the singer with the Honored Ensemble of Russia, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Yuri Temirkanov, with whom Dinara Aliyeva has performed many times in St. Petersburg, both with special programs and as part of the “Christmas Meetings” and “Arts Square” festivals, and in 2007 she toured Italy. The singer has repeatedly sung under the baton of famous Italian conductors Fabio Mastrangelo, Julian Corel, Giuseppe Sabbatini and others.

Dinara Aliyeva's tours were successfully held in various European countries, the USA and Japan. Among the singer's foreign performances are participation in the gala concert of the Crescendo festival in the Gaveau hall in Paris, at the Musical Olympus festival in New York's Carnegie Hall, at the Russian Seasons festival in the Monte Carlo Opera House with conductor Dmitry Yurovsky, in concerts in memory of Maria Callas in the Great Concert Hall in Thessaloniki and the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens. D. Aliyeva also took part in the anniversary gala concerts of Elena Obraztsova at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg.

In May 2010, a concert of the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli took place in Baku. The world-famous opera singer Placido Domingo and laureate of international competitions Dinara Aliyeva performed works of Azerbaijani and foreign composers at the concert.

The singer’s repertoire includes roles in operas by Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, “The Marriage of Figaro” and “The Magic Flute” by Mozart, “Louise” by Charpentier and “Faust” by Gounod, “The Pearl Fishers” and “Carmen” by Bizet, “The Tsar’s Bride” by Rimsky- Korsakova and “Pagliacci” by Leoncavallo; vocal works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, Villa-Lobos, Fauré, as well as arias from operas and songs by Gershwin, works by modern Azerbaijani authors.

Vasily Ladyuk

“Brilliant Onegin”, “noble Germont”, “sparkling and charming Figaro” - this is what critics write about the vivid images created by Vasily Ladyuk. His voice - a lyrical baritone with a colorful timbre palette - adorns opera productions in Russia and abroad. Ladyuk is the leading soloist of the Moscow Novaya Opera Theater named after Kolobov (since 2003), guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia (since 2007); performs on the stages of the Mariinsky Theatre, the Metropolitan Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Reggio and La Fenice theaters, the Royal Norwegian Opera and many others.

A graduate of the Moscow Choral School named after Sveshnikov and the Academy of Choral Art named after Popov (vocal and conducting-choral departments, 2001), Ladyuk improved his skills in graduate school at the Academy (class of Professor Dmitry Vdovin), at master classes with specialists from La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera (2002-2005).

Already at the beginning of his career, the musician became the winner of prestigious international competitions: Francisco Viñas in Barcelona (Grand Prix and Audience Award), Placido Domingo's Operalia in Madrid (First Prize) and the vocal competition in Shizuoka in Japan (Grand Prix). . This was followed by successful performances at the largest opera houses in the world - the Mariinsky, the Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and Covent Garden. The singer's repertoire includes over thirty opera and cantata-oratorio roles.

Ladyuk collaborated with outstanding conductors and directors, including Valery Gergiev, Placido Domingo, Vladimir Spivakov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Mikhail Pletnev, Dmitry Yurovsky, James Conlon, Gianandrea Noseda, Andrei Konchalovsky, Dmitry Chernyakov, Francesca Zambello, Kasper Holten. The artist's performances took place in Brussels, Oslo, Venice, Turin, Tokyo, and Houston. Ladyuk is a regular participant in the festivals “Vladimir Spivakov Invites”, “Cherry Forest”, “Crescendo” by Denis Matsuev, as well as the International Music Festival in Colmar (France). Ladyuk is the initiator and artistic director of the OPERA Live Music Festival, which was held for the third time in 2016.

Ladyuk took part in the play “Dear Friend,” dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda Filaretovna von Meck, which was staged at Buckingham Palace with the assistance of Prince Charles. Participated in the work of the jury of the project of the TV channel “Culture” “Big Opera”. Awarded the Triumph Youth Prize (2009) and the Oleg Yankovsky Prize (Creative Discovery nomination, 2011-2012).

National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia

National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia was established in January 2003 by the Russian Ministry of Culture on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin. The NPR unites the best representatives of the orchestral elite and talented young musicians. Over the years of active creative life, the NPR has managed to become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia, winning the love of the public and the recognition of professionals in its country and abroad.

The orchestra is led by the world famous violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov. Outstanding conductors of different generations collaborate with the orchestra, including Michel Plasson, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Krzysztof Penderecki, James Conlon, Okko Kamu, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Alexander Lazarev, John Nelson, Ian Latham-Koenig, Alexander Vedernikov, Tugan Sokhiev, Ken- David Mazur, Simon Gaudenz, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Alexander Soloviev and others.

Stars of the world opera stage and famous instrumental soloists took part in the NPR concerts: Jesse Norman, Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Juan Diego Flores, Rene Fleming, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Marcelo Alvarez, Matthias Goerne, Ildar Abdrazakov, Violeta Urmana, Ramon Vargas, Evgeny Kissin, Vadim Repin, Gil Shaham, Arkady Volodos, Martha Argerich, Renault and Gautier Capuçon, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Victoria Mullova and many others. Anna Netrebko, Khibla Gerzmava, Albina Shagimuratova, Vasily Ladyuk, Dmitry Korchak, Denis Matsuev, Alexander Gindin, John Lill, David Garrett, Alexander Gavrilyuk, Vadim Gluzman, Sergei Dogadin, Nikolai Tokarev, Alexander Romanovsky, Alexander Ramm regularly perform with the NPR.

The orchestra's repertoire spans the period from early classical symphonies to the newest works of our time. Over 16 seasons, the orchestra has presented many extraordinary programs, unique subscriptions and concert series, and performed a number of Russian and world premieres. Confirming its status and name, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia gives concerts and holds festivals not only in Moscow, but also in various regions of the country, laying routes to its most remote corners. Every year the NPR takes part in the Vladimir Spivakov International Music Festival in Colmar (France). The orchestra regularly tours in the USA, Western Europe, Japan, China, the CIS and Baltic countries.

In May 2005 the company Capriccio released a CD and DVD with a recording of the concert for the orchestra “Yellow Stars” by Isaac Schwartz, performed by the NPR under the direction of Vladimir Spivakov, to whom the composer dedicated this work. In 2010–2015 NPR recorded several albums for the company Sony Music with works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Grieg and others. In 2014–2018. a number of recordings of Russian music have been released under the label SpivakovSound, including the opera “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky (in the main roles – Khibla Gerzmava, Dmitry Korchak, Vasily Ladyuk).

A special area of ​​activity of the NPR is supporting talented young musicians, creating conditions for their creative realization and professional growth. In the 2004/05 season, on the initiative of the director of the NPR Georgy Ageev, a group of trainee conductors, which has no analogues in the orchestral world, was created in the orchestra. Many members of the group have achieved great success in their professional fields, taken leadership positions in leading creative teams and won prestigious awards. In the 2017/18 season, the new conducting and trainee group was headed by Alexander Solovyov and Georgy Ageev.

In 2007, the NPR became the owner of a grant from the Government of the Russian Federation. Since 2010, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia has received a grant from the President of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Spivakov

Outstanding violinist and conductor Vladimir Spivakov vividly realized his multifaceted talent in the art of music and many areas of public life. As a violinist, Vladimir Spivakov went through an excellent school with the famous teacher, professor of the Moscow Conservatory Yuri Yankelevich. The outstanding violinist of the 20th century, David Oistrakh, had no less influence on him.

In the 1960–1970s, Vladimir Spivakov became a laureate of the prestigious international competitions named after Marguerite Long and Jacques Thibault in Paris, named after Niccolo Paganini in Genoa, named after P. I. Tchaikovsky in Moscow and competition in Montreal. In 1975, after triumphant solo performances in the United States, a brilliant international career as a musician began. He performed as a soloist with the best symphony orchestras in the world under the baton of outstanding conductors of the 20th century - Evgeny Svetlanov, Kirill Kondrashin, Yuri Temirkanov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Carlo Maria Giulini, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado etc. Since 1997, Spivakov has been playing the violin made by Antonio Stradivari, which was given to him for lifelong use by patrons of the arts - admirers of his talent.

In 1979, with a group of like-minded musicians, Vladimir Spivakov created the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra, becoming its artistic director, conductor and soloist. He studied conducting with Professor Israel Guzman in Russia, and took lessons with Leonard Bernstein and Lorin Maazel in the USA. Bernstein, as a sign of friendship and faith in the future of the musician, gave him his baton, with which Spivakov performs to this day.

In 1989, Vladimir Spivakov headed the International Music Festival in Colmar (France). Since 2001, the “Vladimir Spivakov Invites” festival has been held in Moscow every two years with the participation of luminaries of the world performing arts and rising stars (since 2010, the festival has also been held in the regions of Russia). The musician has repeatedly taken part in the jury of famous international competitions (in Paris, Genoa, London, Montreal, Monte Carlo, Pamplona, ​​Moscow), and in 2016 he organized the International Violin Competition in Ufa.

For many years, Vladimir Spivakov has been involved in social and charitable activities. In 1994, the Vladimir Spivakov International Charitable Foundation was created, whose activities were awarded the Russian Government Prize in the field of culture in 2010. Modern composers have repeatedly dedicated their works to the musician, including Alfred Schnittke, Rodion Shchedrin, Arvo Pärt, Isaac Schwartz, Vyacheslav Artyomov.

In 2003, Vladimir Spivakov became artistic director and chief conductor of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, which he created, and president of the Moscow International House of Music. In 2011, he became a member of the Council for Culture and Art under the President of the Russian Federation. The musician’s extensive discography includes more than 50 CDs; most records were released by companies BMG Classics, RCA Red Seal And Capriccio. Many recordings have received prestigious awards, including Diapason D'Or And ChocdelaMusic. Since 2014, the maestro has been releasing recordings with the NPR under his own label SpivakovSound.

Vladimir Spivakov - People's Artist of the USSR, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, the Republic of Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. Awarded the State Prize of the USSR, the Order of Friendship, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III, II and IV degrees, the highest orders of Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Armenia, Italy, France (including the Order of the Legion of Honor), as well as many other honorary awards and titles . In 2006, Vladimir Spivakov was recognized as a UNESCO Artist for Peace for his “outstanding contribution to world art, activities for peace and the development of dialogue between cultures,” and in 2009 he was awarded the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal.

In 2012, Vladimir Spivakov was awarded the State Prize of Russia “for outstanding achievements in the field of humanitarian work” (the prize was awarded in different years by His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Valentina Tereshkova, King of Spain Juan Carlos I and French President Jacques Chirac ).

Academic Big Choir “Masters of Choral Singing” Radio “Orpheus”

The Academic Big Choir (ABH) was created in 1928, its organizer and first artistic director was the outstanding master of choral art Alexander Sveshnikov. At various times, the choir was led by Nikolai Golovanov, Ivan Kuvykin, Claudius Ptitsa, and Lyudmila Ermakova.

In 2005, People's Artist of Russia, Professor Lev Kontorovich, was invited to the Academic Big Choir (dubbed "Masters of Choral Singing") to the position of artistic director. Under his leadership, the updated composition successfully continues the traditions laid down by its predecessors. The name itself - “Masters of Choral Singing” - predetermined the professionalism and versatility of the group, where each artist can perform both as a member of the choir and as a soloist.

For 90 years, the choir has performed more than 15,000 works - operas, oratorios, cantatas by Russian and foreign composers, a cappella works, folk songs, and sacred music. Many of them formed the “golden fund” of domestic sound recording and received recognition abroad (Grand Prix of the recording competition in Paris, Gold medal in Valencia).

In 2017, “Anthology of Symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich” was published, recorded by the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan (artistic director and conductor - Alexander Sladkovsky), ABH took part in the recording of several symphonies. In 2016–2017 recordings of Russian music were made (cantatas “John of Damascus” by Taneyev, “Spring” by Rachmaninov, the opera “Eugene Onegin” by Tchaikovsky) in collaboration with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia (artistic director and conductor - Vladimir Spivakov).

The Bolshoi Choir performed for the first time many choral works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Shchedrin, Khachaturian, Taktakishvili, Agafonnikov, Evgrafov and other authors. Such outstanding conductors as Evgeny Svetlanov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Spivakov, Dmitry Kitayenko, Vladimir Fedoseev, Helmut Rilling, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Alberto Zedda, Ennio Morricone, Vladimir Yurovsky, Mikhail Pletnev, Christoph Eschenbach worked with the team; singers Elena Obraztsova, Irina Arkhipova, Nikolai Gedda, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Anna Netrebko, Maria Guleghina, Dinara Aliyeva, Zurab Sotkilava, Evgeniy Nesterenko, Roberto Alagna, Angela Georgiu and many others.

In collaboration with Helmut Rilling, the orchestra and soloists of the Bach Academy, all of J. S. Bach’s major works were performed in Moscow, as well as the Mass in B minor at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. As part of the Music Festival in Colmar (France), the dramatic legend “The Damnation of Faust” by Berlioz was performed with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia under the baton of Michel Plasson. In 2008, 2012 and 2018, the Academic Big Choir took part in the inauguration ceremonies of the Presidents of the Russian Federation D. A. Medvedev and V. V. Putin.

The Academic Big Choir participated in the Moscow Easter Festival of Valery Gergiev, the Moscow Christmas Festival (artistic directors - Vladimir Spivakov and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk), Moscow Lenten Choir Festival (artistic directors - Alexander Sokolov and Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk), festivals in Colmar (France), Ravello (Italy), Mstislav Rostropovich in Moscow, “Opera Live” by Vasily Ladyuk, Crescendo by Denis Matsuev and many others.

In 2014, during the group’s tour of Costa Rica, the artists were invited to the Presidential Residence, where they had a meeting with the leader of the country and a concert. The Academic Big Choir was applauded in the largest concert halls of the cities of Russia, China, Italy, France, Germany, Israel, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Indonesia, etc. The ensemble tours in various regions of Russia, including Siberia, the Urals and the Far East.

November 4, 2017 | KZ them. S.V. Rachmaninov (“Philharmonic-2”)
IV Vasily Ladyuk Music Festival “Opera Live”
Soloists: Vasily Ladyuk, baritone
Alexey Neklyudov, tenor
Conductor – Vladimir Spivakov

PROGRAM:
Bellini Overture to the opera "Norma"
Donizetti Romance by Nemorino from the opera “Elisir of Love”
King Alfonso's aria from the opera "The Favorite"
Duet of Nemorino and Belcore from the opera “Elisir of Love”
Verdi Introduction to Act III of the opera La Traviata
Alfredo's aria from the opera La Traviata
Germont's aria from the opera La Traviata
Duet of Don Carlos and Rodrigo from the opera “Don Carlos”
Chaikovsky Polonaise from the opera "Eugene Onegin"
Lensky's aria from the opera "Eugene Onegin"
Yeletsky's aria from the opera "The Queen of Spades"
Duet “Enemies...” from the opera “Eugene Onegin”
Massenet Reflection from the opera "Thais"
Werther's Aria from the opera "Werther"
Gounod Mercutio's aria from the opera "Romeo and Juliet"

In 2014, the famous baritone Vasily Ladyuk organized the Opera Live festival in Moscow, becoming its driving force and main character. According to the artist, the project was initially conceived as a festival of friends, and “one of the most important ideas was that both established masters and young artists would have the opportunity to perform together, mutually enriching each other.” “Masters share their experience, and talented youth infect experienced colleagues with the enthusiasm and obsession inherent in youth,” says Vasily Ladyuk. “In our endeavors we are supported by such masters as Vladimir Spivakov... and this support is very important for the success of our enterprise.”

Vladimir Spivakov, a keen connoisseur of vocal art, was very enthusiastic about the creative endeavor of his beloved creative partner: “The name of the festival “Opera Live” speaks for itself: Vasily Ladyuk is a wonderful singer and artist with inexhaustible energy, for whom opera is not just a musical genre , but a form of art filled with life-giving power. I met Vasily Ladyuk at the beginning of his career and had the good fortune to perform with him a lot, watching how his enormous talent developed, how he turned from a rising star into an Artist with a capital “A”. Musicality and intelligence, love of art and curiosity, openness to the most daring ideas are qualities that help him on his creative path, and success always accompanies him.”

One of the concerts of the IV Opera Live festival will take place on November 4 on the stage of the S.V. Concert Hall. Rachmaninov (“Philharmonic-2”): Alexey Neklyudov, his colleague from the “New Opera” and numerous projects of Vladimir Spivakov, will take part in the program under the eloquent title “Masterpieces for All Times” with Vasily Ladyuk. Popular arias and duets from operas by Donizetti, Verdi, Massenet, Gounod, and Tchaikovsky will be performed; the artists have prepared some encores. The star tandem will be accompanied by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia conducted by Vladimir Spivakov, who will also complement the program of opera hits with lyrical orchestral fragments.