Astana Opera Opens the Doors to the World

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"ASTANA OPERA" performs the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera «Attila». Music Director and Conductor - Valery Gergiev (The Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg). Production - Pier Luigi Pizzi (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Italy). Opera director will show Attila in the image of an outstanding general, and not a cruel barbarian, as he is traditionally presented. On the interpretation of the Italian master, Attila will be performed as a man with high intentions, feelings, saved the library from the fire, forgiving his enemies, who were building plots against him.

The title role in the opera is performed by Ildar Abdrazakov, by rights considered as one of the world's best executant of the party «Attila».

Cultural worldwide event - Birth of the theatre "ASTANA OPERA" became possible thanks to the personal initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Tatyana Burlakova, [email protected], +7-701-998-54-66

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