On August 27, the Tauric Chersonesos Museum and Preserve will host "Love Stories. The last romantics of the twentieth century" gala concert. The stars of the Mariinsky Theater (St. Petersburg), including the famous Argentine tenor Carlos D'Onofrio will take part in it. This was announced by the press service of Chersonesos.
The concert will be brought to Sevastopol by the ‘Palaces of St. Petersburg’ International Music Foundation. It will be directed by the Honored Artist of Russia Maria Safaryants.
"On a summer evening on the stage of the Ancient Theater of Chersonesos, love stories of the last romantics of the 20th century will sound. The audience will hear the piercing compositions of Ennio Morricone, Charles Aznavour and Mikael Tariverdiyev, favorite tunes of many by Michel Legrand and Nino Rota, life-affirming motifs of Isaac Dunayevsky, the sunny music of Arno Babajanyan, songs by Alexandra Pakhmutova, which live in everyone's heart, sound tracks composed by Edward Artemyev, which play the important role in the films of Nikita Mikhalkov and, of course, the famous works of Astor Piazzolla, whose sensual tango conquered the whole world and whose 100th anniversary we are celebrating this year. The guests of the evening will have a unique opportunity to hear the brilliant masterpieces of maestro Piazzolla in an authentic performance," the press service said.
In addition to the magnificent voice of Carlos D'Onofrio, visitors to Chersonesos will hear arias and duets from musicals and operettas, romances and songs performed by other soloists of the Mariinsky Theater. They are the winners of prestigious international and Russian competitions who perform at the world's best opera venues: Yuri Vorobyov (bass), Oksana Shilova (soprano), Alexander Trofimov (tenor). The piano part at the concert will be performed by the Honored Artist of North Ossetia, accompanist Anatoly Kuznetsov. Recognizable music will also be presented by the artistic director of the Palaces of St. Petersburg Foundation, Honored Artist of Russia Maria Safaryants (violin).
The concert will start at 07:30 p.m. The ticket price is 1000 rubles.
Address of Chersonesos: Sevastopol, 1 Drevnyaya St.
