The premiere concerts in the lavender fields will be given on July 9 and 10. The program consists of three original events that will be classical, jazz and children's performances. The stage for the performances was built right among the endless lavender fields − under the open southern sky. The program and libretto of the events will include musical, dance and dramatic quotations from works that reflect the atmosphere and character of the festival venue.
- July 9 at 06:00 p.m.: Jazz and Latina. It will be an outbreak of various compositions by great masters − Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Perry Como and many other performers. The event will be followed by Latin American music and world hits from different countries. It will also be flavored with southern passionate dances. The magic of the evening will be created by outstanding personalities from the musical world of Crimea − the A3 legendary jazz trio: Andrey Rybalchenko (piano), Andrey Aminov (double bass), Andrey Degurko (drums), Anna Shakel (vocals), Viktor Nikulin (saxophone), Max Perov (trumpet) and other performers.
- July 10 at 10:00 a.m.: children's matinée − Little Humpbacked Horse Game-ball. A fabulous musical detective based on the work of Pyotr Yershov has been prepared for the little guests. The event will be held in the form of the Ball of Fairy Tales, an interactive game. A cheerful story about courage, dreams, love and friendship awaits young guests. Together with the heroes of fairy tales, they will go in search of the Firebird's feather, a golden ring in the undersea kingdom, wonderful horses and other stolen magic items. The naive Ivan and the unsightly but savvy Little Humpbacked Horse will pass the tests and perform feats. And they will be accompanied by the Tsar, the Maiden, the Firebird, the magic Apple Tree and even the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. An immersive performance will be performed by actor of the Looch puppet theater Semyon Skovorodin, masters of dance art and animators.
- July 10 at 06:00 p.m.: Opera and Ballet. Masterpieces of world classics will sound in lavender scenery. It will be a musical and dramatic performance combining vocal performances, dance and poetry. Music from famous operas and operettas by Giuseppe Verdi, Johann Strauss, Imre Kalman, Franz Lehar, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Gaetano Donizetti, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and other great composers will be performed. Masters of the opera stage will perform before the guests: soloists of the Crimean State Philharmonic Dinara Khafizova (soprano) and Dmitry Kostenko (tenor), soloist of the Helikon Opera Moscow musical theater Vitaly Serebryakov (tenor) and brilliant ballet soloists. The dance part of the show will be presented with duet and solo dances from famous ballets. The program also includes a dance master-class by Dmitry Platov − the artistic director of the Sevastopol Ball.
"The festival reflects the essence of the Crimean nature − it is a real paradise, full of warmth, beauty and love. It is dedicated to a new quality of relations between man and nature. This is the attitude of an artist and a creator, where Crimea is his wonderful workshop. The creation of natural culture areas is a metaphor for the overall prosperity and happiness of the region," said Yekaterina Grafodatskaya, Head of the Nature of Art project.
The first events of the Nature of Art Festival took place on May 2 and 3 in blossoming orchards in the village of Rechnoyeh, Bakhchisaray district. Then there was an opera performance, a jazz concert and a children's game based on Alice in Wonderland.
