From April 25 to May 6, Tashkent hosted the First International Festival of Opera and Ballet Art "TOSHKENT BAKHORI"

From April 25 to May 6, Tashkent hosted the First International Festival of Opera and Ballet Art "Toshkent Bakhori".

Founders of the festival:
Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan,
The Creative and production association "Uzbekteatr"
Fund Forum of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan,
OJSC “LUKOIL”,
State Academic Bolshoi Theater named after Alisher Navoi.
The general sponsor of the festival is OJSC "LUKOIL"
Sponsors of the festival:
- UZSTATETELERADIOCOMPANY
- "Uzbekiston Havo Yullari"
- Radio "Oriat FM"
- Hotel "Uzbekistan"
- "Alliance - MEDIA"
- Representation of Ukrainian airlines
- DE "SIS-TRAVEL"
With the support and assistance of the Embassies of Russia and Italy
The festival will feature opera and ballet performances with the participation of art masters from Russia, Italy, Spain, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Latvia, and Japan.


THE PROGRAM OF THE FESTIVAL

April 25 - A. Adan, "Giselle" (ballet)
                      Giselle - Winner of the Diploma of the International competitions of ballet dancers, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia LOLA KOCHETKOVA (Russia)
                      Albert - People's Artist of Tatarstan, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia
                      AIDAR AKHMETOV (Russia)
Conductor - Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan PHAZLIDDIN YAKUBZHANOV
Choreographer - People's Artist of Uzbekistan IBRAGIM YUSUPOV
         

April 26 - J. Puccini, "La Boheme" (opera)
                       Mimi - Laureate of national competitions and honorary diploma of
                       International competitions ANNA KARNOVALI (Italy)
                       Rudolph - the leading soloist of the SABT named after A. Navoi NORMUMIN SULTANOV (Uzbekistan)
Conductor - Honored Artist of Karakalpakstan Aida Abdullaeva
Director - ALEXANDER KUDRYAVTSEV

April 27 - L. Minkus, "Don Quixote" (ballet)
                       Kitri - People's Artist of Ukraine ELENA FILIPEVA (Ukraine)
                       Basil - Honored Artist of Uzbekistan VADIM GELLERTOV (Uzbekistan)
Conductor - Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan PHAZLIDDIN YAKUBZHANOV
Choreographer - People's Artist, Laureate of the State Prize GALIYA IZMAILOVA

April 28 - G. Verdi, "La Traviata" (opera)
                       Violetta - People's Artist of Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan MUYASSAR
                       RAZZAKOVA (Uzbekistan)
                       Georges Germont - Honored Artist of Uzbekistan RUSLAN GAFAROV
                       (Uzbekistan)
                       Alfred Germont - Laureate of International Competitions DMITRY
                       KUZMIN (Ukraine)
Conductor - People's Artist, State Prize Laureate, Professor DILBAR ABDURAKHMANOVA
Director - People's Artist of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, Professor FIRUDIN SAFAROV

April 29 - L. Minkus, "Don Quixote" (ballet)
                       Kitri - Laureate of International Competitions LAURA HORMIGON
                       (Spain)
                       Basil - Laureate of international competitions OSCAR TORRADO
                       (Spain)
Conductor - Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan PHAZLIDDIN YAKUBZHANOV
Choreographer - People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Laureate of the State Prize GALIYA IZMAILOVA


May 1 - G. Verdi "Rigoletto" (opera)
                       Gilda - Honored Artist of Kazakhstan, Honored Artist
                       of Uzbekistan ZHAMIL BASPAKOVA (Kazakhstan)
                       Duke - the leading soloist of the SABT named after A. Navoi NORMUMIN SULTANOV (Uzbekistan)
                       Rigoletto - Laureate of International Competitions and State Prize of
                       Uzbekistan "Nihol" ABDUMALIK ABDUKAYUMOV (Uzbekistan)
Conductor - SADYK GAIBOV
Director - SEBASTIANO MARIA SALVATO (Venezuela)
         

May 2 – P.I. Tchaikovsky, "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet)
                       Aurora - Soloist of the Toyota City Ballet Company, a prize-winner of Japanese
                       ballet competitions NBA and IN NAGOYA SAYNA KUDO (Japan)
                       Prince Desiret - Laureate of the All-Russian Competition of Ballet Dancers, Laureate of International competitions, prize-winner of Latvia "The best dancer of 2006"
                       SERGEY NEIKSHIN (Latvia)
Conductor - Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan ANVAR ERGASHEV
Choreographer - People's Artist of Uzbekistan IBRAGIM YUSUPOV

May 3 – P.I. Tchaikovsky, "The Queen of Spades" (opera)
                       Liza - Laureate of the International Competition SAYYORA KHAYRITDINOVA
                       (Uzbekistan)
                       Herman - Honored Artist of Russia ANATOLY ZAICHENKO (Russia)
Conductor - People's Artist, State Prize Laureate, Professor DILBAR ABDURAKHMANOVA
Director - People's Artist of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, Professor FIRUDIN SAFAROV

May 4 – P.I. Tchaikovsky, "The Swan Lake" (ballet)
                       Odette - Honored Artist of Kazakhstan KURALAY
                       SARKYTBAYEVA (Kazakhstan)
                       Prince Siegfried - the leading soloist of the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
                       named after Abay ALEXEY SAFRONOV (Kazakhstan)
Conductor - People's Artist, State Prize Laureate, Professor DILBAR ABDURAKHMANOVA
Choreographer - People's Artist of Uzbekistan IBRAGIM YUSUPOV

May 5 - G. Verdi, "La Traviata" (opera)
                       Violetta - Honored Artist of Russia HIBLA GERZMAVA (Russia)
                       Alfred Germont - SERGEY BALASHOV (Russia)
                       Georges Germont - People's Artist of Russia EVGENY POLIKANIN
                       (Russia)
Conductor - People's Artist, State Prize Laureate, Professor DILBAR ABDURAKHMANOVA
Director - People's Artist of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, Professor FIRUDIN SAFAROV

May 6 – P.I. Tchaikovsky, "The Nutcracker" (ballet)
                      Maria - Republican nominee "Best Ballerina of 2006"
                      NADIRA KHAMRAEVA (Uzbekistan)
                      Prince Nutcracker - soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, Laureate of
                      International Contest, Gold Medalist of the International Competition
                      "Stars of world ballet", winner of the diploma of International prize "Dancer of the
                      year” ANDREY YEVDOKIMOV (Russia)
Conductor - People's Artist, State Prize Laureate, Professor DILBAR ABDURAKHMANOVA
Choreographer - People's Artist of Uzbekistan IBRAGIM YUSUPOV

May 8, 2007

8 мая 2007