The program of the festival "Opera Apriori - 2017" was announced

In 2017, the Apriori International Vocal Music Festival will be held from February 27 to April 23 at four venues in Moscow. It will be held by the Russian premiere of the opera of the Sibelius Virgo in the Tower, as well as the world premiere of the Requiem memory of Josquiting DePres.

The program of the IV International Festival of Vocal Music "Opera Apriori" :

February 27, 2017
Concert Hall to them. P.I. Tchaikovsky
Opening of the festival

Joakkino Rossini (1792–1868)
Aria from the operas Demetrius and Polybius, Matilda di Shabur, Semiramida, Eduardo and Christina, Tancred. The premiere of the program in Russia as part of the promotional tour of the disc "Rossini" (release-autumn 2016)

Fulfill: Franco Fajoli (counterattacentor, Argentina, first performance in Moscow), Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva under the direction of Alexander Rudin

Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev

March 25, 2017
Roman Catholic Cathedral of the NZPDM on Malaya Georgian

Jean Rishafor (c. 1480 - c. 1547) and composers of the 21st century: Arman Gushchean, Vladimir Rannev, Alexei Sysoev, Frank Christoph Eznikyan (France), Klaus Lang (Austria)

Requiem of the memory of Josquiting DePres. World premiere

Performed by: Intrada vocal ensemble under the control of Ekaterina Antonenko

April 23, 2017
Concert Hall "Philharmonic-2" (concert hall named after S.V. Rakhmaninov)
Closing the festival

Jan Sibelius (1865–1957). Opera "Virgin in the Tower" (concert performance, premiere in Russia)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908). Opera "Kashchei Immortal" (concert performance)

Perform: Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva under the direction of Alexander Rudin, state choral chapel named after Yurlova under the control of Gennady Dmitryak

Soloists: Natalya Muradymova (Soprano), Ksenia Dudnikova (Mezzo-Soprano), Maxim Pasteur (tenor), Andrey Zhikhovsky (baritone)

Conductor: Ollie Mustonen (Finland)