Ariodante, directed by Richard Jones Opera premiere The society we see on stage is in the process of difficult liberation from the dogmas that bind individual freedom Photo: Pascal Victor / ArtcomArt One of the main events of the European festival summer was the premiere of a new stage version of Handel's opera Ariodante, directed by English director Richard Jones. The first performances of the play took place at the Festival d`Art Lyrique in Aix-en-Provence, France.

First Deputy Prime Minister of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” Andrei Purgin denied the statement of the Ukrainian authorities about the destruction of Russian armored vehicles in the east of the country. “We did not receive any armored vehicles from Russia. Russian units, including Russian armored vehicles, did not cross the border. Accordingly, there can be no talk of any destroyed Russian armored vehicles,” Mr. Purgin told the Interfax agency.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye again invited the DPRK to hold negotiations on rapprochement between the North and South. As ITAR-TASS reports, the South Korean leader expressed the opinion that the DPRK should follow the example of Kazakhstan, which at one time renounced nuclear weapons. “North Korea must now dismantle its nuclear programs and join the world community,” urged Park Geun-hye.

Olga Volkova about Dwelfs America is a country that is constantly numb. Moreover, she is numb in all areas of life, even in such purely peaceful ones as felinology, that is, the science of cats. It would seem that there are already a dime a dozen cats in the world, what else can you come up with? But the Americans invent everything and invent it, and just a few years ago they invented the Dwelf - for which, by the way, I thank them very much.

On the third day of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, the Russian team opened its account of the gold medals it won at the main competitions of the season. Elmira Alembekova brought the first victory to the Russian team in the 20 km walk. Photo: Keystone, Walter Bieri, AP The athlete, who had not previously had a single truly high-profile international title in her career, became the leader of the team in this discipline due to a coincidence of circumstances.

Ammunition from the territory of Ukraine arrived in the Matveevo-Kurgan district of the Rostov region, a source in the region’s law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti on August 15. “In the village of Avilo-Fedorovka, a crater from ammunition was discovered, presumably arriving from the territory of Ukraine,” the agency’s interlocutor said. He added that the scene of the incident has been cordoned off and law enforcement agencies will begin examining the area in the morning.

The Pacific Bridge Construction Company closed joint-stock company won a lawsuit against the Primorsky Territory Road Department to recover 276.3 million rubles. the main debt under the state contract for the construction of a bridge across the Zolotoy Rog Bay, the Arbitration Court of Primorsky Krai reported.

The Galaxy Tab S tablet with an eight-core processor and 3 GB of RAM will delight users with its multitasking capabilities - the screen is divided into two independent work areas. In addition, it can be synced with the Galaxy S5 smartphone and control both devices from the tablet. Kommersant FM columnist Alexander Levi spoke in more detail about the gadget. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters Analytical company IDC shared data on the Russian tablet computer market for the second quarter of this year.

Members of the art group “This is not here” continue to appeal to “unprepared” passers-by: the artists staged an exhibition in the windows of their own workshop on the corner of Bobrov and Milyutinsky lanes. An encounter with beauty is possible for everyone passing by, says Kommersant FM art columnist Dmitry Butkevich. Photo: Dmitry Lekai, Kommersant / buy photo So, "Fortosh exhibitions". Project of the art group "It's not here." Andrey Mitenev, Lekha Garikovich and Sergey Prokofiev.

The Unified Transport Directorate (UTD) has decided to accelerate the introduction of a complete ban on transportation through the Kerch Strait for all regular buses of category D, including custom ones, both from the mainland and from the peninsula, the press service of the UTD reported. Previously, the ban was supposed to be introduced from zero on August 21.

In a telephone conversation, the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany Sergei Lavrov and Frank-Walter Steinmeier recognized the need to make efforts to ensure the safe and prompt delivery of Russian humanitarian aid to Ukraine. “Sergey Lavrov emphasized the importance of promptly resolving all issues related to the passage of the Russian humanitarian convoy, formed in cooperation with the Ukrainian authorities and the International Committee of the Red Cross, through the territory of Ukraine.

The local club again defeated the Muscovites with a score of 4:0 Russian Football Championship Previous photo Next photo 1 / 3 Krasnodar midfielder Joaozinho (in a green T-shirt) scored a goal and an assist in the match against Spartak Photo: Kommersant / Mikhail Stupin Photo: Kommersant / Mikhail Stupin Photo: Kommersant / Mikhail Stupin “Krasnodar” defeated Moscow “Spartak” for the second time this year on its field, sending four goals into its goal.

At the municipal elections in the Irkutsk region, 52 candidates with criminal records were identified, the press service of the regional election commission reported yesterday. “Among them there are representatives of all major political parties. At the same time, 21 citizens were convicted of serious crimes, seven of them were deprived of passive voting rights, since 10 years had not expired from the date of expungement of their convictions,” the report says.

Elections On Wednesday, the verification of documents of candidates for mayor of the city was completed in Blagoveshchensk. As a result, two more candidates were added to the already registered seven candidates - acting. head of the city administration, protégé of the regional authorities Alexander Kozlov and businessman Igor Cheglakov.

The German Historical Museum has opened an exhibition by the famous German photographer Herlinde Koelbl, “Targets,” exploring the changing image of the enemy in the minds of people learning to destroy enemies. Koelbl, 74, one of Germany's leading portrait painters, has visited military training grounds in 30 countries over the past six years, photographing the targets on which soldiers train.