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Tour of the “Novaya Opera” theatre in Cyprus
On September 10 and 12, 2008, the International Art Festival “Kypria” in Cyprus that collects annually the outstanding European creative teams on the island, held the performance of the Moscow theatre “Novaya Opera”.
The guests of the festival could see two one-act musicals: “Cavalleria Rusticana”, P. Mascagni and “I Pagliacci”, R. Leoncavallo.
The first play was staged in the Strovolos theatre in Limassol and the second in the Rialto theatre in Nicosia.
The performances gathered the opera experts from Russia, Great Britain, Germany, Israel and other European countries.
Among the important visitors of the event there was the First lady of Cyprus Mrs. Elsi Christophias; the former First ladies of Cyprus Mrs. Fotini Papadopolu and Mrs. Mimi Ciprianu; Chairman of the Russia-Cyprus Friendship Society Mr. Harris Thrasou; Minister Councellor of Russia in the Cyprus Republic Mr. A.P. Scherbakov and the representatives of the Ministries of the Republic and urban municipalities.
The performance in the capital became the joint project of Cyprus and Russia. A famous soloist of Cyprus Katerina Mina (soprano) starred in the play “I Pagliacci”. She sang the part of the lead female character – Nedda.
