RUSSIAN VERSION

Lyudmila Monastyrskaya

Soprano

Performances with the RNO

September 2014

In Russia

28 Sun

Great Hall, Moscow Conservatory

Moscow

Russia

Location

Program

Closing Concert: Verdi Gala

Scenes, arias, overtures and ballet music from operas by Guiseppe Verdi

Concert sponsor:

Conductor:

Mikhail Pletnev

Guest Artist:

Lyudmila Monastyrskaya, Soprano

2014 RNO Grand Festival

September 2011

In Russia

18 Sun

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall

Moscow

Russia

What They’re Saying

"To present American and Russian musicians performing and teaching together at Festival Napa Valley...is precisely the kind of effort that sustains vital cultural links...at a critical time for both societies. [This] resonates with the public [and] is meaningful for the musician participants...Cultural diplomacy and music offer alternatives to contention and sustain important linkages between our societies for the long run...Now more than ever we need viable citizen-to-citizen points of contact and dialogue."

James F. Collins (Ambassador Ret.)

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace