Artists from 12 states participate in International Opera, Ballet Festival Maria Biesu, issue 2019, in Moldova

Chisinau, 03 September /MOLDPRES/ – Twenty – five artists from Belarus, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Spain, USA, Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova participate in the International Opera and Ballet Festival Maria Biesu, XXVIIth issue, which is held on 06 – 15 September, in Chisinau municipality.

There will take place 08 performances at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre Maria Biesu.

The Minister of Education, Culture and Research, Liliana Nicolaescu – Onofrei, has said, on 03 September, at a press conference that issue 2019 is announced to be an interesting one. "In the performances, there are involved renowned artists. We have artists from Moldova, who have made a career abroad, and the well – known artists from other states. We are glad that this year the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (MECC) has been able to support the festival with an amount of about MDL 1.5 mln. We hope that these events will follow their course in some other issues. This festival is a tribute to Maria Bieșu, the one who initiated this cultural event in 1990, for all she has done for the culture of Moldova. It is also a serious cultural project, important for MECC and, we hope, for the whole community,” specified Liliana Nicolaescu – Onofrei.

At his part, the artistic director of the National Opera, Artist of the People, Nicolae Dohotaru, has said that, despite all difficulties, the festival starts successfully, the rehearsals being according to the schedule. "The programme is quite varied. After many years, the famous opera Norma by Vincenzo Bellini, a performance in which Maria Biesu made a big success in St. Petersburg, returns to the scene of the National Opera. Another performance is Bal Mascat, in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, restored and restaged by Italian director, Andreea Battistini, in the scenography of master Iurie Matei. I am glad that this year in performance Norma, there is Diana Axenti, a graduate of the Conservatory of Paris and established in this city. Next to us will be conductor, Alexandru Samoila, who is the basis of this festival and, of course, conductor, Alexei Baklan from Kiev, Ukraine, with whom we have a fruitful collaboration”, said Nicolae Dohotaru.

The of the International Opera and Ballet Festival Maria Biesu, XXVIIth issue, is inaugurated on Friday, 06 September, with opera: Norma, by Vincenzo Bellini and it ends, on 15 September, with a gala concert, at which invited artists Natalia Muradimova, Nester Martorell, Diana Axenti, Florin Guzga, Sorin Lupu, etc.

The festival budget is over MDL 02 mln.