The State Academic Concert Organization "Kazakh Concert" named after Roza Baglanova held the concert "Music for All Times."
The Kazakhstan State Symphony Orchestra presented a program of renowned works from world opera and operetta by Italian, French, Czech, and Austrian composers.
The concert featured opera singers Medet Chotabayev, Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Bibigul Zhanuzak, Aizada Kaponova, Saltanat Akhmetova, Azat Malik, Ibrahim Amin, Nursezim Samatkyzy, Laura Galym, and Talgat Allabirinov. The orchestra's artistic director, Miras Nurzhanov, conducted the conductor's podium.
The program opened with an intermezzo from Pietro Mascagni's opera "Cavalleria Rusticana." The evening featured arias and duets from the operas "The Barber of Seville," "Turandot," "La Traviata," "Romeo and Juliet," "Rusalka," and other famous works. The audience also enjoyed excerpts from operettas by Franz Lehár and Imre Kálmán.
The concert concluded with a joint performance of the famous drinking song "Brindisi" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata."
Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Batyr Charyev and Honored Cultural Figure of Kyrgyzstan Taalaibek Usubaliev were the evening's guests of honor.
The concert brought together leading opera singers and a symphony orchestra on one stage, treating the capital's audience to masterpieces of world classical music.