‘Sensation in the world of opera,’ ‘The revelation and shock.... A bright, quivering and shining soprano with fabulous and easily taken top notes on piano...,’ ‘Exquisite musicality, emotion and dedication...,’ ‘A gentle and powerful voice of the supernova who erupted in Perm, fills the soul with unspeakable delight,’ all these words are about the magnificent singer Nadezhda Pavlova. The winner of the Grand Prize and Audience Award at the 2nd Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition will once again star at the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus in the role of Marfa in Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride.
And you, our beloved audience, have a unique chance to attend the performance on 14 March for free! You only need to answer a simple question: Nadezhda Pavlova used to work at the Musical Theater in Petrozavodsk. What was her repertoire there?
Send your answers until 12 March (inclusive) via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. marked with ‘Nadezhda Pavlova’ in the subject field. Don't forget to include your name and mobile phone number. The winner (his name will be randomly drawn from the correct answers) will see The Tsar’s Bride performance at the Bolshoi of Belarus on 14 March. There is one more thing to mention: the cast of the performance is going to be quite brilliant with Nadezhda Pavlova (Russia) as Marfa, Vladimir Petrov as Grigory Gryaznoy and Oksana Volkova as Lyubasha. The conductor is Maestro Nikolai Koliadko.
The draw results will be known on March 13, and the name of the winner will be published on the official website and the ‘Vkontakte’ page vk.com/bolshoibelarus. The lucky winner of the ticket (for two persons) will be contacted on the mobile phone provided in the email.