«Moscow Virtuosi» – in the Volga region. The famous team headed by Vladimir Spivakov performed in Togliatti. The maestro, by the way, is an honorary citizen of autograd. The soloist of the evening – rising star of classical vocals, the winner of the project of TV channel «Culture» «Big Opera» – Ksenia Nesterenko.

Before going on stage, some of the world’s best musicians joke casually, and at the same time set up their instruments, but Vladimir Spivakov himself is not seen by either Carnegie Hall in New York or the Vienna Musikverein.

Before going on stage, some of the world’s best musicians joke casually, and at the same time set up their instruments, but Vladimir Spivakov himself is not seen by either Carnegie Hall in New York or the Vienna Musikverein.

Just a year ago, a student at the Saratov Conservatory could not get to a Virtuoso concert – there were no tickets. Now her place is on stage.

«It was very nice to make new acquaintances as well. Of course, this is the whole Culture channel, it’s all the participants, no matter how quickly they left or stayed. We all have warm, friendly relations, even down to the families, that is, we are friends with families», confesses singer Ksenia Nesterenko, winner of the Big Opera project.

The 19-year-old owner of a mesmerizing soprano chose to play the roles of «Virtuosi» – the most beautiful opera arias. Two of them belong to Giacomo Puccini. By the way, Musetta’s famous waltz sounded exactly 121 years after the premiere of La Boheme in Turin.

The city of Volga, with its Italian name, has officially become the first touring city for a girl who is given a great future on the opera stage.