In Ufa I tour of the F.Shalyapin International competition of vocalists started
September 21, in Ufa I tour of the F.Shalyapin International competition of vocalists started. Let's remind that the large-scale competition takes place within the XV International festival of opera art "Shalyapinsky evenings in Ufa".
By rules of the competitive program each participant has to execute four works, one of which – the national song. So, in a competition 22 Russian national songs, three Ukrainian, one Jewish national were heard, three Kazakh songs, two contestants have sung the Armenian national songs, one Azerbaijan, one Abkhazian. The contestant from the USA James Dalton Karan has sung the song "Dance of Boatmen", the representative from China has executed the Chinese romance "Bridge". Our fellow countrymen have sung national Bashkir songs, among them: "Nightingale", “Uralym”, “Shaura”, “Kakhym – turya” and “Azamat”.
Students and teachers of institute of arts, and fans of opera art have come to support contestants to the Shalyapinsky hall of the Ufa state institute of arts. Feeling as participants worry, the audience didn't afford even excess movements, but vividly presented contestants with a storm of applause.
It is impossible to forget also about support of leaders of a competition who act together with participants, leaders there are about 16.
Tours are divided into several offices on 5-7 contestants. During small breaks and preparation for a part, organizers give to participants an opportunity in special audiences of institute of arts to rehearse the program together with the leaders fixed to classes.
The I tour of the first day was finished by the soloist of Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre Elina Galimullina who has executed to Arius of Elvira from the opera "Puritans" of V. Bellini, the work "Nymph",comp.56, No. 1, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, L. Delibes's "Bolero" and the Russian national song "As on a Grass".
Continue of I tour will take place tomorrow. And the final result of listening will be announced on September 22 at 22:00 in the Concert hall of F. Shalyapin.