Today, on January 10, in the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater a charity festival “Aksakovskaya Christmas Tree - 2019” was held. About 300 children from boarding schools, rehabilitation centers, large families and children of war veterans attended the festive performance at the Aksakov Folk House. Organizers: Ufa Administration and Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater.

In the Greek Hall a New Year theatrical performance was held with the participation of Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, Funtik, Barbosa and the Snow Queen and other fairy-tale characters. Together with the artists of the theater, the guys sang songs, danced, led a round dance and guessed riddles.

People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater Askar Abdrazakov, First Lady of Bashkortostan Karine Habirova and the famous “Children's Doctor of the World”, President of the Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Traumatology Leonid Roshal became the guests of honor of the holiday.

Leonid Mikhailovich greeted the children, congratulated them on the New Year and wished them health, success and joy. With great pleasure, the children together with the guests sang a couplet song “A Christmas tree was born” together with the guests.

    “We, adults, try to make your life happy, your family and friends happy with you. And you will have a lot in life in order to do something good and good. Thank you very much to those who organized today's holiday, ”said Leonid Mikhailovich.

The finalist of the project “The Voice. Reboot" Rushan Valiev. The artists of the Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater presented the premiere of the past season - the musical tale “The Flying Ship” by Maxim Dunaevsky to the poems of Yuri Entin.

    “The action is very important for the republic and for Russia as a whole, because we are a spiritual country. It seems to me that this action should be held annually. I would like it to be not only for the New Year, but also on any other days. I think today's holiday will give a definite impetus, and we will see the generation that should grow today. Of course, we need to work on this, but who, if not us, should start it, ”noted Askar Amirovich.