On December 8, 2024, the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk hosted a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the signing of the treaty on the establishment of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
The hall was attended by top officials of the Republic of Belarus, heads of state bodies and organizations of both countries.
The hall was attended by top officials of the Republic of Belarus, heads of state bodies and organizations of both countries, other invitees.
The Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus participated in the event;Metropolitan Veniamin of Minsk and Zaslavl.
Metropolitan Veniamin.
Before the meeting began, the anthems of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation were played, then the high guests took the stage. The address on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Treaty on the Union State was read by Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko, Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. The address by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin was read by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov.
The concert program was presented by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky's opera «Khovanshchina» staged by the State Academic Mariinsky Theater under the baton of the outstanding conductor, artistic director and director of the Mariinsky Theatre A large-scale canvas of the great Russian classic was unfolded before the audience, which truthfully depicts not only the life of the people at a crucial moment in their history, but also reveals its deepest spiritual foundations and aspirations.
«Like any great work of art, the opera still sounds contemporary today.
«Like any great work of art, opera still sounds modern today. We see that the processes in the world are happening very rapidly and in a non-positive development around our country. That is why it is necessary to unite and overcome these difficulties," Metropolitan Veniamin said in an interview with journalists. And this unity should be based not on immediate interests, but on the spiritual aspirations of the people. Only then it will be durable. Today's production shows how difficult it was in Russia, but it is important to overcome difficulties sincerely, with faith in God, relying on our spiritual heritage. Everything is possible. And Mussorgsky's work just through the sphere of art delivers important messages to modern people. Here both cultural and spiritual components, comprehension of our history and philosophy of being are combined together. Sincerity, depth of faith and life by faith.
Metropolitan Veniamin also noted the highest level of performing skills of the artists, emphasizing that art that sets high, noble goals, helps talents to unfold, makes them brighter and deeper.
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