The Nature of Art Festival invites you to concerts in blooming lavender fields of Crimea

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On July 1 and 2, the endless lavender fields of the village of Turgenevka will again become the site of the Nature of Art Festival. Two magnificent concerts will be held here — «Opera and Ballet» and «Jazz and Latin». The best jazz and classical musicians, singers and dancers from Krasnodar and various cities of Crimea, as well as a special guest from the USA, showman Stephen Mitchell will take part in the Festival. In addition to concerts, guests will find a lavender tour, a lilac fair, lavender ice cream and much more.

The Nature of Art Festival is a unique project that combines the beauty of nature and art in one ensemble. It is dedicated to the great Russian artist Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky. His creative concept is to present a gallery of «living» paintings in the natural picturesque scenery of the Crimea. Musical, dance and theatrical performances in open natural areas — in blooming peach orchards, in lavender fields, in blooming roses, in hemp fields, vineyards and the seashore — become new cultural spaces and a source of incomparable aesthetic sensations and impressions— noted in the organizing committee of the event.

The next «etude» of the Festival will be the painting «Evening in Lavender Colors». The stage, erected right in the midst of blooming lavender fields under the open southern sky, will become the basis of a unique cultural space and a source of incomparable aesthetic impressions in mesmerizing purple landscapes and intoxicating aromas. The program and libretto will reflect the atmosphere and character of this amazing place.

The fields of Agrofirm «Turgenevskaya» are among the largest in Eastern Europe. This plantation, spread over 280 hectares, is over 25 years old:

• On July 1, the Opera and Ballet concert will take place in beautiful purple scenery. The event will feature masterpieces of world classics, familiar to everyone. Lilac picturesque paintings will be filled with music from famous operas and operettas by Verdi, Strauss, Kalman, Lehar, Rimsky-Korsakov, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky and other great composers. The dance part of the program will feature duets and solos from the great ballets — Don Quixote, Scheherazade, Genzano Flower Festival, La Bayadère and Esmeralda. The evening will also be decorated with your favorite melodies on the theme of love in a classic performance.

The masters of the opera stage will give the enjoyment of the holiday of nature and art: soloists of the Krasnodar Premiere Musical Theater Igor Gorban (tenor) and Anna Chudaikina (mezzo-soprano), Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Dinara Khafizova (soprano), magnificent Server Kadirov (bass), owner of a rare baritone Artem Fedorov and Arsen Isamidinov (tenor). The dance part of the program will be presented by brilliant ballet dancers — soloists of the Krasnodar Yuri Grigorovich Ballet Theater — Prime Minister Vladimir Morozov and ballerina Yulia Lisitskaya, as well as ballet dancer Ekaterina Svirepova and Sevastopol dancer Alexander Pozdnyakov. Ballroom scenes from great operas were performed by couples — participants of the Sevastopol Balls.

• On July 2, the Jazz and Latina in Lavender Fields concert will fill the July evening with the bright rhythms of melodies that have become hits in these very free genres of music and life. An impressive natural landscape of the lavender sea, incredible energy will create an atmosphere of a unique holiday.

The fireworks of various compositions by the great masters Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Perry Como and many other performers will be complemented by colorful sparks of Latin American music and favorite world hits from different countries. The program will be decorated with dances with a southern passionate character.

The best jazz musicians and singers of the Crimea and other cities of Russia and foreign countries will take part in the Festival: Anna Shakel (vocals), Siku Plum (vocals, Cuba), Anastasia Kataeva (vocals, Rostov), ​​A3 jazz trio — Andrey Rybalchenko ( piano), Andrey Aminov (guitar), Andrey Degurko (drums); Victor Nikulin (saxophone), Maxim Perov (trumpet), Ivan Mangarov (guitar, Rostov) and a special guest from the USA — showman Stephen Mitchell!

In addition to concerts, guests will also enjoy a promenade — a tour of the fields of Agrofirma Turgenevskaya, lavender ice cream, a lilac fair and much more.

We are very happy that the Festival is becoming a tradition! Lavender fields are a heavenly setting for the great masterpieces of world art. Together with our wonderful artists and guests, we really want to create a real sincere celebration of beauty and the celebration of life, — says the head of the Festival «Nature of Art» Ekaterina Grafodatskaya.

The organizers invite the audience to support the dress code of the festival and choose an image that is in harmony with the venue — white, lilac or blue clothes and a hat.

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The premiere of the Nature of Art Festival took place in 2022. In three most beautiful places — in cherry orchards, lavender fields and on the seashore — 10 classical, jazz and children’s events were held, bringing together more than 5 thousand guests, including very young ones, who became participants in theatrical and musical performances: «Alice in the country miracles” and “Humpbacked Horse.

The festival triumphantly continued on June 3-4 in the new rose garden of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden, where the Opera and Ballet and Jazz and Latina concerts took place. They were attended by over 1500 spectators.

source: Sress service of the event-agency «Sevastopol Ball»

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