Concert Hall both in Moscow and the St.Petersburg Philharmonic. The Novaya Opera Choir provides the essential amalgamation of “professional singers with fine voices and good acting abilities”. Choirmasters of the theater - People's Artist of Russia Natalya Popovich (Main Chorus), Victor Kuturaev, Andrey Lazarev, Igor Manko, Julia Senyukova, Marina Vasilkova in the work with the choir performing tasks pose higher than, of course, bring staff to the level of the best opera choruses of the world. The touring branch of the Opera Theatre has performed in many countries such as Greece, Cyprus, Italy, the United States, France, Israel, Finland, Estonia, Spain, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Thailand, Belarus, Ukraine and many cities within Russia. Performances Various performance types have been associated with this venue, including opera, orchestral concerts, and ballet. The operas performed at the theatre are almost entirely classical, those of note being Verdi's La traviata, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, and Rimsky Korsakov's Snow Maiden. The theatre plays host to an annual “Epiphany Week” festival, which runs for slightly more than two weeks. Notable people Yevgeny Kolobov (1991–2003) was its first conductor until his death in 2003. Subsequent conductors have been Felix Korobov (2004–2006) and Eri Klas (2006–present). Eri Klas is the theatre's music director. The artistic staff includes Natalya Popovich who is head of the theatre's Artistic Board and serves as Chief Choirmaster. Sergey Lysenko was the initial general director, while Valery Raku was the vice-director and chief of casting. Awards The theatre has the honour of receiving many awards, some of the notable ones are the Sony BMG Greece Award and the theatrical award "Week Star" bestowed by the German newspaper “Abendzeitung”, apart from many prestigious awards of Russia like the Casta Diva Russian opera prize and the national prize "Triumph" given to Evgeny Kolobov. References External links Official site Theatres in Moscow Performing groups established in 1991 Opera houses in Russia 1991 establishments in Russia Art Nouveau architecture in Moscow Music in Moscow Theatres completed in 1997 Music venues completed in 1997 Art Nouveau theatres