Avet Terteryan's Earthquake opera first night due in Yerevan Feb. 11February 11, 2009 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Avet Terteryan's Earthquake opera first night is due in Yerevan National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet on February 11The opera is dedicated to the devastating Spitak earthquake which claimed lives of 25 thousand people. The premiere is dated to the 80th birthday of the composer. Avet Terteryan, people's artist of the Armenian SSR and professor of Yerevan State Conservatoire died in Yekatirenburg, Russia, in 1994. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |