Charles Aznavour once again wins Milan and VeniceJuly 20, 2010 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French legend Charles Aznavour performed open-air concerts in front of Milan's Cathedral and at St. Mark’s Square in Venice. The concert in Milan was dedicated to the event on awarding the Grande Milano prize to Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The proceeds from tickets sale will be directed for restoration of the cathedral. Meanwhile, the concert in Venice started with an awkward situation: initially, the wet and hot weather caused problems with microphones. “Well, we will repeat the introduction,” said Aznavour and went on performing his hits for two hours at St. Mark’s Square. The concert concluded with a thunderous ovation, ITAR-TASS reported. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |