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International Opera Festival held in Almaty This time the festival is timed to the 200th anniversary of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.

03 April 2013

US massacre gunman may plead guilty to escape death James Holmes, the suspected gunman in the horrific Aurora theatre massacre, could plead guilty in exchange for escaping the death penalty, lawyers said ahead of a crucial hearing next week.

28 March 2013

Japan's high-tech kabuki theatre set to open The curtain is about to go up at a new theatre dedicated to Japan's centuries-old kabuki-za performing art, sited in a high-tech venue in a 29-storey Tokyo office building.

25 March 2013

World premiere of Astana Opera scheduled for end of October 2013 The world premiere of Kazakhstan's Astana Opera is scheduled for October 20-12. It will be attended by celebrities from leading theaters of the world: Art Director.

20 February 2013

La Scala and Mariinsky Theatre to come to Astana World-famous La Scala and the Mariinsky Theatre will make a tour to Astana Opera State Opera and Ballet Theater.

06 February 2013

Russia police question top dancer over Bolshoi attack Russian police have questioned a star dancer as a witness over the vicious acid attack against the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet Sergei Filin.

27 January 2013

US theater massacre widow sues psychiatrist The widow of a victim of the US theater massacre is suing a psychiatrist for neglect, for failing to have the alleged shooter arrested despite him having "fantasized about killing a lot of people."

18 January 2013

ART-Sites will entertain Almaty citizens all summer The ART-Sites will open on June 8.

20 May 2012

New Opera and Ballet theater to be constructed by the end of 2012 in Astana A new Opera and Ballet theater that is under construction in Astana now will be put into service by the end of 2012.

30 November 2011

Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra to come to Kazakhstan on May 1 Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra will perform in Astana on May 1 and in Almaty on May 2.

29 April 2011