A grand concert dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Victory will open the new season at the Vitebsk Summer Amphitheater

April 22, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. A grand concert dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War will open the new season at the Vitebsk Summer Amphitheatre, the "Vitebsk" Cultural Center informed a BELTA correspondent. The event, prepared by the STV television company, will bring together veterans and participants of the war, as well as residents and guests of the regional center on May 2. In the evening of the same day, the city's main stage will host an equally interesting anniversary concert by the "Syabry" ensemble. Nani Bregvadze, Alexander Buynov, Nikolai Gnatiuk, Alexander Tikhonovich and Yadviga Poplavskaya, Inna Afanasieva, Irina Dorofeeva, and other stars of Belarusian and Russian pop music are planning to congratulate the famous group on its 35th anniversary. The May schedule for the Summer Amphitheatre alone includes over 10 events. These include performances by the famous St. Petersburg Ballet on Ice, which will present "Swan Lake" and "The Sleeping Beauty," festive programs for high school and younger students, a concert by "Tenors of the XXI Century," and a performance by Vyacheslav Butusov and the band "Yu-Piter." "The program, which includes a wide variety of concerts, is designed for any viewer - children, teenagers, adults. Everyone will be able to find something interesting for themselves," the specialists are confident. In anticipation of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" International Arts Festival, there will be a temporary lull at the Summer Amphitheatre. On June 6, Oleg Gazmanov will perform on its stage, after which active preparations for the festival events will begin. During the forum, 22 concerts will be held here, and another 14 during the pre- and post-festival days. September will also be filled with active concert activities. The program for the last month of the amphitheater's operation is currently being formed, and negotiations with artists are underway, the "Vitebsk" Cultural Center added. -0-