Gala Reception on the occasion of opening of the Festival and Exhibition “STYLE ON STAGE. Art of Elegance”

22/11/2013
Sheremetev Palace
Gala Reception on the occasion of opening of the Festival and Exhibition “STYLE ON STAGE. Art of Elegance”

The evening in the Sheremetev Palace started with a glass of champagne. In the historical settings of the Palace guests enjoyed onstage dresses and sketches for costumes from such Fashion Houses as Armani, Valentino, Fendi, Missoni, Versace, Ferretti, as well as exhibits from private collections of Roger Salas, Raina Kabaivanska, Teatro di San Carlo, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, New York City Ballet…

Afterwards, guests gathered at the Atrium of the DLT Department Store, a new city venue that for one evening only was transformed into a gala hall, housing a celebratory banquet and performance by prima donna of the Italian opera Anna Smiech. Guests of this evening were greeted by Alla Verber vice-president of the company Mercury and Natalia Metelitsa artistic director of the Festival. Among the guests of the the Reception are Vladimir Medinsky (Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation), Mikhail Piotrovsky(Director of the State Hermitage), Vladimir Kehman (General director of the Mikhailovsky theatre)