Saint Petersburg – The Teatro Regio in Turin will host, this evening, an event dedicated to the music of Giuseppe Verdi and Italian culture. The concert will be held at the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg; is part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Hermitage; and is one of the activities included in the Year of Tourism between Italy and Russia. The event is supported by Turin’s cultural institutions, the Russian museum and Intesa San Paolo. The concert will take place in courtyard of the Hermitage, on the banks of the Neva. The Teatro Regio presents a “Verdi Gala,” with orchestral songs and choruses from Il trovatore, Macbeth, Sicilian Vespers, La forza del destino and Aida. (9Colonne)
