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Skapāns’ latest animated short included in Berlin Film Festival
At the 60th Berlin Film Festival’s program for young viewers "Generation", director Nils Skapāns’recently-completed animation - "Wonderful Day", has been included.
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Elīna Garanča to perform in Riga at end-February
Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča will give sellout concerts at the Riga Large Guild February 24 and February 27, which will be her only appearances in Latvia this season. |
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New patron for LNO ballet company promises lavish 2010 season
The joint-stock company "Transport Systems" has become a patron of the Latvian National Opera`s (LNO) ballet company. "Transport Systems" will donate LVL 50,000 to the Opera`s ballet company, which will make it possible to stage Olga Žiltuhina`s modern dance performance "Aplam" (Wrong) at the LNO on March 27, and renew production of Tchaikovsky`s "Sleeping Beauty", which will premiere on May 8. |
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Competition announced for publication of Latvian literature in translation
The Latvian Literature Center in cooperation with the State Culture Capital Foundation have announced the competition "Support to Foreign Publishers for Publication of Latvian Literature in Translation". |
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Digitization of National Library collections gets under way
The Latvian National Library has begun digitization of its collections that in the future will give many more readers the access to cultural and historic heritage of Latvia, and make the process of finding even highly specific information much, much faster. |
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Retrospective of Edvards Grūbe’s works at age 75
February 5 to March 14, in LNMA’s "Arsenāls" exhibition space, artist Edvards Grūbe’s 50-year career and 75th birthday this year is marked with an exhibit and new book. |
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Exposition "Painted in Normandy" to be shown in Riga
The Latvian National Museum of Art continues its cooperation with France in presenting noteworthy art projects. From January 23 to March 21, the opportunity to view a major Impressionism exposition for the first time in Riga - “Peindre en Normandie”. |
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"Othello" in concert version starring Antoņenko
March 5 and March 7, the Latvian National Opera (LNO) presents Verdi’s "Othello" in concert starring the now internationally-recognized tenor from Latvia - Aleksandrs Antoņenko. |
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Solo exhibit from Ilmārs Blumbergs
Till February 28, in Riga Gallery, works by the eminent Latvian artist. |
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Streičs’ feature film “Rūdolfs’ Inheritance” premieres
The screening of Director Jānis Streičs’ new feature film “Rūdolfs’ Inheritance” will start at Latvian movie theaters at the beginning of 2010. The film is based on Latvian writer Rūdolfs Blaumanis’ classic works, and deals with events that may have preceded the comedy “Tailor Days in Silmači”. Streičs also did the screenplay for the film. |
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Mezzo-soprano Garanča and pianist Villeruša to receive Latvia’s Grand Music Awards
The Latvian Grand Music Awards` ("Lielā mūzikas balva", LMB) 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented March 2 to concert master and pianist Inta Villeruša, while the award for Outstanding Achievement and Popularizing Latvia Abroad will go to opera diva, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, as announced by the Ministry of Culture. |
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New York Philharmonic and Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to perform in Riga in 2010
The world-famous symphony orchestra New York Philharmonic will perform in Riga on November 2 next year; at the end of the same month the capital of Latvia will host a concert by the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Latvian Andris Nelsons. |
