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Gerard Depardieu recited poetry of Â«CarmenÂ» in IV International Festival of Rostropovich - PHOTOSESSION

Gerard Depardieu recited poetry of Â«CarmenÂ» in IV International Festival of Rostropovich - <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION</font>

13 December 2010 18:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulker Gasimova â€“ APA. The famous French actor Gerard Depardieu appeared today on the stage of Opera and Ballet Theater within the IV International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich, APA reports.

The actor recited a passage from "Carmen" of Prosper Merimee and Azerbaijani audience received his 10-minute performance with great ovation. G. Depardieu expressed his content with attention paid to him in Azerbaijan.

Then Georges Bizetâ€™s "Carmen" opera was performed. Galina Vyushnevskayaâ€™s students and the soloist of The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Elchin Azizov (Escamilla) performed on the stage.

Of note, The International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich was first time held in Baku in 2007.

The president and the artistic director of the event was maestroâ€™s daughter Olga Rostropovich Mstislavovna. Currently, she is the head of Rostropovich Foundation. The IV International Festival of Mstislav Rostropovich will last till December 19.