It might not be over until the fat lady sings but a patriotic opera in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg has attempted to cement Moscow's disputed control over Crimea in music at least. "Save us! Don't abandon us!" a chorus of women and children appealed at the premiere of "Crimea", a boisterous new work celebrating the Kremlin's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. The opera traces Crimea's history from the Crimean Wars of the 19th century right up to Russia's seizure of the strategically important region in March. The show, watched on Thursday by around 300 people, includes footage of Crimean residents joyfully voting in a referendum to become part of Russia.
via Entertainment News Headlines — Yahoo! News
No comments:
Post a Comment