Two weeks before the opening of the ski season in Chamonix, maestro William Lacey, director Alexander Titel and set designer Vladimir Arefiev decided to plunge into the world of small alpine houses, New Year trees, conversations with a glass of mulled wine and love affairs. The Winter Evening in Chamonix will include rarely performed arias and ensembles from operettas by Kálmán, Lehar, Lecocq, Offenbach, Dostal, Millöcker.

The Music Theatre presents Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus in a version by Rudolf Nureyev. It will be performed on the Russian stage for the very first time.

Laurent Hilaire: "This ballet makes very high demands and I like it. Don Quixote by Nureyev is one of those performances that pushed the art of ballet forward. I am very happy to be the first to present it in Russia, because I see the great interest of Russian people in Nureyev's personality and his works."