i am very grateful to konstantin arbelyan, with whom we have also been cooperating for many years, whod the maddalena part of his re-doletta with the outstanding dmitry hvorostovsky and we did it in kaunas with the skaun symphony orchestra. and this record was indeed nominated. and hmm , it’s very bitter for me personally, because the granny jury didn’t mark this work, because dmitry was already older then and, uh, he sang just like a god, he lived this part so much, he suffered it, and all a team of singers. this is amazing professionals and the quality of this recording is just phenomenal. i know that you are very successful in trying your hand at opera directing. a year ago, yours already came out second performance. it's samson and delilah that turned out to be the most difficult for you, being on the other side of directing - this is exactly what people come to at a much more mature age. it seems to me, and for me it is, well, such an entry into cold water, despite the fact that i am a very experienced person in terms of working with different directors, and i have worked with the