this is a solo concert of world opera star yekaterina semenchuk, who is a native of e, from belarus. know that she was born in minsk. indeed, this is a great responsibility and a colossal privilege, because katya is one of the best matsaprans in the world. i could not even imagine that our creative meeting, our first meeting would take place exactly here in minsk first, uh, theatres, stunning in beauty. and i know that well, maybe, this time i uh perform here, and i know that the theater has colossal opportunities for them, both technical and creative resources are huge, and very, uh, talented team a work here, both operatic and and ballet, but it was also possible to work with opera and ballet dancers. i always try independence from the place independence from the team independence from the program. i always give my best to what i want to get from the music from the performance from orchestras from the collective with which i work, but in minsk there is some kind of special aura here, especially in the bolshoi theater. and if they invite me here. this means that musicians, soloists,