meringue carmen with the great belarusian singer larisa alexandrovskaya in the title role. mance was overwhelming, it was on. almost every evening larisa pompiynaya alexandrovskaya belarusian soviet opera singer director publicist public figure people's artist of the soviet union operatic repertoire of more than a dozen roles , as a director produced two premiere performances a year in total 15 operas the first among belarusian artists was awarded the title of people's artist of the soviet union according to legend, it was larisa aleksandrovskaya in 1935 chose a place for the construction of the building of the opera and ballet theater in minsk, a new theater building on troitskaya hill, erected according to the project of the famous architect joseph langbord opened its doors on march 10 , 1939, an original building in the style of constructivism. the aesthetic building, which impresses with its size and equipment, received the status of an architectural monument of national importance, thanks to large-scale restoration and reconstruction works carried out at the beginning o