Russia's second largest city Saint Petersburg is playing host to a patriotic opera that celebrates the disputed annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Moscow. "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 ...Saturday 12 July 2014
Opera Celebrating Russian Annexation of Crimea
Russia's second largest city Saint Petersburg is playing host to a patriotic opera that celebrates the disputed annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Moscow. "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 ...
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