Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the presentation of the opera "Cinderella" at the world-famous 200-seat "Helikon-Opera" Moscow Musical Theater on April 19 at the Heydar Aliyev Palace.

Axar.az reports that the "Helikon-Opera" theater performance by Azerbaijani composer Leonid Weinstein is a stage work that every little princess should see. The music of Leonid Weinstein, a student of the great Gara Garayev, is bright and memorable. The opera, presented on the stage of the Heydar Aliyev Palace, was conducted by People's Artist Yalchin Adigozalov.

The presentation of the performance was attended by Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy Director General of the TASS News Agency, well-known theater and film director, TV presenter, actor, public and political figure Yuli Gusman, the son of Azerbaijani composer Leonid Weinstein - Deputy Director General - Chief Producer of NTV TV channel Timur Weinstein and his family members, the rector of the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, People's Artist Farhad Badalbeyli and public and political figures.

It should be noted that the premiere of "Cinderella" took place in 1985 in Baku, on the stage of the Azerbaijan Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. After 35 years, interesting magic and transformations from one form to another were created with the help of large-scale scenery and modern holographic technology.

The director of the performance is Ilya Ilyin, and the artistic director is Dmitry Bertman.