Mersin ballet to celebrate 20th year with special event

MERSİN

The Mersin State Opera and Ballet will perform a special aria and dance show to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its establishment. DHA photo

The Mersin State Opera and Ballet (MDOB) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a concert and dance shows titled “20th Year Gala Night.” 

According to a written statement, the event will feature internationally known aria soloists under the baton of conductor Vladimir Lungu. Renowned artists and local and national bureaucrats have been invited to the two-act celebration event that will take place on Jan. 4 at the Mersin Culture Center Opera Stage at 8 p.m. 

City of culture, arts

MDOB Director Erdoğan Şanal said that Mersin was a city of culture and arts as well as being a port and trade city, and MDOB had enriched the city life for 20 years with operas, ballets and symphonic concerts. 
“MDOB has reached thousands of students in hundreds of schools and supported their education.

Many children have met children’s musicals and visual performances thanks to MDOB in 20 years. The event will present the best arias and ballet shows of the last 20 years,” Şanal said, adding that all art lovers were invited to the event.