| The American Opera Music Theatre Company recently presented Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta at the Embassy of theRussian Federation. Theodore Mann directed the international cast of performers, featuring singers fromthe Bolshoi Theatre, Helikon Opera of Moscow, St. Petersburg Opera, and New York City Opera. Followingthe performance, guests were treated to dancing and an elegant dinner featuring lobster, sturgeon, beefstroganoff, and suckling pig. Honorary Co-Chairs: Svetlana Ushakova, Placido Domingo, Yuri Temirkanov Executive Chair: Diana Corto Sponsors: Prince and Princess Vladimir Galitzine, Mark and Lotte Johnnson, and Nell Weidenhammer Patrons: H.E. Yuri V. Ushakov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States, and Mrs. Ushakova
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