Participants of the rally in Novosibirsk required to return the “Tannhauser” on stage – NTV.ru

Rally on Lenin Square in Novosibirsk collected, according to various estimates, from 2.5 to 5 thousand. Man. The participants demanded the resignation of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medina, dismiss the new director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Vladimir Kehmana and return to the scene taken from the repertoire of the opera “Tannhauser».

In a resolution adopted at the end of the meeting, also requires guarantee enshrined in Constitution, the right to freedom of conscience and to clarify the wording of the Criminal Code on insulting the feelings of believers.

The Passion around the opera by Richard Wagner in Novosibirsk raging since late February, when production came to the attention of Orthodox activists. Their outraged too free interpretation works of classic, namely the fact that in his “Tannhäuser” directed by Timothy Kulyabin did Jesus Christ hero erotic film that takes the knight Tannhäuser.

After a series of meetings Orthodox activists and appeals to the prosecutor and the court minister Culture Minister fired the director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre of Boris Mezdricha, and appointed in his place Vladimir Kehman immediately removed from the opera repertoire.

A few days ago the head of the Ministry of Culture in the light of the Novosibirsk scandal promised in the future to apply tough measures against artists, that offend believers.