Socially Distanced - Vienna Music Film Festival Kicked Off at University Square

08:59, July 31, 2020

The two-week program is held at University Square

The 11th Vienna Festival of Musical Films started with the screening of the opera Rigoletto on the square in front of the main building of the Ural Federal University. Every day, the maximum 750 spectators will be able to join the open air concerts - with concern for the health and safety of visitors, the organizers launched pre-registration and equipped the venue.

“University volunteers help the guests navigate the site, check the preliminary registration data, and medical workers check the temperature and, if necessary, issue protective masks,” the UrFU said.

The festival program includes 18 of the world's best operas, ballets and concerts. Thus, the audience will see the performances of Don Quixote, A Thousand and One Nights, concerts by Placido Domingo, John Legend and Alice Merton, and on Sunday, August 2, the organizers invite young viewers to get acquainted with the ballet Pippi Longstocking.

Admission to the site is free by prior registration and in compliance with all necessary precautions, the start of screenings of musical films is daily at 19:30. The festival will take place from July 29 to August 11.