Today, the XXVI contest of romance performers "Kazakh romanciada" has started in Turkestan. 60 candidates from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan take part in the competition, which is held with the support of the akimat of Turkestan region, organized by the socio-political newspaper "southern Kazakhstan". They compete in two stages according to the rules of the competition. She performs romance in Kazakh and Russian.
Honored Artist of Russia, author and organizer of the idea of the international competition "Romanciada" Galina Preobrazhenskaya, people's Artist Of The Republic of Uzbekistan Avaz Rajabov, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Igor Vorontsov, soloist of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Abai, associate professor of the Department of Kazakh professional art Gulzat Daurbaeva, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, leading soloist of "Astana Opera" Talgat Musabayev, guest of the gala concert of the international competition "Romanciada-2018 the winner, opera singer Nikolai Zemlyanskikh, is judging.
Within the framework of this competition, deputy akim of the region Yertay Altayev met with the jury. During the meeting, he heard proposals for the development of culture and expressed his readiness to work together.
It should be noted that on November 17, at 19:00, a gala concert and an award ceremony will be held in the Hall of the Farab library. The winner of the competition will take part in the final competition of international romance performers, which will be held in December in the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
Press service of the Akim of Turkestan region

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/ontustik/press/news/details/884710