The 35th International Shalyapin Opera Festival ended with a gala concert on 19 February. Vasily Ladyuk (Moscow New Opera named after E.V. Kolobov), Akhmed Agadi, Sergey Skorokhodov (Mariinsky Theatre), Elena Maksimova (Vienna State Opera), Mikhail Kazakov (Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Tatar Academic State Theatre of Opera and Ballet named after M. Jalil), star of Porgy and Bess - one of the last seasons' bestsellers - Ronald Summ (UK) and others were on the stage.