Vladimir Kekhman decided to leave the post of director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater (NOVAT). He told this to the Izvestia newspaper on Thursday, July 13. The duties of the head of the institution will be performed by the theater's chief director Vladimir Starodubtsev. "The decision on how and in what capacity I will continue my work in NOVAT will be made in September, before the start of the new season," Kekhman stressed.. On Thursday, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg will consider the case of Kehman bankruptcy. The director of the theater introduced a procedure for restructuring debts, which has not yet been completed. When this happens, he will lose the right to hold managerial posts for three years. In an interview with Lente. Ru », published on July 12, Kekhman said that he is ready to leave Novate if the court so decides. "As a responsible person I prepare for this:

we have candidates for the post of the general director, we will consider them with the Ministry of Culture," he said.. Kekhman was appointed director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater instead of dismissed Boris Mezdrich in 2015. This happened after the scandal around the opera Tannhauser, in which representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church saw an insult to the feelings of believers. The court of such elements in the statement did not find.

Original article: Kekhman announced his resignation from the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater.