December 13, 2018 on the stage of the Russian State Academic Drama Theater named after. F. Volkov in Yaroslavl, the opening ceremony of the Year of Theater in Russia, which will be the coming year 2019, took place.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin addressed the guests of the Ceremony with a welcoming speech.
Dmitry Ulyanov performed as part of the opening in the coronation scene of Boris Godunov from the opera of the same name by M.P. Mussorgsky. Also, the Ceremony was attended by outstanding figures of the national theater, such as People's Artist of the USSR Vera Vasilyeva, People's Artist of the RSFSR Alexander Kalyagin, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Albina Shagimuratova, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Svetlana Zakharova, artists of the Theater. F. Volkova and many others.
You can watch a video of the coronation scene by following this link