It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the theater.
“The farewell ceremony at the theater is over. The funeral procession moved to St. Nicholas Cathedral, where the funeral service will take place, ”said the interlocutor.
The representative of the theater added that the majority of the soloists of the Mariinsky Theater attended the ceremony.
Earlier, the St. Petersburg Conservatory announced the death of Irina Bogacheva.
Mariinsky Theater soloist Vasily Gerello in an interview with Nevsky News commented on reports of her death.