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19 November 2019The Italian ambassador in Moscow, Pasquale Terracciano, met the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater Valerij Gergiev on the sidelines of a cultural forum in St. Petersburg. With Gergiev he also spoke of the environmental disaster in Venice. The conductor promised to help raise funds for the reconstruction and consolidation of the monuments of the Serenissima damaged by high water.

As a result, the more affluent Russians have donated about one million euros in just 24 hours.

Starting today, 19 November, the Italian Embassy, ​​with the help of Gergiev, launches a fundraiser for the general public and a concert will be organized by the Mariinsky Theater in support of Venice.