Opera singer Natalya Pavlova will present a chamber program based on  poems by her ancestor Alexander Pushkin today.

      "The program consists of arias and romances set to Pushkin's poetry. The chamber evening is dedicated to the 180th anniversary since the poet's death", - she said.

      The event will take place in the Golitsyn Hall at Fontanka Embankment in Saint Petersburg.

      "It was right here, where the poet recited his writings at meetings of the Secret society. And the mansion's owner, magnificent princess Eudoxia Golitsyna was the first beloved of young Pushkin", - Natalya Pavlova explained.