The "Specifik" theater festival is taking place in Nizhny Novgorod.

      The first weekends of August will be filled with music, vibrant performances, and new exhibitions. The editorial team of pravda-nn.ru will share the most interesting cultural events of this weekend. On August 3rd, the Cinema Park Seventh Heaven will screen the opera Carmen. Following Elina Garanca's internationally recognized success as Carmen, she will finally debut in this role at the world's largest opera venue: the nearly 2,000-year-old Arena di Verona. "The Gypsy performed by [Elina Garanca], with her perfect diction, triumphs on stage, triumphing over life with bravado, teasing her lover with an scornful 'tar-ta-ta,' then facing fate fearlessly and with incredible aplomb." 16+ On August 2nd and 3rd, the Orlyonok Cinema will showcase Jean-Luc Godard's film Band of Outsiders. Two bored friends, Arthur and Franz, obsessed with Hollywood gangster movies, meet Odile at an English course, leading to a plan to rob a large sum hidden in her aunt’s mansion. While waiting for the right moment, the trio finds themselves caught in a whirl of friendship, flirtation, and jealousy—until Arthur's uncle intervenes, forcing them to act prematurely and turning a light adventure into a dangerous enterprise. 16+ The CTM presents the theater festival "Specific" this weekend. The architecture of the city will serve as a stage for laboratory productions. During the festival, familiar and unconventional locations in Nizhny Novgorod will be reinterpreted through theater, with venues serving not just as scenery but as integral parts of the performances. The festival will feature productions of "The Pit" by Kuprin, "The Bourgeois" by Gorky, and "The Unguest" by Ostrovsky. 16+ The open-air theater festival is taking place in Nizhny Novgorod. Photo: vk.com/specific_festival "The Capital of Sunsets" continues. On August 2nd, the festival will begin with the Gastronomic Christmas, where visitors can taste unusual dishes. Later that evening, DJ Nikklo will perform on the Fedorovskaya Embankment, and a show by Baron Münchhausen will take place, followed by a string concert Solo "Sister" at the fair. The day ends at the "Hero" boat, featuring Nicki Fox. On August 3rd, Olga Solovyeva and Vadim Abramov will perform at the funicular observation deck in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, and the "Brazil Branch" quartet will perform on the Fedorovskaya Embankment. 6+ The "Capital of Sunsets" will delight residents and visitors. Photo: Kira Mishina The Nizhny Novgorod Museum of Fine Arts has launched an unconventional project "Gothic Empire. From Engraving to Grielsa. Mystical Old Images in Dialogue with Contemporary Art." Artist Yegor Koshelev will be a guest at the museum for nearly a month as part of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Art Residency Program. He created works specifically for this exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod. "This will be an exhibition of entirely new works, a premiere of a new cycle and a new visual language, which I didn't announce or promote anywhere before," the artist said. 12+ The Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum opened a unique exhibition. Photo: artmuseumnn.ru/ngvk/31_7_2025_2/ On August 2nd, the "Alta Musica Orchestra" will perform a concert titled "Symphonic Rock Hits" at the DKRT. This chamber orchestra comprises talented professional musicians dedicated to virtuoso performances of classical and modern works. Artistic director and conductor Oksana Voroshava, a seasoned musician with many years in symphony orchestras and various musical collectives, will lead the performance. The program will feature songs by Queen, Nirvana, Scorpions, Metallica, Muse, System of a Down, and AC/DC. 6+ The musicians will perform beloved rock hits. Photo: vk.com/altamusicaorchestra On August 3rd, the "Saluki" concert will take place at the Raskusha venue. Fans can immerse themselves in the Saluki universe with the best tracks from the explosive album Bolshie Kurtki and classics from Wild Ea$t. Arseny Nesaty, aka Saluki, is a Russian rapper and music producer. Gaining wide recognition from his collaboration with ANIKV on "Menya ne budet" ("I Won't Be There"), which earned tens of millions of streams. 16+ In the Cinema Park Seventh Heaven, "Amelie" will be shown on August 2nd and 3rd. Like how a tiny fly’s flight can cause a powerful hurricane far away, the strange and seemingly incomprehensible actions of a quiet, lonely girl living in her fantasy world can forever change the lives of various people, bringing happiness and coloring their world with bright, dizzying hues. The girl’s name is Amelie Poulain. 18+ Anastasia Pributkovskaya Photo: ANO "Center 800"