En un evento de lujo y de manteles largos, se realizó una noche internacional de gala en la Plaza Roja de Moscú, la cual formalmente representó el inicio de las festividades de la Copa del Mundo 2018 en Rusia.
El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, estuvo en el evento, horas antes de que Rusia debute ante Arabia Saudita en el primer partido del torneo.
Entre los participantes estuvo la cantante Anna Netrebko y el pianista Denis Matsuave, así como el tenor español Placido Domingo y el conductor ruso Valery Gergiev, que dirigió la orquestra Mariinsky.
La ceremonia de apertura de hoy tendrá al cantante británico Robbie Williams.
Russian soprano Aida Garifullina (L) and Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez react on stage after performing during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Russian soprano Aida Garifullina (L) and Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez react on stage after performing during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Guests listen to Spanish tenor Placido Domingo during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
(LtoR) Russian bass opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov, Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, Russian conductor and Mariinsky Theater Artistic Director Valery Gergiev, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina, Russian coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova and Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov stand onstage during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
(LtoR) Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Russian coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina and Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov stand onstage during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
(LtoR) Russian bass opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov, Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, Russian pianist Denis Matsuyev, Russian conductor, Mariinsky Theater Artistic Director Valery Gergiev, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Russian coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina, and Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov and Natalia Vodyanova stand onstage during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Russian conductor and Mariinsky Theater Artistic Director Valery Gergiev performs during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Russian conductor Valery Gergiev (L) and Spanish tenor Placido Domingo participate in a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
(LtoR) Russian bass Idar Abdrazakov, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Russian coloratura soprano Albina Shagimuratova, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, Russian soprano Aida Garifullina, Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov stand onstage during a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Bolivian President Evo Morales (3L), FIFA president Gianni Infantino (C-L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-R) attend a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
Bolivian President Evo Morales (3L), FIFA President Gianni Infantino (3R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (2R) attend a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)
(LtoR) FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela, President of the North Korean Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Kim Yong-nam and FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura attend a gala-concert dedicated to the Russia 2018 World Cup football tournament at Red Square in Moscow on June 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Sergei CHIRIKOVSERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (SERGEI CHIRIKOV / AFP/Getty Images)