The height of the annual cultural calendar is here again with the inauguration of Bangkok's 11th International Festival of Dance & Music at the Thailand Cultural Centre.
HM the Queen is welcomed on arrival for the opening of Bangkok’s 11th International Festival of Dance & Music by, from left, JS Uberoi, Vichai Raksriaksorn, Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan and Rapeepan Luangaramrut.
The festival kicked off with La Traviata by the Ekaterinburg Opera Theatre, Russia, conducted by Mikhail Granovsky from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
It was a full house, with guests turning up in evening gowns for the gala event graced by Her Majesty the Queen. A cocktail reception was held prior to the opera in the Small Auditorium, and corporate sponsors mingled with guests - diplomats, socialites as well as cultural glitterati - to discuss the upcoming programmes of their choice for this month-long event.
It was also an opportunity to enjoy a few canapes to stifle the hunger pangs for the duration of the opera.
Then it was time to move to the main auditorium to await the arrival of HM the Queen.
Opera buffs were there in force to enjoy the first of three operas of the festival, including Tosca and Madame Butterfly. The festival continues until October 17 with a variety of performing arts showcases in every genre.
Prof Dr Apinan Poshyananda, Russian Ambassador Evegeny Afanasieva and his wife, Olga, and Chaweerat Kasetsoontorn.
Vapee and Thanpuying MR Muanchit Bhirombhakdi.
Indian Ambassador Latha Reddy with Rasina and Sunny Bajaj.
Dr Suvit and Khunying Songsuda Yodmani.
Egasith Chotpakdetrakul, Chavarat Charnvirakul, Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan and Korn Dabbaransi.
Nitya and Patricia Pibulsonggram.
Sririta Jensen.
Harald Link.
Martina and Michael Kordys with Damira and JS Uberoi.
Elizabeth and Peter Romhild with Damira Uberoi.
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