text: On December 28th 2012, the Lviv National Opera and Ballet Theatre premiered its new show "Vivat Operetta" featuring masterpieces from classical operettas. The program showcased leading opera vocalists, ballet dancers and musicians from the symphonic orchestra and was truly a musical treat for Lviv music lovers. "Vivat Operetta" presented fragments from great musical compositions by Johann Strauss -Die Fledermaus, Prinz Methusalem; Imre Kálmán –Silva, The Circus Princess; Franz Lehár - The Merry Widow; Jacques Offenbach - La Périchole and others. The art director of the concert was Ukraine’s heralded artist Halyna Volovetska together with choreographer Sergiy Naenko, who managed to create a pleasant and jolly show, which was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by the audience.