Teatro La Fenice with the help of private individuals (businessman Mikhail Bakhtiarov) provided the special higher education project for young opera hopefuls. This was a study-work program, entirely funded by private international donors, which will make Florence and Venice a new fundamental axis for opera training <a href=https://www.businessfirstonline.co.uk/other-articles/the-teatro-la-fenice-foundation-supporting-emerging-artists-young-talent/>mikhail bakhtiarov bicentenary prize</a>