Overview
The nineteenth Russian Night will be held Friday, February 6, 2026 in the Grand Hall of The Glendale Lyceum at 865 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH 45246.
As always, the evening includes a gourmet Russian dinner in gorgeous surroundings, a live concert, as well as vodka tasting throughout the evening and a live auction!
The dinner and auction will be held in the beautiful Grand Hall. The vodka tasting, bar and hors d’oeuvre table happen around the Lyceum. The basket raffle and auction items are on display throughout the evening. The concert will be in the Grand Hall.
Proceeds from the wonderful evening benefit our parish in Loveland, Ohio. For more information contact Anya Marshall at cincyrsn@gmail.com or at 513-535-9873.
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Banquet Menu
Hors d’oeuvres
Three Cheese and Caramelized Onion Tartlet
Smoked Salmon Spread on Black Bread Round with Sprig of Dill
Mini Pirozhki
Soup
Solyanka with Sour Cream
served with Assorted Rolls and Sliced Dark Rye with Butter Rosettes
Salad
Bibb Bundle filled with Bleu Cheese, Candied Pecans, Belgian Endive and Frisee, Green Apple Slices with Mustard Vinaigrette
Choice of Entree
Sirloin Filet of Beef, Horseradish Demi Glaze served with Piped Buttery Mashed Potatoes and Caramelized Root Vegetables
Chicken Kiev served with Piped Buttery Mashed Potatoes and Caramelized Root Vegetables
Cod with Mushroom, Garlic and Vermouth Ragout served with Piped Buttery Mashed Potatoes and Caramelized Root Vegetables
Vegetarian Entrée Option: Puff Pastry Perogi with Onion, Potatoes, Turnips and Golden Beets with Onion Veloute with Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert
Classic Pavlova with Mixed Berries, Whipped Cream and Raspberry Sauce
– Coffee & Tea Service
Auction
Live auctions are great fun!
Here are the first items of this year’s live auction!
Check back for updates as we post them!
A Intimate Concert
This year we are delighted to feature the talented Soprano, Diana Skavronskaya.
“Soprano Diana Skavronskaya was a gorgeously riveting and dramatic presence on stage as Mimi, excelling in her arias.” – Jeff Dunn, Aisle Seat Review
Soprano Diana Skavronskaya is known for her expressive singing and sincere stage presence.
This season, Diana performed three “Maria’s Voice” recitals with the Israel Sinfonietta Beer Sheva under the direction of Maestro Constantine Orbelian, General Director and Principal Conductor of the New York City Opera. The program, dedicated to the legendary soprano Maria Callas, featured beloved arias by Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, and Bizet.
Diana has appeared twice at New York City’s Carnegie Hall – at Weill Recital Hall and at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage – two of the most renowned stages in the US.
In 2024, she returned to the role of Mimì in La Bohème with Pocket Opera & Cinnabar Theater in California, and with Opera San José for a semi-staged performance.
Throughout her career, Diana has performed a wide range of roles. She made her debut as Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro at The Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Russia. She starred as Mimì in La Bohème with Batumi State Musical Center, Georgia, and appeared as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Complesso Monumentale San Pietro di Marsala, Italy. It was also her return to the roles of Mimì in La Bohème and Tatyana in Eugene Onegin at The Great Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Russia.
Diana is a laureate of several international competitions, including first prize at the Boris Tchaikovsky International Competition (2018), third prize at the Romansiada International Vocal Competition (2018), and first prize at the Ippolitov-Ivanov International Competition (2014).
She graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and continued her training at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center, where she further developed her operatic technique.
Diana’s career has been covered by a number of international and Russian publications, including OperaWire, Opera Charm, Venü Magazine, Forbes Life, Classical Music News, Belcanto, and others. She continues to expand her repertoire and collaborate with new companies in the United States and abroad.
Sasha Rasmussen, Accompanist
Sasha Rasmussen is pursuing a doctorate in piano performance at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Prior to CCM, she completed a Master of Music and Performer’s Diploma in piano performance at Southern Methodist University, and she graduated with High Distinction from the Eastman School of Music. While she was at SMU, she received the Harold Von Mickwitz Prize in Piano Award for contributions to chamber music.
Sasha is a versatile pianist, equally at home as a soloist and collaborative pianist in a wide variety of repertoire. In addition to performing standard repertoire as a soloist, she has performed pieces such as Messiaen’s Exotic Birds with the Meadows Wind Ensemble in Dallas, TX (Exotic Birds is made up almost entirely of transcribed birdsong). Other recent performance highlights include multiple chamber music recitals in Dallas and performing at the CMI 210 Festival in San Antonio, TX. For the last two years she has performed in the Cincinnati Song Initiative’s Let It Be New series, a yearly event that exclusively features song premieres of up-and-coming composers. In October, she performed in CCM’s Jennifer Higdon Festival, where she had the opportunity to work with Jennifer Higdon.
Upcoming events include multiple recitals with singers in Cincinnati and Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments with the Meadows Wind Ensemble in Dallas, TX.
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