For fifth consecutive year, Montblanc has been Sponsor Partner of Valery Gergiev’s “White Nights Festival” in St Petersburg presenting the Montblanc New Voices Award to two outstanding young singers and new members of the Montblanc family: Russian Tenor, Sergei Semishkur and the Russian bass, Mikhail Petrenko. The award ceremony was held on June 17, 2011 at the Mariinsky Theatre. The award was created for the promotion of talented young opera singers under the guidance of Valery Gergiev - longstanding friend and supporter of Montblanc. The prestigious event was attended by opera lovers, special Montblanc VIP guests and friends of the brand.