Opera Helikon Opera presents "Tsarina" (Opera in two acts) World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Small Stage
Schedule for Helikon Opera presents "Tsarina" (Opera in two acts) 2022
Light Designer: Damir Ismagilov Director: Dmitry Bertman Designer: Igor Nezhny Choreography: Edwald Smirnov Composer: David Tukhmanov
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Composer – David Tukhmanov Libretto – Yuri
Riashentsev and Galina Polidi Stage Director – People’s
Artist of Russia professor Dmitry Bertman Musical director and
conductor – Konstantin Chudovsky Set and Costume
Designers — the Honoured Artists of Russia Igor Nezhny and Tatiana
Tulubieva Lighting Designer — the Honoured Worker of Arts
Damir Ismagilov Choreographer — a laureate of International
contests, professor Edwald Smirnov Chief Chorus
Master — the Honoured Artist of Russia Denis Kirpanev The
soloists, choir and orchestra are engaged in
theperformance Idea – People’s Artist of Russia Lev
Leschenko
Performances of “Tsarina” opera by D. Tukhmanov took place in the capital of
Russia with great success. The numerous positive reviews and tour invitations
are witnessing that Moscows spectators warmly received the production of a new
format. The author, production team and Helikon’s troupe are ready for the
Russian tour.
Valentina Sigayeva, the Head of the META Fund, the organizer of the
project: “We are very glad with the spectator’s success of the opera. The
performance has been met with great interest, despite the technical failures.
Thanks to the talents of the participants, the most complicated hall for the
opera, the one of the State Kremlin Palace, was conquered. Many people of
different ages and levels of musical readiness came to see “Tsarina”, so the
Moscow’s premiere fulfilled its enlightment task”.
*** David
Tukhmanov, People’s Artist of Russia, composer "Moscow’s premiere
performances were met extremely warm. After hot reception in Saint-Petersburg, I
was a bit afraid of how it might go in Kremlin Palace. But the house was full,
the reaction was wonderful and right, everyone understood and estimated the work
in its own way. Public liked the performance in whole: suits, play. Everything
went beyond my best expectations.
During the performance I had been
attentively watching what was going on. I had been listening how the
professional orchestra was playing, how the singers were singing, I had been
fixing every moment and I had been so strained so I felt completely exhausted,
but happy, when everything was finished. The face that so many people saw the
performance promises that the performance will live."
Yuri Riashentsev, a poet, prose writer, screenplay writer, author of a
libretto “The spectators received the opera positively. The same
moments were met in a different way in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg, but
here and there the reaction was positive. The people scenes, which seemed the
best to me, made the biggest impressions”.
Yuri Vedeneev, People’s Artist
of Russia, the performer Юрий Веденеев, народный артист России, исполнитель роли
князя Потемкина-Таврического “I believed in David Tukmanov and my
expectations were justified. He is a wonderful melodist. “Tsarina” is his first
experience in this genre. As a performer, I am quite satisfied. David
Fedorovich, a famous author and a song-writer, composed a brilliant work for the
wide sections of the audience. I hope this performance will live and will play a
great educational work in our country’s fate.
The tours are awaiting
this opera in the nearest future. The spectators both in Russia and abroad will
estimate the fantastic decorations, splendid costumes, wonderful music at its
true worth.
Maria Maksakova, the performer of the Duchess Catherine “We got
the important venue with a huge hall, big stage and a long performing history.
It is the first time for me when I meet such a great number of spectators. The
hall was overloaded and it gave me a feeling of a strained
attention.
After the renewal the hall became more interesting in
appearance, the live acoustics showed itself, although it wasn’t built with
acoustic. It wasn’t our fault that the microphones failed from time to time, but
the sound was becoming more lively then and continued to fill the hall in. I
hope that we managed to infect the public with our mood and sincere desire to
surprise and gladden the spectator. The excitement and spirit was in the
air. It is an unforgettable feeling and a rare experience to perform opera in
such a hall.
I loved the project from the very beginning, David
Fedorovich attented all rehearsals and widened my aria. I am very grateful to
him for our joint work. The presence of a composer at the rehearsals is a unique
thing for our time, this is a gift of a destiny for me”.
Schedule for Helikon Opera presents "Tsarina" (Opera in two acts) 2022
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