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 One-act opera by Ferruccio Busoni. Libretto of the composer in German. Scriptwriter: Marina Skalkina. The premiere of the “Arlecchino” by F. Busoni is dedicated to the 100-birthday anniversary of the outstanding theatrical director, actor, professor Matvey Osherovsky. Director: Ilya Ilyin. Conductor: Filipp Selivanov. Italian composer, pianist, professor and conductor Ferruccio Busoni had created the opera “Arlecchino, oder Die Fenster” in the commedia dell’arte style in 1917, its premiere took place the same year in Zurich and was staged under the composer’s direction. Since then this opera productions can be counted on one hand. The last time in Russia was in 1977 (Samara). In Moscow this musical rarity will appear for the first time. Together with Ilya Ilyin over the staging of the performance are working young conductor Filipp Selivanov, musical director Mikhail Egiazaryan, set and costume designers Igor Nezhny and Tatiana Tulubieva, lighting designer Denis Enyukov. Roman Aptekar, the invited actor, will perform the role of Arlecchino.
Helikon Opera  |
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 Opera in three acts to music by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after the play Kabale und Liebe by Friedrich von Schiller. Music Director: Eduard Topchjan. Stage Director: Georgiy Isaakyan. Set Designer: Alexey Tregubov. Sung in Italian. Friends greet Louise on her birthday, but the girl is waiting only for her beloved. She does not know that the young man who calls himself Carl is in fact none other than Rudolf, the son of the new master, Count Walter. Louise's father Miller senses trouble, and for good reason. Wurm, the earl's steward and rejected pretender to Louise's hand, reveals Rudolf's secret to Miller in a fit of jealousy. The father is shocked: his daughter is in danger. The love between Rudolf and Louise contradicts the intentions of Count Walter, another indignant father: he expects his son to propose not to Louise, a girl from the "lower classes", but to Duchess Federica, and thus strengthen the position of the family. Rudolf refuses. His confession outrages Federica. Miller, furious, informs Louise about the deceit of her lover. But Rudolf reveals his real name to Louise and asks Miller for her hand in marriage. Suddenly, the Count appears to destroy all hopes for happiness. The Count will not allow this union, the punishment is inevitable. Only the threat of his son to reveal the terrible secret of how the Count got his title keeps Walter from ordering to arrest Louise along with his father...
Bolshoi Theater New Stage |
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 Opera for children by Andrei Rubtsov in two acts. Music Director: Andrei Rubtsov. Stage Director: Nina Chusova. Set Designer: Viktor Platonov. Sung in Russian with English surtitles. London. The house where Mr and Mrs Darling live with their children, daughter Wendy and sons John and Michael. The parents are horrified by the mess their children’s games turn their house into. The Father wants the children to grow up. The Mother believes that there is no need to rush them. Both agree that it is high time at least Wendy, the eldest of the children, left the nursery and progressed into a new life. The parents go out, and the children begin to play: Michael imagines himself a pirate captain, John a Native American chief. When they are done playing, Wendy puts her brothers to bed and, looking at a star, makes a wish never to grow up. An unexpected guest turns up at the Darlings’: a boy who tries to catch his own shadow and attach it back to his heels. He introduces himself to Wendy as Peter Pan. Wendy sews him together with his shadow and gives him a kiss; unaware of the meaning of kisses, Peter gives her an acorn in return...
Boris Pokrovsky Chamber Stage |
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