Name: Rusalka
Start: 2022-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Ekaterinburg Opera

Organization

Stage director

Tomáš Pilař

Conductor

Oliver von Dohnányi

Lighting designer

Daniel Tesař

Costume designer

Ivana Ševčík Miklošková

Set designer

Pavel Kodeda

Choreographer

Vyacheslav Samodurov

Chorus master

Angelica Grozina

Singer

Soprano

Olga Starodubova (Tenyakova)

Rusalka

Natalia Karlova

Elena Pavlova (Dementeva)

Olga Semenishcheva (Peshkova)

Bass

Mikhail Korobeinikov

Vodnik

Oleg Budaratskiy

Vladislav Popov

Garry Agadzhanyan

Tenor

Evgeny Kryukov

Prince

Ilgam Valiev

Anna Perkhurova

Princess

Nadezhda Babintseva

Mezzo-soprano

Ksenia Kovalevskaya

Jezibaba

Nadezhda Ryzhenkova

Tatiana Nikanorova

Natalia Mokeeva

First Nymph

Olesya Nemtseva

Darya Leus (Tamarova)

Saule Antysheva

Second Nymph

Olesya Stepanova

Baritone

Dmitry Starodubov

The Hunter

Alexey Semenischev

Yuri Devin

Alexei Mironov

Aleksandr Kulga

The Gamekeeper

Alexandra Kosternaya

The Turnspit

Maria Orlova

Konstantin Chudovsky

Third Nymph

Evgeniya Primakova

Maxim Kozlov

Artem Abashev

Natalia Buklaga

Evgeny Bovykin

Irina Krasheninnikova

Ekaterina Odaikina

Vladimir Cheberyak

Maria Shlyapnikova

Ural Opera Ballet

Czech

Ekaterinburg

Russia

Ekaterinburg Opera

Rusalka Dvořák,A

Private

Public

Russian

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Written at the end of the 19th century and incorporating many sources, including Andersen's famous fairy tale, The Mermaid summed up the romantic century, telling about all its hopes and lost illusions. The plot of the opera, which is also the central plot of the era of romanticism, is the collision of the fantastic and the real, the pursuit of the ideal and disappointment in it: it is impossible to achieve the integrity of the worldview, but there is always hope for the best.

Dvořák summed up the 19th century in the rich and colorful score of The Mermaid, combining the findings of late romanticism (primarily paying tribute to his idol Richard Wagner) and Czech folklore. He also looked a little ahead, taking a dramatic move that was radical for his time: the heroine of the opera acquires a human soul in exchange for a voice - she is forced to be silent for almost a whole act. Directors were able to appreciate this technique already in the 20th century.

In Yekaterinburg, the most famous Czech opera is presented by a young team of directors from Prague. Director Tomas Pilar said: “On the one hand, we are making a fairy tale understandable even for children, and on the other hand, we must build a serious storyline, filling it with passion and deep meaning so that it touches adult viewers to the core.” The performance turned out like this: children are fascinated by the games of mermaids in a fairy-tale lake and the escape of sweets from the palace kitchen, while adults follow the story of a great and impossible love.

English

Написанная на исходе XIX века и вобравшая в себя множество источников, в том числе знаменитую сказку Андерсена, «Русалка» подвела итог романтического столетия, поведав обо всех его надеждах и утраченных иллюзиях. Сюжет оперы, он же центральный сюжет эпохи романтизма — столкновение фантастического и реального, погоня за идеалом и разочарование в нем: достичь цельности мироощущения невозможно, но всегда остается надежда на лучшее.

Дворжак и в партитуре «Русалки», богатой и многокрасочной, подытожил XIX век, соединив находки позднего романтизма (прежде всего, отдав дань своему кумиру Рихарду Вагнеру) и чешский фольклор. Он заглянул и немного вперед, предприняв радикальный для своего времени драматургический ход: героиня оперы обретает человеческую душу в обмен на голос — почти на целый акт она вынуждена замолчать. Оценить этот прием режиссеры смогли уже в ХХ веке.

В Екатеринбурге самую известную чешскую оперу представляет молодая команда постановщиков из Праги. Режиссер Томаш Пилар рассказывал: «С одной стороны мы делаем сказку, понятную даже детям, а с другой — должны выстроить серьезную сюжетную линию, наполнив ее страстями и глубоким смыслом, чтобы она трогала до глубины души и взрослых зрителей». Спектакль таким и получился: дети завороженно следят за играми русалок в сказочном озере и побегом конфет с дворцовой кухни, — а взрослые следят за историей большой и невозможной любви.

русский

Rusalka by Dvořák, Thu 16 Mar 2023, From (2022/2023), Directed by Tomáš Pilař,, Conductor Oliver von Dohnányi, Konstantin Chudovsky, Maxim Kozlov, Artem Abashev, Ekaterinburg Opera, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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