Opera Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts). Directed by Andrey Zholdak Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
Running time: 3 hours 45 minutes
The performance has 2 intermissions
Schedule for Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts). Directed by Andrey Zholdak 2022
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky Director: Andrey Zholdak Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Opera in 3 acts
Performed in Russian with synchronised English supertitles
World premiere: 17 March 1879, Maly Theatre, Moscow, Russia
Premiere in Russia: 13 November 1982 Kirov Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Leningrad
Premiere of this production: 26 October 2012 , Mikhailovsky theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia
Eugene Onegin is an opera ("lyrical scenes") in 3 acts
(7 scenes), by Peter Tchaikovsky. The libretto was written by Konstantin
Shilovsky and the composer and his brother Modest, and is based on the novel in
verse by Alexander Pushkin.
Eugene Onegin is a well-known example of lyric opera; the libretto very
closely follows Pushkin's original, retaining much of his poetry, to which
Tchaikovsky adds music of a dramatic nature. The story concerns a selfish hero
who lives to regret his blasй rejection of a young woman's love and his careless
incitement of a fatal duel with his best friend.
The opera was first performed in Moscow in 1879. There are several recordings
of it, and it is regularly performed. The work's title refers to the
protagonist.
Stage Director: Andriy Zholdak Music Director: Mikhail
Tatarnikov Set Designers:
Monika Pormale, Andriy Zholdak Costumes: MAREUNROL’S
(Rolands Peterkops and Marite Mastina-Peterkopa) Light: AJ Weissbard Dramaturgy: Dmitry Renansky
Assistant to Stage Director:
Sergey Patramanskiy Assistant to Music Director:
Aleksey Niaga Assistant
to Set Designers: Elena Zykova Assistant to Light Designer:
Pamela Cantatore Chorus
Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh Production team coordinator:
Kathya Zholdak Executive
Producer: Alexander Arkhipov
A native of Kiev, Andriy Zholdak has
firmly established himself on the European theatrical scene, staging
productions based on shocking dreams and expressive illusions.
Nevertheless, he is keeping the details of the concept behind his
new production a closely guarded secret.
“I have set myself the task
of obtaining sympathy and empathy among the audience”, says the director.
“I wish to give the viewer an opportunity to follow the
secret life of a human soul. There are two principal words
which I use to denote the upcoming production: sensuality and beauty.”
The
director has assembled a star-studded team to work with him
on his new interpretation of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera. The costumes
are being created by Latvian fashion design house Mareunrol’s
(Rolands Peterkops and Marite Mastina-Peterkopa). His shows are marked
by a careful formulation of a concept not only of the
apparel, but also, for real dramatic effect, of the accessories and the
lighting. This combination of elements has resulted in great success
on the catwalks of Berlin and Paris.
Mareunrol’s (Rolands Peterkops and
Marite Mastina-Peterkopa)
will bring an air of the present day to the production. Instead
of reconstructing in the fashion of a particular epoch
in detail, the designer aims to present historical costumes
as perceived through the prism of contemporary taste on the
stage.
Working together with Andriy Zholdak
on the set design for the new Onegin is Monika Pormale, who has
designed the sets for the majority of the productions at the legendary
New Riga Theatre. In parallel to her career as one
of Europe’s most influential theatre set designers, Pormale has enjoyed
success in contemporary art with her photographs and installations, and has
numerous exhibitions and artistic projects in Latvia and other European
countries to her name. Her most recent work was seen on the stages
of the Munich Kammerspiele, the Cologne Schauspielhaus, and the Vienna
Burgtheater.
Lighting for the production will be the
work of A.J. Weissbard, one of the world’s most sought-after lighting
designers. Weissbard has collaborated with some of the great masters
of contemporary theatre, including Robert Wilson, Peter Stein, William
Kentridge, and Luca Ronconi, and has also worked with leading film directors
Peter Greenaway and David Cronenberg.
The production’s Musical Director
is Mikhail Tatarnikov, a young conductor who enjoys widespread
popularity with the public and, in musical circles, a reputation for
solid professionalism. Tatarnikov has been Musical Director and Principal
Conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre since January 2012.
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