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May 12 - press conference about Bolshoi Theatre's plans for the coming 239 seasonMass media about the TheatreA concert, marking the Victory Day, took place at the Bolshoi Theatre. Photo: Dmitri Zolotarev Celebrating the Victory Day near the Bolshoi Theatre. May 9. Photo: Damir YusupovIn the Bolshoi Theatre pocket park people sang war songs and gave flowers to the veterans Photo: Damir Yusupov The Bolshoi Theatre pocket park remains the main venue for veterans' meetings. People come here hoping to find their fellow soldiers and those they have got acquainted with during similar meetings. As the NTV journalist Georgi Grivenny reports, "thank you" and "congratulations" were two most popular words. People said them as often as they gave flowers to total strangers. At the same time it seemed that everyone who came to the Bolshoi Theatre pocket part had known each other for a long time. Veniamin Lirtsman, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War: "I am so happy about it; I am both surprised and happy". He is already 90 years old. He admits that he has difficulties walking, but simply could not stay at home on such a day. This is where fellow soldiers used to meet. There was even no need to call or send letters beforehand. The campaign "Thank you for the life". Everyone can bring a picture of a veteran and put it into a special slot on the big billboard. Thus, all of them, dead and alive, can meet at the Bolshoi Theatre pocket park on May 9, as usual.Photo: Damir Yusupov Alexander Golovin and Fyodor Fedorovsky celebrate their anniversaries together The Tretyakov Gallery marked the anniversaries of two famous theatre designers with their solo exhibitions. /…/ Two anniversary exhibitions are open at the State Tretyakov Gallery affiliate on the Krymsky Val: "Fantasies of the Silver Century", marking the 150 anniversary of Alexander Golovin, and "Legend of the Bolshoi Theatre", marking the 130 anniversary of Fyodor Fedorovsky. F.I. Chaliapin as Holofernes (opera "Judith" by A. N. Serov). 1908. Canvas, tempera, pastel. 163,5x212. State Tretyakov Gallery. Photo credit: Tretyakov Gallery press-office Visitors of the exhibition can see two famous portraits of Fyodor Chaliapin. In the first one he is painted as Boris Godunov from the same name opera by Mussorgsky; in There is a staircase in the hall, where Golovin's exhibition is presented; if you go down the stairs, you will find yourself in the world, created by another designer, Fyodor Fedorovsky. Fyodor Fedorovsky. "Coronation". A sketch of the set for the production. 1949. "Boris Godunov" (opera by M. Musorgsky). Director: L.V. Baratov, conductor: N.S. Golovanov. The Bolshoi Theatre. Canvas, oil. 94x125. Tretyakov Gallery His creative work was centered on theatre as well. During more than 30 years Fedorovsky was the Bolshoi Theatre's chief designer. Several versions of the famous curtain at the country's main theatre were based on his sketches; those sketches are exhibited at the Tretyakov Gallery as well. The exhibition features Fyodorovsky's sketches for such operas, as "Carmen" by Bizet, "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" and "Lohengrin" by Wagner, "The Maid of Pskov" and "Sadko" by Rimsky-Korsakov. F.F. Fedorovsky. "Tsar Boris". A sketch of the Tsar's costume. 1927. "Boris Godunov" (opera by M. Mussorgsky). Director:V.A. Lossky, conductor: V.A. Pazovsky. The Bolshoi Theatre. Paper, gouache, graphite pencil. 70,5x53 A big part of the exposition features Fedorovsky's design for the opera "Boris Godunov", staged by Vladimir Lossky. Besides numerous sketches and a model of the set, there are many costumes, including the tsar's vestments and a luxurious blue dress of Marina Mnishek, which was sewn for Irina Arhipova. The Expositions will be open until August.Newsletter Digest has been compiled by The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office Photos: Damir Yusupov and Mikhail Logvinov Design layout: Vladimir AndrusenkoAll materials used in the digest are the public domain of information agencies, mass media, civil society organizations and government Photo: Dmitri Zolotarev Zhenya's romance ("Wait for Me") from the opera "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" by K. Molchanov and the Mother's arioso (from the cantata "We Need Peace") by A. Novikov, songs by G. Sviridov and V. Gavrilin and a fragment from the vocal- symphonic poem "War Letters" by V. Gavrilin, were also performed in the concert. Photo: Dmitri Zolotarev Margarita Petrosyan, the concert master of the Bolshoi Opera Company and a laureate of international competitions, played the piano part. The musicologist Irina Bashkireva was the master of ceremonies Analysis of articles published on May 8-11 2014 Gulfnews.com writes that Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority has launched Abu Dhabi Summer Season featuring the headline, blockbuster international theatre, ballet, comedy and illusionist shows, regional film premieres from June 5- August 31. Performances by the Royal Moscow Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet will be held at Adnec.Spalding Guardian (UK) announces the schedule of the five productions of the Bolshoi Ballet's 2014/15 season to be broadcast at South Holland Centre in Spalding: 'The Legend of Love' on Sunday, October 26; 'The Nutcracker' on Saturday, January 10, 2015; 'Swan Lake' on Sunday, January 25; 'Romeo and Juliet' on Sunday, March 8; and 'Ivan the Terrible' on Sunday, April 19, 2015. San Francisco Gate announces that the Ballet San Jose will tour this summer with former Bolshoi Ballet stars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, performing at the Stanislavsky Theatre in Moscow and London Coliseum in early August after stateside shows at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Performing Arts Hub (Australia) publishes a review of the latest ballet, Chroma, of the Australian Ballet and writes that Stephen Bayne's choreography included some difficult high Bolshoi style lifts. The TandD.com (The Times and Democrat) writes that the Moscow Festival Ballet brings"Cinderella" to the Newberry Opera House on 8 May. "Founded in 1989 by legendary Bolshoi Ballet dancer Sergei Radchenko, the Moscow Festival Ballet brings together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies." Boulder Weekly writes about the broadcasting of Marco Spada from Boedecker Theater that this is a swashbuckling ballet that is rarely presented and that was added to the Bolshoi's repertoire in November 2013. The Brasilian online publication http://180graus.com also announces the broadcasting of Marco Spada on 17 and 18 May. El Cultural (Spain) publishes an article about Timur Fayziev who graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and founded the Moscow Ballet. Lereporter.ma (Morrocco) announces in a story about the broadcasting of an opera from the Met that Pathé Live is broadcasting also from the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow. The International Music Festival in Yaroslavl closed with a big gala-concert, marking the 700 anniversary of the Saint Sergius of Radonezh. This big art-forum takes place in the Yaroslavl oblast' annually and is directed by the People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Bashmet. The International Music Festival lasted for nine days; 19 concerts were organized during the Festival, and 10 of those concerts took place in small towns and villages of the Yaroslavl oblast'. Auditions for the All-Russian Youth Orchestra and master- classes of famous musicians, including the Bolshoi Theatre's soloist Maxim Paster and a British flutist Gareth McLearnon, were organized during the Festival as well. In brief |
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