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A gala-concert at the Bolshoi Theatre will become the culmination of the series of events marking the bicentennial of Mikhail Lermontov's birth The ballet "A Legend of Love" will be the Bolshoi Theatre's second premiere this season The exhibition, marking the jubilee of the opera singer Elena Obraztsova, opened at the Memorial Estate of F.I. Chaliapin on October 14th Facebook: baroque music concerts "Rameau - MaГ®tre Г Danser " Historic Stage - Mikhail Lermontov Bicentennial Birthday Gala New Stage - Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti. Opera in two acts Mass media about the Theatre "A Legend of Love". One of Yuri Grigorovich's best ballets will premiere on October 23rd 2014 The festival "Circle of Light" closed on October 14th. There was an amazing combination of light and sound, color and volume, smooth lines and sharp angles on the Bolshoi Theatre's façade most important: the singer's creative career symbolizes the prosperity of the Russian vocal school in the second half of the 20th century. Elena Obraztsova performed leading mezzo-soprano parts in the classical Russian and foreign repertoire and in the operas of the 20th century composers; she created a whole gallery of characters that have become living opera classics. The exhibition is organized at the Memorial Estate of F.I. Chaliapin, and this is not for nothing. Elena Obraztsova became the first Russian singer after Chaliapin whose appearance on the world opera stage had such a significant artistic resonance. T ogether with other musical luminaries Elena V. Obraztsova actively supported the idea to create the Museum of F. I. Chaliapin in Moscow, and presented concert programs there. The exhibition features materials from the All-Russian Museum Association of Musical Culture named after Mikhail Glinka and the Bolshoi Theatre museum, as well as the materials that were provided by the Elena Obraztsova Foundation and private collections. There are playbills and programs of performances, sketches of sets, phonograph records and CDs, books dedicated to the singer, her awards (including "Golden V erdi" award and "Russian National Olympus" award) and stage and concert costumes (the singer's repertoire includes about 40 parts). Various characters, episodes of rehearsals and life behind the scenes are reflected in the works of famous photographers (V. Gende-Rote, L. Pedenchuk, G. Solovyov, A. Stepanov and others) and in amateur pictures. Some valuable exhibits come from the singer's private collections. Video fragments of opera productions, concerts, TV films and drama productions will be demonstrated. The organizers of the exhibition tried not only to reflect the main events of the singer's biography, but also tried to demonstrate all the numerous sides of the world culture's unique phenomenon, named "Elena Obraztsova". The All-Russian Museum Association of Musical Culture named after Mikhail Glinka makes its own contribution to the great singer's anniversary - it opens the exhibition, filled with love for Obraztsova's art. Elena V. Obraztsova was the first visitor of the exhibition; then she opened it for the guests. Honorary guests, colleagues and guests of Elena Obraztsova - Makvala Kasrashvili, Vera Vasilieva, Tamara Sinyavskaya, Zurab Sotkilava, Alexander Shirvindt, the Head of the Moscow Department of Culture Sergei Kapkov, the director of the Department of Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bryzgalov and others - were present at the opening ceremony. A concert was organized as a part of the exhibition opening ceremony. Laureates of The Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Chamber Music (in memory of the Spanish singer Conchita BadГa, 2014) Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (soprano) and T atiana Barsukova (soprano) and the laureate of the special prize of The Elena Obraztsova Charitable Foundation for Support of the Music Art Nikita Voronchenko (bass) performed in the concert. Cocktails were offered at the end of the evening. The exhibition will continue until November 30th 2014. Newsletter The Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow From October 23rd /…/ The ballet "A Legend of Love" will be the Bolshoi Theatre's second premiere this season. The famous choreographer Yuri Grigorovich staged this ballet, based on oriental legends about the heroic deed which the painter Ferkhad undertook for his love of princess Shireen, at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1965. This season he has revived his production, having made almost no changes to it. Over the years of one of the Bolshoi's best ballets, the cast starred Maya Plisetskaya, Nikolay Tsiskaridze and Maris Liepa. This time the cast stars the Bolshoi's prima- b all e rin a s Sve tla na Zakh aro va (a s Quee n M ekh m en e Ban u) and M aria Alexandrova, as well as the Bolshoi's soloist Alexander Volchkov. Bright sets and colorful oriental costumes for the production were created by the designer Simon V irsaladze, who designed all of Grigorovich's productions. Pavel Sorokin, the Royal Opera guest conductor, will conduct the orchestra. On November 9th the ballet will be performed for the last time this season. The large-scale production stars all Bolshoi's company and corps de ballet. /…/. T ugan Sokhiev, the Bolshoi Theatre's chief conductor, will not renew his contract with the German Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) in Berlin T ugan Sokhiev, the Bolshoi Theatre's music director and chief conductor, will not renew his contract with the German Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester (DSO) in Berlin that he has been in charge of since 2010. His current contract expires in 2016. According to Sokhiev, he made this decision because he wanted "to focus on the work at the Bolshoi Theatre", where he occupies the "position of the music director and chief conductor that demands huge responsibility". " Circle of Light" closed in Moscow. On October 14th the audience had a chance to see an amazing combination of light and sound, color and volume, smooth lines and sharp angles on the Bolshoi Theatre's façade. V ideo Russia Today: .youtube.com/watch?v=QA WHIEG554k&app=desktop For articles published 13 October 2014 The Saratoga Morning Wire (USA) reports about the successful season of the SPAC centre in Saratoga writing that SPAC President Marcia White credited the success of both the Bolshoi Ballet's first-ever SP AC engagement and the inaugural season of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's new SP AC residency. The Bolshoi attracted more than 17,000 people and generated 30 percent more revenue than projected. The Herald Scotland newspaper publishes an obituary of Russian theatre director Y uri Lyubimov and mentions that Prince Igor at the Bolshoi Theatre was one of the last productions that Lyubimov directed. V estnik Kavkaza writes that Russian Deputy Minister for Culture Alla Manilova said that 270.45 million rubles of federal funds had been spent on marking the 200th anniversary of Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov. The celebrations will culminate with a gala concert at the Bolshoi Theater on October 15. T omsk mass media: The Bolshoi Theatre's soloists will perform Verdi arias at the Tomsk Philharmonic Hall This Thursday, October 16th, six young opera singers, who are performing at famous theatres (including the legendary Bolshoi Theatre) will perform fragments from Verdi's operas to the accompaniment of the Tomsk Academic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yaroslav Tkalenko. Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet |
