The Tsar’s Bride at Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Dates: (4/28/2015 - 6/18/2015 )
Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre |
46a, Lenina str.
Ekaterinburg,Sverdlovsk Oblast 620075
Phone: +7 (343) 350-32-07
Tickets: 150 ???. - 1000 ???.
Running Time: 3 hours
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It is encouraging that cooperation between the two largest theaters in the country - the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia and the Ekaterinburg Opera and Ballet continues to thrive. Creative contacts between our teams are having a very long time, and they have always been based not only on common agreement, understanding and professionalism, but in a special sense of camaraderie, belonging to the beloved and dear to all of us of opera and ballet. Our shared history is rich with different theatrical events. Tours of entire communities, sharing soloists, musicians, directors - all this takes place today, as evidenced by the statement in the Yekaterinburg Opera "Tsar's Bride" by Rimsky-Korsakov in the scenery and costumes, which are made by academician of painting rarity sketches Fyodor Fyodorovsky. Puts our performance director Michael Pandzhavidze and orchestra and opera company operates conductor of the Bolshoi Paul Klinichev. Such experience in Ekaterinburg Opera House has already taken place - with great success recently premiered the ballet "Giselle" A.Adana delivered ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater People's Artist of the USSR, now a teacher Lyudmila Semenyaka. Life itself time and making new demands and new challenges, open up new prospects for the creators of Theatrical Arts in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. And I'm sure that addressed and implemented they will vzaimnouspeshno.
With kindest regards,
General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
AG Iksanov
Among the seven marriages Russian Tsar Ivan IV the most short-lived and strange was the third - Marfa Sobakina. The sad fate of this young beauty is very briefly described in historical literature. She became the heroine of the opera Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) "The Tsar's Bride"; however, the libretto of this beautiful piece of music is far from true events of the second half of the XVI century. However, the past does not become less interesting, and the story of Martha Sobakina, the third wife of Tsar Ivan continues to captivate the attention of many centuries later. The basis of the opera of the same name drama Russian poet, translator and playwright L.A.Meya, written in 1849. Essay "The Tsar's Bride" was initiated by the composer Rimsky-Korsakov in February 1898 and completed within ten months. The premiere took place on October 22 (November 3) in 1899 in the Moscow theater Private Opera Mamontov. The first presentation, according to the Chronicle, "Moscow News", contact the National Music Festival. Orchestra led by composer pupil M.M.Ippolitov-Ivanov, wrote sketches of scenery MAVrubel, and his wife, an outstanding singer N.I.Zabela-Vrubel created the image of Martha - one of the finest in the Russian opera.
1890 - this is the era of high maturity in the creative life of Rimsky-Korsakov. One opera written in the draft or projected in sketches, other tools, the third is ready to be; simultaneously in different theaters resumed first set piece. Rimsky-Korsakov this period diverse forms and genres. By definition of the composer, "Mlada", "The Night Before Christmas" and "Sadko" form a trilogy; then comes the saying again the words of the author, "once again teaching or alteration." We are talking about the "development of melody, cantabile", which is reflected in the songs and chamber operas of this period ("Mozart and Salieri", the final version of the prologue to "The Maid of Pskov") and most clearly - in "The Tsar's Bride."
Appeal to the drama by Lev Mey was a "long-standing intention" composer - probably since the 1860s, when he Rimsky-Korsakov wrote in another play Mey his "Maid of Pskov", and on the story "The Tsar's Bride" and wondered M.A.Balakirev AP Borodin (the latter even made some sketches choirs guardsmen, whose music was later used in "Prince Igor"). Opera genius playwright, a connoisseur of theatrical specificity, Rimsky-Korsakov independently planned scenario of a new opera, and "the final production of the libretto with the development of lyrical moments and plug-in, additional scenes," instructed Elijah Tyumeneva, writer, theatrical figure and his former pupil. (By the way, writing a few years later, "Servilia" play Mey, Rimsky-Korsakov "embraced" all of this drama, which was loved by him, the author.)
By just his operas Nikolai Andreyevich treated with such tenderness as "The Tsar's Bride." Perhaps this was due to the fact that the composer drew the story itself. The era of the reign of Ivan the Terrible had always been of great interest. Images moribund beautiful and chaste Martha, passionate and deeply unhappy Lubasha no less unfortunate in his unrequited love for Martha Dirty nobleman could not awaken the creative imagination of Rimsky-Korsakov.
Biography Tsar Ivan IV, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, very eventful and very unusual. During his long life the emperor was not one or two, but seven wives. One of them was Martha Sobakina.
Marriage of the great rulers of Moscow was solemn and colorful ceremonies that preceded the great preparation. With the rise of Muscovy at the end of the XIV century in Russia there is a new tradition of the king's marriage. Along with the Byzantine symbols, Tsar of All Russia have adopted the Byzantine tradition of the bride selection of the best girls state. For the first time, "the choice of the bride" was arranged with the father of Ivan the Terrible, Vasily III: by decree from Moscow all the service people were to bring their daughters to the parade. The selection criteria served not only beauty but also health maidens. Selected contestants waited new look up to as long as the sovereign will not make your final choice. Once a girl is elected and anoint the royal bride, her life changes radically. From now on, the ratio of the girl became very special: a bride, and later wife of the great sovereign actually looked like on the sacred person. From now on, it had to be hidden from human eyes: look at the Empress was not allowed virtually anyone. Mother could not call her my cousin - a wedding ceremony, which followed soon after the king's choice of bride, turned to them, and for all Russians, simple girl into a great queen ...
In 1572, in the Alexander settlement was conducted review of the best girls state. Tsar Ivan the Terrible had to choose a bride, "Missing widowhood, although not chaste, it has long been looking for a third wife ... Of all the cities had been brought brides in Sloboda, and nobles, and commoners, the number of more than two thousand: each represents him especially. First, he chose twenty-four, and after twelve long ... compared them in beauty, of pleasure in, in the mind; finally chose all Martha Sobakin Vasilyev, the daughter of a merchant of Novgorod, at the same time choosing the bride and for the older prince, Evdokia Bogdanov Saburovu. Happy fathers beauties of the nobles do nothing ... raising his dignity, and gave them wealth, opal mining, possessions confiscated from the ancient families of princes and boyars. But the royal bride was taken ill, began to lose weight, dry: said she spoiled villains, haters of John familial well-being ... Angry accuser, Dr. Elisha Bomeley ... before the king to destroy Likhodeev poison and was, as we are assured, devastating zelie with infernal art that poisons the dying a designated tyrant minute. So John beheaded one of their favorites Gregory dirty ... and many other recognized parties in the poisoning of the royal bride ... "(NM Karamzin." History of the Russian State ").
About the Wives of Ivan the Terrible, including on Martha Sobakina, much has been written. However, stories, full of dramatic details and vicissitudes of love are not historical basis and are only speculations. Libretto of the opera "The Tsar's Bride" does not claim to authenticity: it is in front of us an imaginary picture of the events on which was created beautiful music by Rimsky-Korsakov.
And the play and the opera, written on it, do not belong to the type of "historical dramas", as the same "The Maid of Pskov" or "Boris Godunov" and the type of products, where the historical setting and characters - only the initial condition for the development of the action. Not making such difficulties which arose in previous Rimsky-Korsakov (large folk scenes, paintings rites fantasy worlds), the plot of "The Tsar's Bride" allows you to focus on the pure music, pure lyricism. In "The Tsar's Bride" composer, lovingly drawing Russian life, not trying to convey the spirit of the age. He also nearly eliminated from your favorite soundscapes. Everything is focussed on people, on spiritual movements heroes drama. Vladimir Belsky, wonderful librettist later operas, wrote about "The Tsar's Bride": "This is the perfect combination so often fighting among themselves the beauty and psychological truth, such a deeply poetic tragedy, that listening spellbound, nothing analyzing and memorizing ... ".
Cast and Creative team for The Tsar’s Bride at Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Music Director: Pavel Klinichev (The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Staging: Mikhail Pandzhavidze (The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Sets and costumes designed by Fyodor Fedorovsky, People’s Artist of the USSR, and Nonna Fedorovskaya for the 1966 Bolshoi Theatre production
Renewal Designer: Igor Oganov
Light Designor: Sergey Shevchenko (The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Chorus Master: Valery Kopanev, Merited Arts Worker
Staging: Mikhail Pandzhavidze (The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Sets and costumes designed by Fyodor Fedorovsky, People’s Artist of the USSR, and Nonna Fedorovskaya for the 1966 Bolshoi Theatre production
Renewal Designer: Igor Oganov
Light Designor: Sergey Shevchenko (The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia)
Chorus Master: Valery Kopanev, Merited Arts Worker
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