"My Fair Lady" at the Mariinsky has noticed increased

In the weeks before the premiere of the musical "My Fair Lady" at the Mariinsky Theater tickets for four premiere of the play were sold. As "BaltInfo" the press service of the theater, as the great interest of the audience for the premiere, the theater announces additional play "My Fair Lady" on 20 February at 14.00 clock. Thus, the premiere of the legendary musical "My Fair Lady" (Music - Frederick Loewe, the libretto and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner on the play by George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" and Gabriel Pascal movie of the same name) is 18, 19 ( 11.30 and 19.00), and 20 are February (14.00 and 19.00). The Mariinsky Theater is first drawn to the musical. "My Fair Lady" - a co-production and the Mariinsky Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, where the prime minister in 2011 with the enchanting success earlier this year. Choose genre for academic theater rather unexpected, but sparkling essay Frederick Loewe, "My Fair Lady" has already entered the golden fund of classical music and seem hardly acceptable freedom. Staging is a joint project with the Chatelet Theatre in Paris. 27 Notes per season - For the first time in France in the spring of 2011, it was accompanied by a resounding success even by Broadway standards. The musical, written by Lowe in 1956, were a great success, not only on stage, but in the film: The film "My Fair Lady" (1964) with Audrey Hepburn was given the title role in 8 Awards "Oscar" and has incredible have become popular. In the workshops of the Mariinsky Theatre produces a very complex part of the play sets and sew costumes hundred (of the game they are about 300). The game - a famous Canadian director Robert Carsen, many successful placement of the leading opera houses of the world. His production of "Don Giovanni" Mozart VA opened this season of La Scala. The production team also renowned professionals: Art Director - Tim Hatley, costume - Anthony Powell, Choreographer - Lynne Page. - Recall that the classical Kalman and Lehar operetta entered entirely on the same repertoire of Europe's leading opera houses - says Robert Carsen. - The play was staged in Paris - and that means that everything is ready for the test: picture roles, choreography, scenery. I just work here with the performers - and they are flexible, quick-witted and quick grasp everything. In addition, available a great ballet. By the way, great job with the choir choreography. I do not think the theater - it's a museum. Level text comes from the pairing of the author stories with attitude and perception of the people sitting in the hall. And so they sympathize with what is happening, it should excite them, strikes a chord. Work - it is a living thing, not a book to collect dust on the shelf. Robert Carsen at the start of the season at the Mariinsky casting for singers of all the parties - by the client to the episodic. In addition to outstanding young artists Opera Company and the Academy of Young Singers in the show, artists from other theaters of St. Petersburg will be used, for example, Professor Higgins rehearse Valery Kukhareshin (Youth Theatre on Fontanka) and Byron Alexander (Theatre of Musical Comedy). Eliza Doolittle rehearse Gaskarova Helena and Oksana Krupnova. Performances will be performing Gavriel Heine.