Bertman Basil lifted not good singers and other artists

Anniversary of the birth of the famous opera director Boris Pokrovsky, who on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre set more than 40 plays and created the unique Moscow Chamber Musical Theater will be on 23 January will be celebrated. But many opera groups in memory of the great masters began to celebrate this event in advance. "Helikon-Opera" happy Epiphany evening in remembrance of the Intercession. In an interview with RIA Novosti founder and director of the theater Dmitry Bertman told how Basil instilled a love of opera in Russia, as it was another way of working with actors, and what he personally grateful to the director. Interview with Natalia Kurova. - How would you describe the role of Boris Pokrovsky in the history of Russian theater? - God gave Pokrovsky live almost 100 years ago in Russia, which is rich in talent and history of the theater, to bring order to the opera, the opera was interesting, called a generation of professionals and enthusiasts of this art form to be raised. Basil developed an entire religion Opera, he has created not only written excellence and priceless books about opera, he produced a large number of students. Basil created a unique company of the Bolshoi Theatre, the down in the history of opera. - That is until the Pokrovsky Opera did not like in Russia? - Fled after the revolution, when most of the intelligentsia of the country and many have died, we had to start from the beginning - the people to teach. Pokrovsky in the middle of the last century, went to the public, which has already begun to get involved in their education. And he tried to convey to them a sense, an understanding of the style, the interest in opera. Theaters were full, and call each of the directors who then worked itself could be a student of intercession. We all learned Pokrovsky. And today, even those directors who bring diverse and incredible innovations in the opera, in fact the same. Even by supporters of the intercession of denial, they still think through the prism of the Intercession - What were the relations between the actors in intercession? - Basil worked very ungrateful for today and difficult. He did not come with actors and educated, she feeds. He not only good singers, and artists who are able to realize the fullness of the stage. Chaliapin idea that Boris did in his life was the fact that the main thing in the performance -. Not the director treats and accessories, and an artist, which you can bring the music of the great authors To establish why Pokrovsky managed so brilliant ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre, and in his own creation -. A unique Chamber Theater, which became the laboratory of modern and antique opera He created a theater that has fundamentally changed the attitude of the opera, which is impossible to get, and admired the world over. - What impact did Pokrovsky on your career as an opera director and the fate of your theater? - Thanks Boris Alexandrovich, I discovered and fell in love with opera. This feeling came to me after I saw and heard the opera "Sadko" at the Bolshoi. And I thank him for the very birth of opera in me. Intercede for me - the only and indisputable authority. Today, when he is no more, rehearse in the hall, I still feel his invisible presence, and think about how Boris took what I do - scolded or praised me. He's my conscience, my tuning fork movement. Fate gave me a great opportunity to talk to Boris. Master was at the head of the theater "Helikon-Opera", he was one of those who supported our theater at the beginning. He had to make his regular viewers, and with the group performances. So we have a direct relation to Pokrovsky we "grand" theater. I had the opportunity to chat with Boris on the last of his days. - What is the theater "Helikon-Opera" for the anniversary of the teacher? - 19 January, at the baptism we make a night at the theater named "Pokrovskoe baptism." Under the program, the audience will see and hear an interview with Boris, who were previously unknown, see shots of Basil communicates with the actors "Helikon-Opera". And of course, we will conduct excerpts from operas, loved the master and he had seen on our stage. 23rd January, the birthday of Boris, the channel "Culture" a film about my master called shown are "Basil is -. Great conservative "And soon, I hope, will be book that connected with an amazing story. The manuscript of the book was lost in the period of restructuring and upheaval was on the opening day of a historic building of the Bolshoi Theatre after the reconstruction found. This book, the master message to those who created today will be operas. RIA Novosti