Bolshoi Theatre opens "Ruslan"

During the gala, on the 28th October opens after six years of reconstruction of the Bolshoi Theatre, the audience will appreciate the technological capabilities of the new scene, and all businesses - and the orchestra and ballet and Mimamsa and the choir and soloists, promised RIA Novosti director of the concert series Dmitry Chernyakov. "Is the concert an unusual, almost like a play be arranged We are determined to open up the building as an important visual and historical brand, the history of the building -. Like the theater earlier was opened, which the artist worked there", - said In an interview with RIA Novosti Chernyakov. The talk in any more, not to spoil the surprise - to him in a presentation of five will be invited to visit opera singers from around the world. It was originally thought that the updated historical stage is "Ruslan and Ludmilla" by Mikhail Glinka premiere - this production is also involved Chernyakov. Selection logic works director describes as follows: "First, the main Russian theater should open a Russian name, and from the Classic Collection Second, from the mass of Russian operas nineteenth century, only a small part of a vibrant, positive end. Basically All of them end a great tragedy, and the opening of the theater - all the holiday, and it would be strange if it ended the scenes of collective suicide, as in "Khovanshchina", or a scene where the action takes place in the other world, We need as in "Legend of the City of Kitezh." gala finale yet, give the feeling of a holiday, and there are almost no operas. "Moreover the director continues," because historically, the Susanin always open Grand Theatre "Ivan "by Glinka and the founding father of the two operas, and when not." Susanin "then -" Ruslan "And then did Pushkin. more - go to "Ruslan" many ballet scenes, and it is important that all companies could on stage and the main argument. when we heard the Overture to "Ruslan and Lyudmila", it is a feeling that this is the opening of the Great ". Chernyakov also said that" all the great Russian operas were delivered and "Ruslan" has not the current presentation found in 2003, Alexander Vedernikov polukontsertnoe performance with elements of sets and costumes, but it was not a performance. "" There was talk that one day, a full theater production I always wanted to make this happen, and that I did it. "- Admitted to the director, but after much thought, it was decided not better on the opening of a four-hour opera, concert and hour and make a half, to a format suitable for people who go rarely to the opera. :.. will come to the opening-up policy, state leaders, the people who were involved in the reconstruction and contribute money "Ruslan" will also be the first show - will premiere on November 2, "Ruslan and Lyudmila" will be large enough products in a big way - Chernyak said, adding that the details are not to talk to the show Vladimir Jurowski will ask what, how recalls director in 18 years left Moscow, and became one of the best known in the West, Russian conductor, working with. the London Philharmonic Orchestra, leads the Glyndebourne Festival, and take for the first time in the creation of an opera in Russia, "We have several soloists, in particular - soprano Albina Shagimuratova successfully at the Salzburg Festival, Queen of the Night aria from Mozart performed." The Magic Flute ", bass Mikhail Petrenko, the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre was, and now has many international treaties, the Bulgarian singer Alexandrina Pendachanska, English tenor Charles Workman, Elena Obraztsova Will young singers -. particularly the soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Youth Program Juliana Aleksyuk is bass Alexey Tikhomirov, one of the most famous Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Zaremba, a young Ukrainian countertenor Vitaly Tarashchenko, winners of the "Bi-bi-si" in Cardiff, is Dzhioeva Veronica "- said Chernyakov . He added that the concert and opera rehearsals.