"Helikon-Opera" played in the Pokrovsky

A series of celebrations for the 100th Mark birthday of Boris Pokrovsky opened in an unexpected way musical theater "Helikon-Opera". Why "Helicon"? The answer is obvious: He is a student of Dmitry Bertman Boris, and the maestro at the time helped many of his undisputed authority assignment theater Bertman status of the State Theatre, and later - the reconstruction of the theater. Dmitry Bertman - we have all the sounds already baptized in the opera Boris Alexandrovich Pokrovsky names in our walls every day - Dmitry Bertman. - Why is this evening, as "Pokrovsky baptism." Boris Pokrovsky, we have not a single performance, but we believe "Helikon" Pokrovsky grand theater: he was here, we analyzed the performance. He knew that all artists "Helicon", worked with many of them in other theaters. We dedicated to the opera! Irina Maslennikov of the evening was the widow of the master, the famous singer and teacher Irina Maslennikov. Rooms with relatives, friends and colleagues of Boris Pokrovsky daughter Alla Pokrovskaya son Alexander Pokrovsky, a grandson and popular actor Mikhail Efremov, Bolshoi Theater soloist Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Ted George Alexander Anisimov, Alexei Maslennikov, Yuri Vedeneev, Vladimir Redkin, Vladislav Piavko, Makvala filled Kasrashvili, chief conductor of the Chamber Music Theater Vladimir Agronsky and many others. Evening in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Boris Pokrovsky Dmitry Bertman invented a spectacular, albeit risky. Instead of boring gala concert he staged performance, invite artists of the theater singing, as desired, and calculated Boris Pokrovsky. And the audience was clear look how disputes aired opera maestro, between the numbers on the screen did not show the fragments of an interview with Pokrovsky pretty harsh words and examples. Interviews, on the other side shows the final look at Pokrovsky opera director whose development is known for his books, from "On the opera stage direction" and "Reflections on the opera" and "what, why and how" If from the Bolshoi Theater sold "'evolution, but do not affect the fundamental thesis of the Intercession -. the main feature of the opera is a dramatic art, the nature of opera - Humanity, provides the director a synthetic art," hearing "effect and" see "Music. The principal merit of intercession can be as credible by the law of organic matter in the dramatic operatic conventions. As expected treated, most notably with the proposed task Pokrovsky students who worked with him in various theaters. Michael Guzhov deep and serious lived in the image of the scene Kochubey interrogation "Mazeppa" given the highest level of the evening. Larisa Kostyuk and Karina Flores played emotional duet of Aida and Amneris in Verdi. Larisa Kostyuk and Karina Flores played emotional duet of Aida and Amneris in Verdi's paradox in the treatment of acute and Bertman sounded Quartet "Honey, I've taken the liberty" of "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky. Disassembled for two stressed Aria Shemakhan queen "The Golden Cockerel" by Marina Andreeva and Anna Grechishkina performed incredible melody and sophistication of the Rimsky-Korsakov (in confirmation screen Pokrovsky said that this is the greatest achievement of the composer of the opera). Natalia Zagorinskaya could find intense internal drama in a spiritual masterpiece Chesnokov "Let my prayer." But with the "Queen of Spades" is not set. Asked Intrigue is Basil the screen:. "Vsevolod Meyerhold once asked me - who is German, a player or a lover And I knew that Meyerhold proved to everyone that he is a player Meyerhold, please, I said that the player. But I always knew that he Tchaikovsky -.. a lover I'm a musician, I hear the music That he is a player in Pushkin and Tchaikovsky wrote his lover I lied, told Meyerhold "Who has not already.. talked about this ... Pokrovsky opinion are almost dogma Soviet opera criticism. Basil himself in his productions of "The Queen of Spades", explained his position passionate music of Tchaikovsky, and numerous "heartless" Pushkin choruses like "three cards" filled with romantic long Herman sees what. His business interests prompted lavstori Today, the interests of the German players much clearer. Not only the public but also for the musicians And ... it is impossible to bring all the romance and sighs. Vadim Backpack sincerely tries to romance, but it is not only the enemy of the old Pokrovsky text (one sentence: "How much do you live" Out of the mouth of the "beloved" is worth it), but also the organic artist: Search for money, which he understood yet clear when the love of opera, "the old woman." Vadim backpack and Larisa Kostyuk scene Herman and the Countess in "The Queen of Spades" Wow, this was the 100th Birthday of Boris Pokrovsky happened miraculously finding the unpublished manuscript of the great director. History almost surreal. Co-author Elizabeth Pokrovsky Dyukina recently moved into a new apartment. New owners have to make repairs, and found a box with the manuscript and illustrations for them. Brought Maslennikova. She identified in her book of prayers, which was prepared for the press, but forbidden to be published by the Soviet authorities for various reasons. This book is now to be released - it is symbolic that it happened in the exact centenary of intercession. Better present the opera public purpose you can imagine. Ken Guru, "Showbiz News NEWSmusic.ru» Photo - Svetlana Maltsev opened, Photo Stars: Tsiskaridze All artists Helikon stage Mikhail Efremov Dmitry Bertman Irina Maslennikov