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 Opera in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 195 min ()with one interval). Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte after the play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. Music Director: William Lacey. Stage Director: Evgeny Pisarev. Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin. Sung in Italian with Russian surtitles. "Beauty of this opera is that you can flip it by any side – it is amazingly versatile. I personally felt like diving into its festive world. We conditionally placed the set in the middle of XX century – it can be 50s, or 60s, or 70s. It was a post-war period with intrinsic desire for life, joy and feast. Our play will certainly be about love. Because everyone is in love here – Marcellina, Cherubino and even Count himself. They all cheat on one another- but without pain, though, on a contrary – with passion and joy. They can’t handle themselves – too much of testosterone and energy, thirst for pleasure and happiness. I think that’s what you call a Mozartian spirit," Pisarev says.
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19:00 | The Fair at Sorochyntsi |
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 Opera buffa in three acts to music by Modest Mussorgsky. Libretto by composer after the novel of the same name by Nikolay Gogol. Completed version by Vissarion Shebalin. Stage Director: Boris Pokrovsky. Music Director: Lev Ossovsky. Set Design: Stanislav Benediktov. Sung in Russian with English surtitles. Life at the village fair in Sorochintsy turns like a motley wheel. Cherevik has arrived with his wife Khivrya and daughter Parasya. While Cherevik is trying to sell the mare and wheat, Parasia meets a young man, Grytsko. Suddenly Cherevik appears. At first, he is about to rebuff the young man, whereupon he finds out that the fellow is the son of his old friend Ochrim Golopupenko, and welcomes him. In the meantime rumours are circulating at the fair about some «Red Jacket», supposedly being pursued by the Devil himself. In the evening, Cherevik and his friend come from the tavern and strike up a song. Suddenly Khivrya appears; she objects to Parasia’s marrying «some ragamuffin». It is useless to argue with Khivrya. Cherevik grieves. Gritsko is very sorrowful. The Gypsy is willing to settle the affair, if the young man will sell him his bullocks for a low price...
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