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Rodion Shchedrin @ White Nights
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2010 started at our theatre with a landmark event — the performance of the opera
Enchanted Wanderer
by Rodion Shchedrin
and the meeting of the composer and audience, with the participation of Valery Gergiev. They gave a
ceremonial start
of an additional subscription series
of events at the Mariinsky Theatre
and Concert Hall devoted to a detailed study of the legacy of now living
classical composer. Our subscription Rodion Shchedrin at the Mariinsky Theatre
includes opera and ballet performances as well as concerts of music
of Shchedrin, and provides a unique opportunity to review the masterpieces of the
composer within a period of several months. Like our review of theatrical works by Prokofiev,
like the performance
of the complete Symphonies
by Mahler, or like the revealing
of the best masterpieces
of French music during the season 2009/10, a series of events
dedicated to Rodion Shchedrin is an important large-scale project of our theatre
as it defines one of the leading creative directions of our company.
Like with our other project, Prokofiev at the Mariinsky Theatre one can certainly note that our theatre is the only
music company in the world
that in such depth and detail
had come up to full scale study of
the repertoire of classical composer
of both the 20-th
and the 21-st century. Over
the past few years, our troupes of Ballet, Opera and Orchestra
directed by Valery Gergiev brought a number of innovative productions
of Shchedrin’s theatrical works
and his music in numerous concerts
in St Petersburg and on tour
in the Russian cities
and abroad. This year
we also released a new music CD
on the Mariinsky Label
that features a complete recording
of the opera Enchanted Wanderer
and other works by Shchedrin.
During the Stars of the White Nights Festival
for several consecutive nights we present our best achievements
in the fulfillment of Rodion Shchedrin’s works,
once again emphasising the importance of the composer of our time.
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Photo — © Lenta.Ru/Sergei Petrov
Photo — © Lenta.Ru/Sergei Petrov
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Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre
Rodion Shchedrin The Little Humpbacked Horse
Ballet in two acts
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky (2009)
Ivan the Foul: Alexander Sergeyev
Tsar-Maiden: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Little Humpbacked Horse: Vasily Tkachenko
Wednesday 16 June, 8:00PM
More info | Tickets: 1200…4300 rub.
Ivan the Foul: Alexander Sergeyev
Tsar-Maiden: Irina Golub
Little Humpbacked Horse: Grigory Popov
Sunday 27 June, 7:00PM
More info | Tickets: 1200…4300 rub.
Take a look at production photo-album on Yandex.Photos.
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Watch The Little Humpbacked Horse video-trailer on our YouTube channel.
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© Mariinsky Media
video length: 1:39
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Sketch — © Boris Messerer
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Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre
Georges Bizet — Rodion Shchedrin Carmen Suite
Ballet in one act
Choreography by Alberto Alonso (1967)
Carmen: Irma Nioradze
Jose: Ilya Kuznetsov
Torero: Denis Matvienko
Tuesday 22 June, 8:00PM
More info | Tickets: 1200…3840 rub.
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Watch Carmen Suite video-trailer on our YouTube channel.
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© Mariinsky Media
video length: 2:25
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Photo — © Mariinsky Theatre/Natasha Razina
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Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre
Rodion Shchedrin Anna Karenina
Ballet in two acts
Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky (2010)
Anna Karenina: Ulyana Lopatkina
Alexei Vronsky: Yuri Smekalov
Alexei Karenin: Sergei Berezhnoy
Thursday 24 June, 7:00PM
More info | Tickets: 320…3840 rub.
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Watch Anna Karenina video-trailer on our YouTube channel.
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© Mariinsky Media
video length: 4:45
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Photo — © Mariinsky Theatre/Valentin Baranovsky
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Opera, Mariinsky Concert Hall
Rodion Shchedrin Enchanted Wanderer
Opera for three soloists, chorus and orchestra
Staged by Alexei Stepanyuk (2008)
Kristina Kapustinskaya, Andrei Popov, Sergei Aleksashkin
Mariinsky Theatre Choir and Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Friday 25 June, 8:00PM
More info | Tickets: 1500…2500 rub.
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Recorded on Mariinsky Label
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A CD
that contains Rodion Shchedrin’s
works is our fifth release
on the Mariinsky Label,
our own recording label. This CD
features a complete audio-recording
of Enchanted Wanderer
(with Kristina Kapustinskaya, Yevgeny Akimov, Sergei Aleksahkin
and Mariinsky Chorus) and also four
fragments
from The Little Humpbacked Horse
and Shchedrin’s Concerto for Orchestra No 1,
composed in 1963
and widely well-known
as Naughty Limericks. Valery Gergiev
conducts
Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra. This CD
was recorded in July 2008
and released in March 2010.
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Rodion Shchedrin Enchanted Wanderer
Rodion Shchedrin Four fragments from
the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse
Rodion Shchedrin Concerto for Orchestra No 1 Naughty Limericks
Learn more
about this release on Mariinsky Label web-site.
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Concert, Mariinsky Concert Hall
Rodion Shchedrin Concerto for Cello and Orchestra “Sotto voce concerto”
Soloist: David Geringas
Rodion Shchedrin Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 4
Soloist: Anika Vavic
Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Saturday 26 June, 7:00PM
More info | Tickets: 700…1500 rub.
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Photo — © Christine de Grancy
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Meet the artist
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We welcome everyone to come and see the pianist Anika Vavic, who will spend
a few days in St Petersburg as she performs in
the concert on 26 June. Anika is not only
a gifted musician, but also has a wonderful
sense of humour and fluetly speaks Russian,
English, German and her native Serbian. We are
absolutely confident that a chat
with Anika must be a wonderful
event for everyone who will attend
this meeting. Moreover, this gathering
will give a chance for everyone
who loves our theatre to meet offline (rather than
online) in a pleasant
informal environment. The meeting
will take place
on Friday 25 June at 7:15PM
in the foyer of the Mariinsky Concert Hall (i.e. before
the performance of Enchanted Wanderer on that evening). Please confirm whether you are
going to attend this meeting using our online service Doodle:
you only need to put there your name and e-mail
address or phone number (no registration required).
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Participate!
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Enter our prize draw
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We should like to congratulate those 13 of our e-newsletter subscribers (of
overall 100 who submitted to us their answers), who answered correctly all five
questions to
the e-quiz
we ran last week (1 — b,
2 — b,
3 — b, 4 — a,
5 — d).
We are delighted to award prizes to the following three prize-winners selected
randomly out of 13 subscribers who sent us correct
answers to all five questions in the e-quiz:
Natalia Morozova, Sergei Novgorodov and Pavel Strashnov.
We sent them separate e-mails describing how
they can receive their awards.
You are welcome to take part in our
next e-quiz. Send us your answers to
the questions listed below by the end of Sunday 20 June and if you answer all five questions
correctly, your
name will be put into our prize draw. To enter the
prize draw you need to send us your correct answers
either by e-mail to marketing@mariinsky.ru,
or by twitting a direct personal message to either of
our twitter-accounts mariinskyen
or mariinskyru
(please quote your name and e-mail address so that
we can contact you).
Questions of our fifth e-quiz are related to the
upcoming series of performances set to the music of Rodion Shchedrin.
Three winners will be
selected randomly by a computer program from a list of
those who correctly answer all five questions of the e-quiz and send us
the answers by the end of Sunday 20 June. Winners and prizes will be announced in our next
e-newsletter. Best of luck!
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Question 1
Following the premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s version of the
ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse
at the Mariinsky Theatre,
Maya Plisetskaya in token
of admiration gave a gift to Alina Somova (who was&nbdp;dancing
the role of Tsar-Maiden) right behind
the scenes. What gift did Plisetskaya give to her?
(a) A scarf
(b) A brooch
(c) A pair of earrings
(d) A necklace
(e) A pendant depicting a fairy character from Yershov’s tale
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Question 2
Which one of Shchedrin’s operas first appeared in the repertoire of our theatre?
(a) Not Love Alone
(b) Boyarynya Morozova
(c) Enchanted Wanderer
(d) Dead Souls
(e) Lolita
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Question 3
Delete from the list below those ballet(s) to the music of Shchedrin, which had never attended in the repertoire of our theatre.
(a) The Lady with the Dog
(b) Carmen Suite
(c) The Little Humpbached Horse
(d) The Seagull
(e) Anna Karenina
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Question 4
What Concerto(s) for Orchestra by Rodion Shchedrin
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra has not performed (yet)?
(a) Chimes
(b) Naughty Limericks
(c) The Ancient Music of Russian Provincial Circuses
(d) Round Dance
(e) Four Russian Songs
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Question 5
Name the famous march that Rodion Shchedrin had composed.
(a) Aviators march
(b) Plumbers march
(c) Mentors march
(d) Enthusiasts march
(e) Athletic march
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