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On the eve of the tour, the National Opera hosted a press conference attended by Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia Alexander Veshnyakov, Latvian Minister of Culture Helena Demakova, musical director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater Alexander Vedernikov, Deputy General Director of the Bolshoi Theater Anton Getman, director of the Riga Opera Andreis Jagars, composer and author of the music "Rosenthal's Children" Leonid Desyatnikov, writer and librettist Vladimir Sorokin.
"This cultural and political gesture gives our landscape an extraordinary depth," said H. Demakova. "Both performances, very modern and dynamic, completely fit into the profile of our theater."
Mr. Veshnyakov said: "It is very pleasant to present the Bolshoi Theatre, without which it is difficult to imagine the Days of Russian Culture in Latvia."
A. Getman recalled that for the first time in recent years, the Bolshoi Theater toured Riga in 2003 with the operas Turandot and Love for Three Oranges. And now the dates of the next exchange tours in the 2010-2011 season are being discussed.
A. Vedernikov noted that the opera "Eugene Onegin", along with "Madame Butterfly", has withstood the largest number of performances at the Bolshoi Theater. "It's hard to overestimate that we turned to her again," he said. "We brought several young soloists to Riga, such as Tatiana Monogarova (Tatiana), Vyacheslav Sulimsky (Onegin), Roman Shulakov (Lensky)." The new Onegin begins its touring career in Riga. Already in September 2008, the new Bolshoi Opera will be held in Paris on the stage of the Opera Garnier. The play is also invited to tour Japan and Italy at the La Scala Theater.
The Bolshoi's chief conductor, who will conduct all performances in Riga, recalled that the very birth of the opera "Rosenthal's Children" was marked by a large number of political events. Vladimir Putin, in his annual message to the nation, was even forced to emphasize that no one has the right to influence the artistic policy of creative collectives. "The birth of a new opera is the beginning of a turning point in the Bolshoi Theater," A. Vedernikov said. "A dedication to the great composers of the past, a sign that the theater has great prospects." The chief conductor particularly noted the debut of the young soloist Anna Aglatova (Tanya), a "wonderful singer" who sings in the opera for the second time. The images of clones of composers in Riga will be performed by Evgenia Segenyuk (Wagner), Andrey Grigoriev (Mozart), Roman Muravitsky (Mussorgsky), Maxim Pasteur (Tchaikovsky). The part of Alex Rosenthal will be performed by Vadim Lynkovsky.
The famous writer V. Sorokin noted that he was happy to work on the opera "Rosenthal's Children". "This was my first experience working in the libretto genre and probably my last. I hope that the opera "Rosenthal's Children" will be staged for a long time. It seems that a good product has turned out. It seemed to me that the perception of this opera among the foreign public was deeper than that of the Moscow audience," the writer added.
A. Jagars was delighted to say that the dream had come true with the support of the Minister of Culture of Latvia and both governments. "I am glad that regardless of other relations, including economic ones, we have good ties with the Bolshoi Theater and we have joint plans for the future," he said.
L. Desyatnikov, who successfully fulfilled the order of the Bolshoi Theater, expressed his endless gratitude to A. Zhagars. According to him, the opera genre is in crisis today. "There is no road, but we must move forward," he added philosophically. By the way, for this production L. Desyatnikov received the highest theatrical award of Russia, the Golden Mask Award as the best opera director of the year.
L. Desyatnikov's opera "Rosenthal's Children" will be presented in Riga on June 17 and 18.
On June 21, the Bolshoi Theatre will open the Days of Russian Culture in Latvia with Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin (the second performance will take place on June 22).
As part of the Bolshoi Opera's tour in Latvia, a chamber concert of works by Tchaikovsky and Desyatnikov will take place in the Chamber Hall of the Latvian National Opera on June 19. The concert was initiated by pianist Alexey Goribol. This is his second work with Bolshoi artists; in the fall of 2007, he took part in Alexei Ratmansky's play "Old Women Falling Out."
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On the eve of the tour, the National Opera hosted a press conference attended by Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia Alexander Veshnyakov, Latvian Minister of Culture Helena Demakova, musical director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater Alexander Vedernikov, Deputy General Director of the Bolshoi Theater Anton Getman, director of the Riga Opera Andreis Jagars, composer and author of the music "Rosenthal's Children" Leonid Desyatnikov, writer and librettist Vladimir Sorokin.
"This cultural and political gesture gives our landscape an extraordinary depth," said H. Demakova. "Both performances, very modern and dynamic, completely fit into the profile of our theater."
Mr. Veshnyakov said: "It is very pleasant to present the Bolshoi Theatre, without which it is difficult to imagine the Days of Russian Culture in Latvia."
A. Getman recalled that for the first time in recent years, the Bolshoi Theater toured Riga in 2003 with the operas Turandot and Love for Three Oranges. And now the dates of the next exchange tours in the 2010-2011 season are being discussed.
A. Vedernikov noted that the opera "Eugene Onegin", along with "Madame Butterfly", has withstood the largest number of performances at the Bolshoi Theater. "It's hard to overestimate that we turned to her again," he said. "We brought several young soloists to Riga, such as Tatiana Monogarova (Tatiana), Vyacheslav Sulimsky (Onegin), Roman Shulakov (Lensky)." The new Onegin begins its touring career in Riga. Already in September 2008, the new Bolshoi Opera will be held in Paris on the stage of the Opera Garnier. The play is also invited to tour Japan and Italy at the La Scala Theater.
The Bolshoi's chief conductor, who will conduct all performances in Riga, recalled that the very birth of the opera "Rosenthal's Children" was marked by a large number of political events. Vladimir Putin, in his annual message to the nation, was even forced to emphasize that no one has the right to influence the artistic policy of creative collectives. "The birth of a new opera is the beginning of a turning point in the Bolshoi Theater," A. Vedernikov said. "A dedication to the great composers of the past, a sign that the theater has great prospects." The chief conductor particularly noted the debut of the young soloist Anna Aglatova (Tanya), a "wonderful singer" who sings in the opera for the second time. The images of clones of composers in Riga will be performed by Evgenia Segenyuk (Wagner), Andrey Grigoriev (Mozart), Roman Muravitsky (Mussorgsky), Maxim Pasteur (Tchaikovsky). The part of Alex Rosenthal will be performed by Vadim Lynkovsky.
The famous writer V. Sorokin noted that he was happy to work on the opera "Rosenthal's Children". "This was my first experience working in the libretto genre and probably my last. I hope that the opera "Rosenthal's Children" will be staged for a long time. It seems that a good product has turned out. It seemed to me that the perception of this opera among the foreign public was deeper than that of the Moscow audience," the writer added.
A. Jagars was delighted to say that the dream had come true with the support of the Minister of Culture of Latvia and both governments. "I am glad that regardless of other relations, including economic ones, we have good ties with the Bolshoi Theater and we have joint plans for the future," he said.
L. Desyatnikov, who successfully fulfilled the order of the Bolshoi Theater, expressed his endless gratitude to A. Zhagars. According to him, the opera genre is in crisis today. "There is no road, but we must move forward," he added philosophically. By the way, for this production L. Desyatnikov received the highest theatrical award of Russia, the Golden Mask Award as the best opera director of the year.
L. Desyatnikov's opera "Rosenthal's Children" will be presented in Riga on June 17 and 18.
On June 21, the Bolshoi Theatre will open the Days of Russian Culture in Latvia with Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin (the second performance will take place on June 22).
As part of the Bolshoi Opera's tour in Latvia, a chamber concert of works by Tchaikovsky and Desyatnikov will take place in the Chamber Hall of the Latvian National Opera on June 19. The concert was initiated by pianist Alexey Goribol. This is his second work with Bolshoi artists; in the fall of 2007, he took part in Alexei Ratmansky's play "Old Women Falling Out."
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The Bolshoi Theatre has arrived in Riga again
Olga PAVUK,
The Baltic Course, Рига, June 16, 2016
The Baltic Course, Рига, June 16, 2016
