Past Production Reviews
12The Toy Seller is a family show. Not only in the sense that you can come to it with children. But also because it can become an excellent occasion to talk, speculate, debate on the topic of human values. For example, about what a person needs more - money or love? And at the same time about the syntax: about the fact that in this opposition the connecting union "I" is impossible. And only the separating "OR".
The line between the world of toys and people, between fantasy and reality is illusory. Toys suffer from betrayal as people, and people are actually toys in the hands of fate, not always withstanding its tests. It is no coincidence that people in the performance look like toys, and toys look like people. Shelygin's music is cinematic, full of charm, although eclectic and variegated just like the world she depicts. The composer, who, according to him, is in constant dialogue with opera of the last three centuries, boldly mixes styles and genres: in his music the intonations of Soviet songs, and French chanson, and dramatic arias are melted down, you can hear the reliance on the musical traditions of Prokofiev, Massenet, Debussy ... He approached work in the theater in a differentiated manner - for different cast of performers he provided different versions of the parties.
The solid performance “Romeo and Juliet” by Gounod directed by Arnaud Bernard gave a number of excellent singing works
If we leave out of the scope of discussion a certain oversaturation of the performance with unusually realistic battle scenes, then the New Opera can be congratulated on an interesting production. "Romeo and Juliet" by Arnaud Bernard not only follows the author's intention and relies on the director's concept built into the author's context, but is also saturated with elements of modern staging language: the scenography is metaphorically laconic, the action is dynamic, and the role drawings are quite complex. With the proper level of performance, which the Novaya Opera is able to provide, the performance can be called one of the best works of the theater and will be popular with the public for many years to come.
