Name: Christmas Eve
Start: 2022-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Mariinsky Theatre

Organization

Repetiteur

Irina Soboleva

Chorus master

Konstantin Rylov

Pavel Teplov

Singer

Tenor

Alexander Mikhalev

Vakula the blacksmith

Mezzo-soprano

Olga Savova

Solokha

Andrei Popov

Devil

Bass-baritone

Alexandr Gerasimov

Panas

Yevgeny Akimov

Deacon

Baritone

Alexander Morozov

Head of the Village

Mariinsky Theatre

ruština

Christmas Eve

Saint Petersburg

Russia

Christmas Eve: Christmas Eve

Public

The Night before Christmas

angličtina

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Conductor

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Countertenor

Soprano

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

One might ask "what do opera and koliadki have in common?" Can an ancient magical ritual and musical theatre be successfully combined? Rimsky-Korsakov set himself this fantastic task when he set his sights on Gogol's fairytale story Christmas Eve. The result was a "koliadka-story", as the composer himself defined the genre of his opus. The koliadka as a ritual song, koliadka-singing as a community activity, Koliada as a divine sun being – these are the things that particularly interested Nikolai Andreyevich. He wove archaic melodies into the opera's musical fabric, he created a merry, vibrant and noisy crowd of carol-singers from the opera's chorus, and he presented Koliada and her brother-in-arms Ovsen on the imperial stage as themselves.

The production of Christmas Eve at the Mariinsky Theatre was already remarkable for its visual impact, and this revived version has taken on even more striking colours. The 2008 production has spruced itself up and become more elaborate: Dikanka has a larger population and the dances and games of the young people are more impassioned. At the same time, the previous production's sense of almost domestic comfort has been retained, radiated by the on-stage imagery of a snowy Ukrainian village with lights at the little windows. In such a village, whichever peasant house one might enter when lost in a blizzard, one will always find oneself among friends. And the sweet vareniki that fly straight into the mouth of the village witch to the witty accompaniment of Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestra are something one yearns to taste...

The transition from winter to summer is something on a truly cosmic scale, and the entire universe comes into motion: the earth, the underworld and the heavens. And so the opera involves not just people but also "peripheral" beings – hags and witches – as well as residents of the other world and even heavenly bodies led by Venus the Morning Star. Their movements have been conceived by Ilya Zhivoi who has staged the dances and is appearing as stage director of the revived production. The new embodiment of "the role of lighting" in the production is magnificent. Gleb Filshtinsky and Viktoria Zlotnikova have produced impressive visual images: at times the stage is flooded with infernal red light, at others with fathomless indigo, flakes of snow fall on the audience, heavenly bodies fly before them, and entire galaxies open up... The performing cast has also been renewed: the soloists include many who are making their debuts, each of them embodying Rimsky-Korsakov's characters in their own way, looking for their own artistic solutions.

Rimsky-Korsakov's fairytale operas are not infrequently difficult for children to grasp, but Christmas Eve can delight audiences of any age. From the orchestra's first cold chords, creating the sensation of an icy blue colour, to Gogol's final national song of praise, this "koliadka-story" never fails to amaze, cheer, touch and delight. Khristina Batyushina

English

Казалось бы, что общего между оперой и колядкой? Можно ли связать древний магический обряд и музыкальный театр? Эту небывалую задачу поставил перед собой Римский-Корсаков, когда обратился к сказочной повести Гоголя «Ночь перед Рождеством». Получилась «быль-колядка» – так определил жанр своего творения автор. Колядка как обрядовая песня, колядование как общинное действо, Коляда как солнечное божество – вот что особенно интересовало Николая Андреевича. Архаичные напевы он вплел в музыкальную ткань оперы, из оперных хористов создал веселую, яркую, шумную толпу колядовщиков, а Коляду вкупе с ее собратом Овсенем явил на императорской сцене собственной персоной.

Постановка «Ночи перед Рождеством» в Мариинском театре и раньше отличалась зрелищностью, а в обновленной версии заиграла еще более яркими красками. Спектакль 2008 года нарядился и приукрасился: многолюднее стала Диканька, задорнее – танцы и игры молодежи. При этом от прежнего спектакля сохранилось ощущение почти домашнего уюта, излучаемого созданными на сцене образами заснеженного украинского села с окошками-огоньками. В таком селе, в какую хату ни забредешь, заплутав во время метели, повсюду окажешься среди своих. А вареники, летящие прямо в рот деревенского колдуна под остроумный аккомпанемент корсаковского оркестра, так и хочется попробовать…

Поворот зимы на лето – дело космического масштаба, в движение приходит вся вселенная: земля, преисподняя и небеса. Поэтому в опере действуют не только люди, но и «пограничные» существа – ведьмы, колдуны, – а также обитатели потустороннего мира и даже небесные светила во главе с Венерой-Утреницей. Оперы-сказки Римского-Корсакова часто бывают трудны для детского восприятия, однако «Ночь перед Рождеством» может радовать зрителей самых разных возрастов. От первых стылых аккордов оркестра, излучающих морозную синь, до последнего всенародного величания Гоголю эта «быль-колядка» удивляет, веселит, трогает и восхищает. Христина Батюшина

русский

Christmas Eve by Rimsky-Korsakov, št 22 dec 2022, Od (2022/2022), Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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