Name: Christmas Eve
Start: 2016-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre

Organization

Dirigent

Valery Gergiev

Regisseur

Olga Malikova

Set designer

Xenia Pantina

Kostuum ontwerper

Varvara Evchuk

Licht ontwerper

Gleb Filshtinsky

Video ontwerper

Victoria Zlotnikova

Choreograaf

Nadezhda Kalinina

Igor Karmanov

Pianist

Marina Repina

Yevgenia Akishina

Koor meester

Larisa Shveikovskaya

Anna Pipia

Pavel Petrenko

Zanger

Bass

Sergei Pleshivtsev

Chub

Soprano

Alena Diyanova

Oxana

Baritone

Vyacheslav Vasilyev

Pan Golova

Mezzo-soprano

Tatiana Makarchuk

Solokha

Tenor

Evgeny Mizin

Vakula the blacksmith

Bass-baritone

Vadim Soloviev

Panas

Vsevolod Marilov

Deacon

Ilya Astafurov

Devil

Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre

Russisch

Christmas Eve

Vladivostok

Rusland

Big Hall

Public

Engels

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

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Acteur

Broadcasting

Chorus Director

Componist

Danser

Dramaturg

Extra

Geluidsontwerper

Haar stylist

Illustrator

Koor

Librettist

Orchestra Operations

Orkest

Other

Photographer

Poet

Répétiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Uitvoerend producent

Vertaler

Visagist

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The plot of Gogol’s Christmas Eve enjoyed incredible popularity: the famous poet Polonsky used this short story to write a libretto and the Director of Russian Imperial Theatres organized a contest, commissioning to write an opera based on this script. Rimsky-Korsakov did not take part in that contest, however, historically, it was he who won it: the Korsakov’s Christmas Eve has become the longest-living and most popular repertoire work on the theme. However, the composer did not use Polonsky’s text as he decided to stick to the original Gogol’s version and achieved wonderful results working on the literary material himself. He adapted and presented Gogol’s novel in an extremely delicate way, while using such sparkling humour and such a beautiful and subtle irony, such vivid character types that sometimes one can’t help dissolving into tears of laughter.
As the new opera had been meant to complete the cycle of ceremonial operas, Rimsky-Korsakov further enriched the novel’s principal storylines with new scenes and characters. It is possible that his previous operas The Snow Maiden, May Night and Mlada had anticipated the appearance of new characters from semi-pagan folk beliefs which remained in Christian Christmas Eve festivities: the Devil (Chert), a Witch (Solokha) and a Sorcerer (Patsyuk), Kolyada and Ovsen. Priceless lyrical operatic scores and arias of the principle characters are accompanied by equally beautiful mass ceremonial scenes, which give the opera its peculiar flavour, charm and uniqueness.
Rimsky-Korsakov conveyed through music everything that Gogol had expressed by literary means. That is why opera Christmas Eve is, in the highest and best sense of this word, theatrical: mischievous and eventful, it is real in spite of all its relativity and grotesque. The forces of evil are also presented in a very merry and “gothicism-free” way: Solokha the Witch happens to have a wonderful son who conquers the Devil by force of the Life-Giving Cross. The performance, which was initially created for the Concert Hall and then brought over to the Historic Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, is regarded as a definite hit premiere. Its staging, sets and lighting are sound, colourful and impress with their spectacularity. The production also has taken advantage of absolutely all theatrical opportunities: a snowstorm, stars playing blindman’s buff, a fantastic flight create a sense of presence, engaging the audience in the events happening onstage. All artists involved in the performance sing, act and dance with great pleasure, energizing the audience by their “drive”. This is a production for all the family — one of those that inspire a real love for opera.

Nadezhda Koulygina

English

Christmas Eve by Rimsky-Korsakov, Van (2016/2016), Geregisseerd door Olga Malikova,, Dirigent Valery Gergiev, Pavel Petrenko, Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Vladivostok, Rusland

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