Name: Der Schauspieldirektor
Start: 2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theater

Organization

Conductor

Larisa Gergieva

Stage director

Gleb Cherepanov

Lighting designer

Igor Karmanov

Concert Masters

Natalia Soboleva

Mariinsky Theatre

Others

The Mariinsky Chorus

Orchestra

Orchester des Mariinski-Theaters

Russian

German

Der Schauspieldirektor -  (The Impresario)

Saint Petersburg

Russia

Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theater

Der Schauspieldirektor Mozart

Public

The Impresario

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

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

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Mezzo-soprano

Singer

Soprano

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Contralto

Tenor

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

The public have always wanted to know what happens on "the other side of the curtain", and they are particularly drawn by theatre rumours, scandals and intrigues. It was just the same two and three centuries ago. In 1786 the Austrian Emperor Josef II organised a competition between Mozart and Salieri, commissioning both to compose one-act operas based on backstage plots. At the time, Salieri was the vinner, but the judge of time – rightly or wrongly – awarded victory to Mozart.

Mozart's singspiel Der Schauspieldirektor, which was presented at that competition, was composed to an ageless plot: the impressario (or producer as one would say today) Frank is running an audition for his new company. Each female singer wants to be the prima donna and the men all want to be the male lead, and to achieve this aim and receive a mighty fee they are ready to undertake anything. Of course, in the finale friendship prevails.

In a singspiel the cast not only sings, but speaks too, and so the peripeteia of the plot are comprehensible even to an inexperienced observer. Competing with each other, the singers perform the greatest arias in their repertoires, which means that popular operatic pieces are included in the production. And the fact that the plot unfolds on a theatre stage during rehearsals allows the cast to play out this story using any theatre sets, including those of the production being performed in the evening.

Thanks to its short duration, vivid plot intrigue and virtuoso arias bordering on vocal trick, this opera may be an ideal choice for a first visit to the Mariinsky Theatre.

English

Публика всегда хотела узнать, что же происходит по ту сторону рампы, – особенно ее привлекают околотеатральные слухи, скандалы, интриги. Так было и два, и три века назад. В 1786 году австрийский император Иосиф II устроил состязание Моцарта и Сальери, заказав обоим одноактные оперы на закулисные сюжеты. Тогда выиграл Сальери, но суд истории – справедливо или нет – отдал победу Моцарту.

Зингшпиль Моцарта «Директор театра», представленный на тот конкурс, написан на нестареющий сюжет: импресарио (или, как сказали бы сегодня, продюсер) Франк устраивает кастинг в свою новую труппу. Каждая певица хочет быть примадонной, а певец – премьером, и для достижения этой цели и получения высокого гонорара они готовы на всё. Разумеется, в финале побеждает дружба.

В зингшпиле не только поют, но и разговаривают, поэтому перипетии сюжета понятны и неискушенному зрителю. Соревнуясь друг с другом, певцы исполняют коронные арии из своего репертуара, что дает возможность включить в спектакль популярные оперные номера. А то, что действие происходит на сцене театра во время репетиций, позволяет разыгрывать эту историю в любой театральной декорации, в том числе и вечернего афишного представления.

Благодаря небольшой продолжительности, яркой сюжетной интриге, виртуозным ариям на грани вокальных трюков, эта опера может стать удачным выбором для первого посещения Мариинского театра.

русский

The Impresario by Mozart, Mon 10 Apr 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Gleb Cherepanov,, Conductor Larisa Gergieva, Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theater, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Programme, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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