The world of operetta is wide and varied, it includes lyrics and satire, funny and serious, frivolous and touching. Music in the operetta performs an important dramatic function. It embodies the characters and relationships of the characters, the music serves to develop and affirm the idea of the work, as well as in opera and ballet. At the same time, unlike opera, this music is predominantly popular, song and dance in nature, closely connected with the intonations and rhythms of mass life, the musical stage.
At all times, the operetta was able to adapt to the requirements of the time, learned the lessons of related arts, and sensitively responded to the demands of the audience. This is the source of the viability of operetta art.
The most striking figure of the neo-Viennese operetta is Imre Kalman. His art is festive, elegant and, despite sharp collisions, deeply optimistic. It is notable for its generosity of melody, high professionalism, clear and convincing dramaturgy.
Among the works of Kalman, in addition to twenty operettas, are compositions for symphony orchestra, various instrumental pieces, romances, vocal cycles, as well as articles and reviews.
Today you will see one of the composer's brightest and most popular operettas - La Bayadere. The extraordinary popularity of this operetta is explained by the fabulously beautiful music: it simply enchants with its melodiousness.
What is this performance about? Of course, about love. Oriental Prince Rajami is in Paris as an envoy. He often visits the Paris Opera, where the young singer Odette sings. No one knows that Rajami is in love with her and specially goes to the theater in order to at least see his beloved on stage. Finally, one evening he meets her. It seems that his feelings are reciprocated, but how many obstacles, it turns out, lies in the way of their happiness. Will the lovers be able to overcome them?
