Musical Theatre, Ivanovo: floor plan and repertoire reviews

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Musical theater is the pride of the city of Ivanovo. It has a rich history. Today, the theater's repertoire is extensive and varied. Talented artists perform here, among which there are laureates and diplomats of the highest theatrical award in our country, the Golden Mask.

History of the theater

The musical theater (Ivanovo) has existed since 1930. At first it was a group that toured the Ivanovo region. In September 1931, a reorganization took place. The group turned into a mobile Ivanovo-Voznesensk theater of musical comedy. But the troupe did not have its own building for several years. In 1934, the regional executive committee and the presidium united the traveling group with the Regional Drama Theater, and this is how the Regional Theater of Musical Comedy appeared. In 1935, he got his own building.

The first stationary performance of the theater was "Harry Domela", the author of the music for which was A. Ashkenazy, and the librettist and director - V. Lensky, who was also the first artistic director. In 1936 the compositionThe troupe has changed significantly, young, but already experienced operetta artists came to the theater: M. Matveev, E. May, Z. D. Gabrilyants, K. Constant, N. Skalov and others. In the same year, the premiere of the production of "Servant" by N. Strelnikov took place.

Over time, the theater acquired its own face, built a repertoire, gathered interesting artists into a troupe. During the Great Patriotic War, actors as part of propaganda teams performed at the fronts in front of soldiers and in hospitals in front of wounded soldiers and officers.

A special place in the creative life of the Ivanovo Musical Comedy Theater is occupied by V. Brushtein's operettas, which enjoyed great success with the audience and were generously endowed with rave reviews from the press, not only local, but even metropolitan. The performances shook with their plastic expression of poetic speech, even the poets themselves, for example A. Voznesensky, expressed delight in this regard. In 1986, the theater received the status of a regional one. And since 1987 he moved to a building belonging to the Palace of Arts, where he is still located.

Theater building

The theater was built on the site of the male Intercession Monastery, which was founded by the princes Cherkassky in 1579 in their village of Ivanovo. Initially, all the monastery buildings were wooden, they were dilapidated. In the 19th century, an ensemble of two already stone churches appeared in their place - Pokrovsky and Trinity. An almshouse for orphans and widows was built nearby.

Gradually, the village of Ivanovo grew and merged with Voznesensky Posad, resulting in the formation of the city of Ivanovo-Voznesensk. In 1931, the Pokrovsky and Trinity Cathedrals were demolished, and a theater building grew in their place. The architect for the design of the premises was chosen through a competition in which 11 specialists took part. Among their projects was a very original one, the author of which was Ilya Golosov. The scheme of the Musical Theater (Ivanovo), which he proposed, resembled a television in its form. As a result, the project of Alexander Vlasov was chosen, who soon after became the chief architect of Moscow.

The building was completed in 1940. After 8 years, the theater was renovated, and after 20 years it underwent a large-scale reconstruction. All this happened for the reason that the wooden floors rotted, the foundation was weak, and besides, it was constantly washed away by the stream. In 1987, another reconstruction took place, after which the theater added halls - now there are four of them - for the musical theater, for the drama, for the puppet and for the Green nightclub. Now the building bears the proud name of the Palace of Arts.

In 2008, a new renovation was carried out, now the floors and ceilings were changed. In 2009, the foyer underwent restoration, and new, modern sound equipment was purchased. In 2011, the facade was updated, chairs were replaced, new lighting equipment was purchased. A little less than one and a half thousand spectators can accommodate the Musical Theater (Ivanovo). The scheme of the hall is presented in this article below.

Actors

The musical theater (Ivanovo) is a large team of talentedprofessionals. More than 30 vocal soloists work here, many of whom are laureates and diploma winners of competitions and festivals, including the national theater award "Golden Mask" (Alexander Menzhinsky and People's Artist of Russia Irina Sitnova). Seven actors have the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation". The ballet troupe is represented by twenty-one talented dancers. The theater also employs 19 choristers and 28 orchestra members.

Creative team and management

The Theater of Musical Comedy (Ivanovo) today operates under the direction of Yuri Vladimirovich Serkov. The main director is Pecherskaya Natalya Vladimirovna. Chief conductor - Arkady Lvovich Lodyzhensky. Chief choreographer - Lisovskaya Valentina Evgenievna. The main artist is Valentina Novozhilova. Chief choirmaster - Godlevskaya Svetlana Konstantinovna. The head of the literary and dramatic part of the theater is Irina Sergeevna Skvortsova. Concertmasters - Olga Aleksandrovna Vinogradova and Serafima Yakovlevna Sigalova. There are also six decorators, four dressers, two fashion designers, seven tailors, three props and other creative workers.

Repertoire

The repertoire of the Musical Theater (Ivanovo) is diverse, which is called "for every taste". Here you can enjoy classical foreign and Russian operetta, ballet performances, children's musical fairy tales, modern vaudeville, musical performances.

Represented here:

• Musical performance "Khanuma" (G. Kancheli).
• Children's musical performance "The Flying Ship" (V. Vadimov).
• Children's musical "The Bremen Town Musicians" (G. Gladkov).
• Operetta "Silva" (I. Kalman).
• Operetta "Mr. X" (I. Kalman).
• Musical "The Ghost of Canterville Castle" (V. Baskin).
• Musical comedy "The True Story of Lieutenant Rzhevsky" (V. Baskin).
• Ballet "Star of Paris" (M. Vasiliev).
• Musical comedy "Donna Lucia, or Hello, I'm your aunt" (O. Feltsman).
• Operetta "White Acacia" (I. Dunaevsky).
• Children's musical "The Same Cat" (N. Prokin).

And this is not the whole list of performances that the Ivanovo Musical Theater offers to the public.

Tour activities

The Musical Comedy Theater of the city of Ivanovo is actively touring and travels to different cities of Russia. At a time when the hall of the Musical Theater (Ivanovo) was under reconstruction, the troupe worked mainly on the road. During this time, the artists visited cities such as Lipetsk, Nerekht, Zelenograd, Rybinsk, Teikov, Bryansk, Dzerzhinsk, Kovrov, Volgorechensk, a number of cities in the Ivanovo region, etc. Performances that the theater has recently taken on tour:

• "Wedding in Malinovka";
• "Flying ship";
• "Donna Lucia";
• Gypsy Baron.

Reviews

On its official website, the Musical Theater (Ivanovo) provided its public withopportunity to leave feedback. Spectators note that the theater's repertoire is very diverse, audiences of all ages and with any tastes will always find something interesting here.

Performances are watched in one breath. Emotions after visiting the theater remain only the most positive. Here you can enjoy classical foreign and Russian operetta, ballet performances, children's musical fairy tales, modern vaudeville, musical performances, musicals that are so popular today. Everyone who has already visited at least one theater performance is recommended to become its spectators. The most favorite and popular performances among the public: "Khanuma", "Silva", "Flying Ship", "Wedding in Malinovka" and "The Bat".

Address

The Musical Theater (Ivanovo) is located on Pushkin Square, in house number 2. Nearby is the Trinity Church, the Uvod River. The theater is surrounded by Lenin Avenue and Krutitskaya Street.