Moscow Operetta Theater: history, repertoire, troupe, reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

The Moscow Operetta Theater has existed since the first half of the twentieth century. It is located in the very center of the capital. Next to it are the Bolshoi and Maly theatres. The building that houses the Moscow Operetta was built in the nineteenth century and is an architectural monument.

About the theater

The Moscow Operetta Theater was founded by Grigory Yaron, a world-famous actor and director. Its building is unique in its appearance. The auditorium has a capacity of 1600 seats. Its decoration is famous all over the world. This is a ceiling painted by Russian artist Konstantin Korovin. The Moscow Operetta Theater is very popular not only among Russians, it is known and loved by all of Europe, thanks to the fact that bright, talented actors and directors serve here. The repertoire includes both classical operetta and modern genres. In one season, the troupe plays more than three hundred performances. The Moscow Operetta has for many years retained the status of one of the leading theaters in Russia. Famous actors, musicians, directors, artists,choreographers who are famous all over the world: Lilia Amarfiy, Mstislav Rostropovich, Tatyana Shmyga, Nikolai Erdman, Sergei Alimpiev, Jozhef Svoboda, Vladimir Kandelaki, Valery Leventhal, Tatiana Sanina and others.

Moscow Operetta continues the best traditions of classical art, while keeping up with modern life. An example of this is the musicals that were and are now on the stage of the theater: "Count Orlov", "Monte Cristo", "Jane Eyre", "Mowgli", "Notre Dame de Paris", "Romeo and Juliet", "Metro".

Performances

The Moscow Operetta Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "The Merry Widow".
• "Mowgli".
• "Fanfan Tulip".
• "Caesar and Cleopatra".
• "Bayadere".
• Jane Eyre.
• "Mr. X".
• Grand Cancan.
• "Free Wind of Dreams".
• "My Fair Lady"
• "Violet of Montmartre".
• Cinderella.
• Silva.
• "Carnival Fairy".
• "Ball at the Savoy".
• "Bat".

Musicals

The Moscow Operetta Theater, in addition to the main repertoire, offers its audience various musicals. In the current theatrical season, you can see "Monte Cristo" and "Count Orlov" here. These performances are very popular with viewers all over the country.

The musical "Count Orlov" involved such artists as T. Dolnikova, I. Balalaev, E. Guseva, A. Shilovskaya, A. Ragulin, S. Lee, A. Marakulin and others. The production is being staged in the theater in blocks - twoweeks per month. The plot is based on the tragic love story of Count Orlov and the beautiful Elizabeth Tarakanova.

The musical "Monte Cristo" was staged according to the well-known plot of A. Dumas. I. Balalaev, V. Lanskaya, L. Rulla, V. Dybsky, A. Postolenko, A. Marakulin, A. Golubev are involved in the performance. This musical has been on stage for over six years.

Troup

Moscow operetta artists are wonderful, talented people who love their profession.

Vocalists:

• Yuri Vedeneev.
• Svetlana Varguzova.
• Vitaly Michelet.
• Elena Soshnikova.
• Olga Belokhvostova.
• Pyotr Borisenko.
• Valery Goncharenko.
• Vitaly Lobanov.
• Marina Koledova.
• Elena Ionova.
• Lyudmila Barskaya.
• Pyotr Kokorev.
• Alexander Babik.
• Olga Kozlova.
• Alexander Markelov.
• Gleb Kosikhin.
• Inara Guliyeva.
• Elena Zaitseva.
• Oleg Gruzdev.
• Vladimir Rodin.
• Valentina Belyakova.
• Vyacheslav Ivanov.
• Svetlana Krinitskaya.
• Pavel Ivanov.
• Mikhail Bespalov.
• David Vanesyan.
• Vladimir Golyshev.
• Oleg Krasovitsky.
• Konstantin Uzhva.
• Alexander Golubev.
• Vitaly Dobrozhitsky.
• Maxim Novikov.
• Nikolai Semyonov.
• Gerard Vasiliev.
• Valery Islyaikin.
• Olga Ratnikova.
• Natalia Melnik and others.

Ballet Company:

• B. Vishnyakov.
• B. Nunez Romero.
• E. Khivrich.
• N. Derendyaev.
• E. Raldugin.
• Yu. Khusainov.
• A. Babenko.
• S. Kurilko.
• I. Smirnova.
• N. Bezrukov.
• M. Nikonov.
• I. Tokarev.
• N. Boyarer.
• A. Merkulov.
• S. Rosenberg.
• P. Apatonov.
• I. Socrates.
• M. Vishnyakova.
• D. Usmanov.
• N. Golubeva.
• B. Deryugin.
• A. Poilova.
• I. Korchmarsky.
• E. Stepanova.
• E. Swedes.
• B. Sizintseva.
• B. Shimanaeva.
• B. Kozlova.
• Oh. Safronova.
• E. Tyuminkin.
• R. Bobreshov.
• N. Scars.
• I. Fedorchenko.
• E. Kopylova.
• E. Trifonova.
• A. Derendyaev and others.

As well as the choir, orchestra and guest soloists.

Reviews

"Moscow operetta" receives various reviews from the audience. But there are many more positives than negatives. The audience praises the artists, they write that they have beautiful voices. The audience leaves the most reviews for the musicals "Monte Cristo" and "Count Orlov". In their opinion, these are wonderful productions created by talented authors and directors. The performers work at the highest level. Those who come to watch these performances are guaranteed pleasure and a lot of positive emotions. In operettas, according to the audience, no less talented artists sing than in musicals. All productions have interesting costumes and scenery. There are some reviews whereaudiences speak negatively about new readings of classic operettas such as Silva and Die Fledermaus. Most art lovers do not like modernized versions. They consider such new readings, in which classical performances are supplemented with "flat jokes and dubious mise-en-scenes", bad taste of low quality. According to the public, such productions are saved only by performers who sing their parts brilliantly.

Where is it and how to get there

Those who visit the performance for the first time, the question arises: where is the "Moscow Operetta"? Theater address: Bolshaya Dmitrovka street, 6. You can get to it by metro. The nearest stations are Teatralnaya and Okhotny Ryad. For those who prefer to travel by personal transport, there are several paid parking lots near the theater:

• St. Okhotny Ryad, 2 (Moskva hotel).
• Teatralnaya Square, 2 (at the Bolshoi Theater).
• St. Petrovka, 2 (TSUM).
• St. Tverskaya, 3 (Ritz Carlton hotel).