St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy: theater history, reviews, photos

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St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy is located in the historical and one of the most beautiful places of the cultural capital, not far from Nevsky Prospekt on Arts Square, created by the brilliant Carlo Rossi.

History of the theater

The St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy was opened on December 18, 1910. The best artists of the city performed on its stage. In 1920, the theater of the comic opera was located here. A year later, the Lame Joe cabaret was opened in the basement. In 1929, two operetta troupes - Leningrad and Kharkov merged into one. It was the first Music Hall in the city, the music director was I. Dunaevsky. Then the troupe moved to the building of the People's House. The troupe has been "living" in the mansion in which the music theater is now located since 1938. During the war years, the St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy was in Leningrad for all 900 days of the blockade and continued to work. In 1941, due to the bombing, the building was damaged and the troupe had to move to the Alexandrinsky Theater. The artists traveled toadvanced.

Today the music committee is headed by Yuri Schwarzkopf.

Theater building

This building has been occupied by the St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy since 1938, as mentioned above. It was built in 1801. It is not known exactly who was the architect of the building. It was a profitable house, which belonged to the businessman I. Lazaryan. In the 40s of the 19th century the building was rebuilt. The author of the project of the renovated mansion was the Italian L. Vendramini. At the end of the 19th century, the building changed again, this time according to the project of the Russian architect A. Khrenov. The owner of the mansion at that time was Princess Urusova. Grand Duke Nicholas bought her house. Then the building was again changed and the second floor took on the form of palace apartments. In 1910, the house was damaged by fire, after which it was rebuilt for theatrical performances.

The music committee building is one of the architectural monuments in St. Petersburg. The musical comedy theater, the photo of the hall of which is presented in this article, keeps the imprints of various eras and architectural styles.

Repertoire

St. Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy offers the audience a varied repertoire. There are classical operettas, mysteries, musicals, and concert programs.

Today the playbill includes the following performances:

• "Mr. X".
• "Hits of Broadway".
• "Bayadere".
• "Baby Riot".
• "Jekyll and Hyde".
• "Aladdin".
• Viennese Blood.
• Madame Pompadour.
• Teremok.
• "Ten brides and no groom."
• Vampire Ball.
• "White. Petersburg.”
• "Countess Maritza".
• "Sevastopol W altz".
• Silva.
• "Hollywood Diva".
• "Once upon a New Year's Eve…".
• "Violet of Montmartre".
• "The Count of Luxembourg".
• "Bat".
• Chaplin.

And others.

Troup

St. Petersburg Musical Committee is famous for its artists. And in the last century and today, only brilliant artists perform on the stage of this Tatras.

Main troupe:

• B. Shtyps.
• A. Byron.
• N. Savchenko.
• M. Elizarova.
• B. Sviridova.
• I. Korytov.
• I. Shvarev.
• B. Golovkin.
• B. Yarosh.
• E. Zabrodina.
• D. Petrov.
• A. Lenogov.
• A. Oleinikov.

And others.

Musical soloists (guest artists):

• I. Ozhogin.
• A. Vavilov.
• B. Sveshnikova.
• M. Gogitidze.
• A. Matveev.
• R. Kolpakov.
• G. Novitsky.
• E. Gazaeva.
• I. Rabbit.
• N. Dievskaya.
• A. Sukhanov.
• K. Gordeev.
• L. Rolla.
• A. Avdeev.
• M. Lagatskaya-Zimina.
• E. Zaitsev.
• K. Chinese.

And others.

Theater ballet soloists:

• I. Fakhrutdinov.
• N. Burtasova.
• N. Kudinova.
• E. Aliyeva.
• I. Dryomin.
• M. Beekeeper.
• I. Galeev.
• B. Koshparmak.
• K. Usanov.
• B. Vishnyakova.
• A. Tozik.
• M. Glazunova.
• I. Shinkareva.

And others.

Vampire Ball

In 2011, the St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy staged the musical "Dance of the Vampires" on its stage. The plot is based on a film directed by Roman Polanski. In 1997, the musical "Dance of the Vampires" was staged for the first time. Music composed by Jim Steinman. The libretto was created by Michael Kunze. The performance was a great success. They are interested in many countries of the world. In 2011, this musical was also seen by the Russian public. Directed by Roman Polanski himself. The plot is based on a story about a girl who was invited to the ball by Count von Krolock (a vampire). She runs away from home to his castle, succumbing to his attraction. The young scientist Alfred and his leader, Professor Abronsius, infiltrate the count's castle, hoping to save the girl. "Dance of the Vampires" was a great success on the stage of the music committee for 3 years. He brought several awards to the theater. The theater plans to resume production in August 2016.

Jekyll & Hyde

The next musical staged in St. Petersburg by the Musical Comedy Theater was "Jekyll and Hyde". Its plot is based on the novel by R. L. Stevenson. This is a romantic and at the same time philosophical work. The musical tells the story of the talented Dr. Jekyll. He developedthe theory that it is possible to divide a person into two components - good and evil, to separate evil and leave only good. He was not given permission to conduct experiments on patients and he decided to make himself his experimental subject. As a result, he has a split personality, now the ruthless killer Hyde lives in his body. But he only kills vicious people. Dr. Jekyll's experiment failed.

Reviews

Residents and guests of St. Petersburg describe the musical comedy theater as beautiful, cozy, impressive with its appearance and wonderful performances. The most popular performances among the audience are Vampire's Ball, Jekyll and Hyde, Aladdin, Hits of Broadway and Chaplin. Spectators write that the performances of the musical comedy theater make a huge impression. The audience likes everything in the musical committee, interiors, artists, performances, costumes, atmosphere, scenery. According to the audience, the theater productions are spectacular, bright, memorable, evoking strong emotions, and the repertoire is diverse and allows everyone to find an interesting production for themselves.

Address and directions

On Italianskaya street, house number 13, there is a theater of musical comedy (St. Petersburg). How to get to the music committee? This question is asked by everyone who is going to visit the theater for the first time. The St. Petersburg Musical Comedy can be reached by metro. The closest stations are Gostiny Dvor and Nevsky Prospekt. From them to the theater no more than 10 minutes walk. You can also get to the music committee by bus, trolleybus or fixed-route taxi.