Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre: repertoire and photos

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The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre, the history of which is described in this article, was organized in the second half of the 20th century. His repertoire includes not only operas and ballets, but also musical fairy tales and musicals for children, as well as operettas.

History of the Opera House

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre, the photo of the building of which is presented in this article, opened its doors in 1960. The first performance of the troupe was the opera "Shyvarman".

The first attempts to carry out musical performances in the city were made long before the opening of the theater. The first opera, or rather scenes from it, were shown to the Cheboksary public in 1913. It was the work of M. Glinka "Ivan Susanin". Then there were other performances. But these performances were amateur.

The Opera House was opened in 1959 on the basis of the Drama Theater. Its founder was B. Markov. Then the theater was called musical and dramatic. Long yearsthe troupe was small. Because of this, many productions could not be staged.

From the first years of its existence, the theater included Chuvash operas in its repertoire. But it also included world classical masterpieces and works by Soviet composers. In 1962, the opera "Chapai" brought the artists great success on tour in Moscow.

In 1966, graduates of the Leningrad Choreographic School joined the theater. As a result, a professional ballet troupe was formed. Thanks to this, the theater expanded its repertoire, it included choreographic performances. The first ballets were Giselle, Sarpiguet and Chopiniana.

In 1969, the troupe was divided into two independent groups: drama and music. It happened on the basis of the order of the Ministry of Culture. In 1986, the musical theater moved to a separate building.

Soon the conservatory graduates joined the troupe, which made it possible to raise the level of opera productions, and large-scale performances became possible. Performances appeared on the poster: "Tosca", "Faust", "The Tsar's Bride", "Carmen", "Prince Igor", "La Traviata", "Rigoletto", "Abduction from the Seraglio" and "Troubadour".

In 1993 the musical theater was renamed. It was a recognition of the creative viability of the troupe. From now on, it became known as the Opera and Ballet Theatre.

Artists often tour and participate in festivals. Thanks to this, today the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater is known far beyond the borders of the Republic. Its address is the Russian Federation, Cheboksary, Moskovsky Prospekt,house number 1. Located on the bay, in a picturesque location.

Opera

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater (Cheboksary) offers a rich repertoire. It includes performances of different genres.

Opera theater repertoire:

• "Boris Godunov".
• "Love Potion".
• "The Queen of Spades".
• "Country Honor".
• "Floria Tosca".
• "Masquerade Ball".
• "Narspi".
• "Interrupted W altz".
• "Shyvarman" and others.

Ballet

The audience enjoys visiting the bright choreographic performances offered by the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre:

• Walpurgis Night.
• "Carmina Burana".
• "Love is magic".
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• "The Nutcracker".
• "Eternal light".
• "Lolita".
• "Sarpige".
• "Nuncha" and many others.

Operetta and children's performances

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater also has children's musical fairy tales and operettas in its repertoire. The younger kids love itwatch "Maritsa" and "The Bremen Town Musicians", "Thumbelina" and "Teremok". Productions such as "The Bat", "Silva", "Scarlet Sails", "The Count of Luxembourg" will be understandable and interesting for older children and adult viewers.

Projects

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater is the creator and organizer of several projects:

• International Opera Festival.
• Schools for young theatergoers.
• International Ballet Festival.
• Competition of young opera singers.
• Festival "Young Talents".
• Days of Chuvash music.
• Operetta Festival.

"Days of Chuvash Music" is a unique project. It was created in order to enable viewers and listeners to join the national art. There are "days of culture" in the theater every year in January. The project shows ballets, operas, musical comedies, operettas, music for which was written by Chuvash composers. There are also concerts where national works are played.

"School of the young theater-goer" is a project created in order to educate a new generation of viewers. It includes talks, competitions, exhibitions, intellectual-creative and plot-role-playing games, theater classes, thematic excursions, meetings with actors, watching performances of various genres and discussing them, master classes, etc.

"Young Talents of Chuvashia" is a festival that has been held since 2010. Every year vocalists, soloists-instrumentalists, ensembles, choreographic groups, choirs take part in it. The age of the contestants is young - from 8 to 18 years old.

Troup

A large and friendly team gathered on its stage the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre. It includes talented vocalists, dancers, choristers and musicians.

Croup:

• Vasily Vasiliev.
• Alena Averkina.
• Maxim Karsakov.
• Tatiana Vladimirova.
• Valentina Smirnova.
• Vilena Gerasimenko.
• Lyudmila Yakovleva.
• Olga Saparkina.
• Svetlana Efremova.
• Vitaly Arkhipov.
• Ilya Guriev.
• Egor Burba.
• Ivan Nikolaev.
• Svetlana Lvova.
• Andrey Mikhailov.
• Marianna Chemalina.
• Olga Vildyaeva.
• Alexey Ryumin and many others.

Director

Vyacheslav Foshin is a man under whose strict guidance the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater lives today. The director has been in office since 2012. Vyacheslav is an Honored Worker of Culture of Chuvashia. He made a great contribution to the arts. V. Foshin is a graduate of the Higher Trade Union School in the field of culture. He has been in leadership positions throughout his life. Since 1994, Vyacheslav headed the Palace of Culture and the club of interests at the Cheboksary Tractor Plant. From 2002 to 2007 he was director of the Opera and Ballet Theatre. Then he moved to the position of chiefdirector at the Palace of Culture of Tractor Builders. From 2009 to 2012 was the First Deputy Minister of Culture of the Chuvash Republic for Nationalities. In 2012, he again took up the position of director of the Chuvash Opera and Ballet Theatre.