The Perm Opera and Ballet Theater named after P.I. Tchaikovsky is one of the oldest in Russia. His repertoire contains world classical masterpieces. He is loved not only by the inhabitants of the city, but also by guests.
Theater History
Opera House (Perm) appeared in 1870. It was then that the premiere of the first performance took place. It was M. Glinka's opera Life for the Tsar. The first ballet was staged in 1926. The patrons of the theater were: Sergey Diaghilev and P.I. Tchaikovsky. In the Perm Opera all ballets and operas of the great composer were presented. This was the reason why in 1965 the theater was named after P.I. Tchaikovsky. The grandfather of Sergei Diaghilev allocated a rather large amount for the construction of the building.
The Perm Opera and Ballet Theater is called the music laboratory. His poster really often offers experimental performances to the audience. Directors often use non-standard production solutions in the classics. And they also master modern material. The Perm Theater at all times stood out for just that. His ballet is also unique. Dancers have the ability to work with rare material. The ballet performances of the theater: “Conditionally killed” and “Orango” became a sensation. For the first time, the viewer saw them 90 years ago. Today, these performances are in the Perm Theater in the scenery, as close as possible to the original. At the same time, their choreography is modern. The choreographer of the projects is Alexei Miroshnichenko, who has his own, original style.
A new era began for the theater, when Theodor Currentzis took over as artistic director. Thanks to him, the principle of repertoire planning has changed. Performances began to go in blocks, which allows to increase the performing level of artists. The performances of the Perm Opera have repeatedly been awarded the main and prestigious Golden Mask Prizes. In 2013, the theater set a record, becoming a seventeen-time nominee. As a result, received four such awards.
Opera performances
The repertoire of the opera house (Perm) is quite extensive. It includes both classic and contemporary productions. The theater offers its viewers the following opera performances:
- "Twelve months".
- Orango.
- "Tales of Hoffmann."
- "Cleopatra."
- The Orleans Maiden.
- Cinderella.
- "Malachite Box".
- "Tristia."
- The Ghosts of Christmas.
- "Don Juan".
And other outstanding works.
Ballet performances
The Opera and Ballet Theater (its poster) offers the following choreographic performances:
- "Seasons".
- "When the snow fell."
- "Corsair".
- La Sylphide.
- "The Blue Bird and Princess Florina."
- "Skaters."
- "Rubies."
- "Conditionally killed."
- "Winter Daydreams."
- "Romeo and Juliet".
- "Nutcracker".
- Giselle.
And others.
Opera company
The Opera House (Perm) gathered professional vocalists on its stage. Here are:
- Elena Galeeva.
- Tatyana Poluektova.
- Natalia Buklaga.
- Danis Khuzin.
- Eduard Morozov.
- Elena Tokareva.
- Mikhail Naumov.
- Natalya Kirillova.
- Nadezhda Kucher.
- Angelica Minasova.
- Eleni-Lydia Stamella.
- Tatyana Kaminsky.
- Alexey Gerasimov.
- Sergey Vlasov.
- Vladimir Taysaev.
And many others.
Ballet troupe
The Opera House (Perm) is not only great vocalists, but also great ballet dancers. Here are collected universal dancers who are able to work not only in the genre of classics, but also in modern styles.
Theater ballet troupe:
- Inna Bilash.
- Ruslan Savdenov.
- Laysan Gizatullina.
- Polina Buldakova.
- Marat Fadeev.
- Oksana Votinova.
- Elmira Mursyukaeva.
- Evgeny Gromov.
- Natalia de Froberville.
- German Starikov.
- Ksenia Barbasheva.
- Albina Rangulova.
- Artyom Mishakov.
- Olga Zavgorodnaya.
- Elena Sandakova.
- Marina Shutova.
- Yana Chebykina.
- Alexey Sannikov.
Artistic director
The artistic director of the theater is conductor T. Currentzis. He is the founder of the MusicAeterna chamber choir and orchestra. Theodore came to the opera house (Perm) in 2004. At first he held the position of chief conductor, and today he combines it with the artistic direction.
T. Kurtensis was born in Greece. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in conducting class. He has been living and working in Russia since 1990. Theodore was awarded the Golden Mask Award six times. The MusicAeterna Orchestra he created is one of the most famous and famous in Russia. The basis of his repertoire is authentic music. Although modern musicians do not pass by. Theodor Currentzis is considered the best performer of music by V.A. Mozart in Russia. It is recognized not only by music lovers, but also by critics. For this feature it is often called "Perm Mozart." Theodor Currentzis is touring with his musicians in Europe. And he also worked with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, at the Munich Philharmonic, in Salzburg, at the Paris National Opera, in Baden-Baden.
The maestro is also the organizer and leader of two festivals: the ancient music Territory and Diaghilevsky. The latter is carried out in order to preserve and develop the traditions of the great impresario.