The St. Petersburg Musical Comedy Theater is located in the historical and one of the most beautiful places in the cultural capital, not far from Nevsky Prospekt on Arts Square, created by the brilliant Carlo Rossi.
Theater History
The St. Petersburg Musical Comedy Theater was opened on December 18, 1910. The best artists of the city performed on its stage. In 1920, the theater of comic opera was located here. And in the basement a year later, the Lame Joe cabaret was opened. In 1929, two operetta troupes - Leningradskaya and Kharkovskaya merged into one. This 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 it is now located since 1938. During the war years, the St. Petersburg State Theater of Musical Comedy spent all 900 days of the blockade in Leningrad and continued to work. In 1941, due to the bombing, the building was damaged and the troupe had to go to the Alexandrinsky Theater. Artists drove to the forefront.
Today, the music committee is headed by Yuri Schwarzkopf.
Theater building
This building has been occupied by the St. Petersburg Musical Comedy Theater 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 tenement 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 updated 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. The Grand Duke Nikolai bought her house. Then the building was again changed and the second floor took the form of palace apartments. In 1910, the house was damaged by fire, after which it was rebuilt to theatrical performances.
The building of the music committee 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, stores imprints of various eras and architectural styles.
Repertoire
The St. Petersburg Musical Comedy Theater offers viewers a diverse repertoire. Here is a classical operetta, and mysteries, and musicals, and concert programs.
To date, the poster includes the following settings:
- "Mister X".
- "Broadway Hits."
- "Bayadere".
- "Baboon riot."
- Jekyll and Hyde.
- "Aladdin."
- "Vienna blood."
- "Madame Pompadour."
- "Teremok".
- "Ten brides and not a single groom."
- "Vampire Ball."
- "White. Petersburg ".
- "Countess Maritsa."
- "Sevastopol Waltz".
- "Sylvia".
- "Hollywood Diva."
- "Once upon a New Year ...".
- "Violet of Montmartre."
- "Count of Luxembourg".
- "Bat".
- Chaplin.
And others.
Troupe
The St. Petersburg Musical Museum is famous for its artists. And in the last century and today, only brilliant artists perform on the stage of this Tatra.
The main troupe:
- V. Shtyps.
- A. Byron.
- N. Savchenko.
- M. Elizarova.
- V. Sviridova.
- I. Korytov.
- I. Shvarev.
- V. Golovkin.
- V. Yarosh.
- E. Zabrodina.
- D. Petrov.
- A. Lenogov.
- A. Oleinikov.
And others.
Musical soloists (guest artists):
- I. Ozhogin.
- A. Vavilova.
- V. Sveshnikova.
- M. Gogitidze.
- A. Matveev.
- R. Kolpakov.
- G. Novitsky.
- E. Gazaeva.
- I. Croll.
- N. Dievskaya.
- A. Sukhanov.
- K. Gordeev.
- L. Rulla.
- A. Avdeev.
- M. Lagatskaya-Zimina.
- E. Zaitsev.
- K. Kitanin.
And others.
Soloists of the ballet theater:
- I. Fakhrutdinov.
- N. Burtasova.
- N. Kudinova.
- E. Aliyev.
- I. Dremin.
- M. Pasechnik.
- I. Galleev.
- B. Koshparmak.
- K. Usanov.
- V. Vishnyakova.
- A. Tozik.
- M. Glazunov.
- I. Shinkareva.
And others.
Vampire Ball
In 2011, the St. Petersburg State Musical Comedy Theater staged the musical “The Vampire Ball” on its stage. The plot is based on a film directed by Roman Polanski. In 1997, the musical Vampire Ball was first staged. The author of the music was Jim Steinman. The libretto was created by Michael Kunze. The performance was a great success. He became interested in many countries of the world. In 2011, this musical was also seen by the Russian public. The direction was created by Roman Polanski himself. The plot is based on the story of a girl who was invited to the ball by Count von Krolok (vampire). She escapes from home to his castle, succumbing to his attractiveness. The young scientist Alfred and his leader Professor Abronsius penetrate the Count’s castle, hoping to save the girl. The “Vampire Ball” went on with great success on the stage of the music committee for 3 years. He brought the theater several awards. In August 2016, the theater plans to resume production.
Jekyll and Hyde
The next musical, which staged a musical comedy theater in St. Petersburg, 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 developed the theory that you can divide a person into two components - good and evil, separate evil and leave only the good. He was not given permission to conduct experiments on patients and he decided to make himself an experimental subject. As a result, he has a split personality, now in his body lives the ruthless killer Hyde. But he kills only vicious people. Dr. Jekyll’s experiment failed.
Reviews
Residents and guests of the St. Petersburg musical comedy theater are described as beautiful, cozy, impressive in their appearance and wonderful performances. The most popular performances among the audience are “Vampire Ball”, “Jekyll and Hyde”, “Aladdin”, “Broadway Hits” and “Chaplin”. Viewers write that the performances of the theater of musical comedy make a huge impression. The audience likes everything in the music committee, interiors, artists, performances, costumes, atmosphere, scenery. According to the audience, the theater’s productions are spectacular, vivid, memorable, evoking strong emotions, and the repertoire is diverse and allows everyone to find an interesting production for themselves.
Address and how to get
On Italyanskaya street , house number 13, is located (St. Petersburg) theater of musical comedy. How to get to the music committee? This question is asked by everyone who is going to visit the theater for the first time. St. Petersburg Musical Comedy can be reached by metro. The closest stations are Gostiny Dvor and Nevsky Prospect. From them to the theater no more than 10 minutes walk. You can also reach the music committee by bus, trolley bus or minibus.