Name: Gala Concert
Start: 2016-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre

Organization

Conductor

Valery Gergiev

Singer

Zhanna Dombrovskaya

Soloist

Yekaterina Sergeyeva

Mikhaïl Vekua

Yulia Matochkina

Yuri Vorobiev

Zlata Bulycheva

Vadim Kravets

Evgeny Akhmedov

Vladislav Sulimsky

Orchestra

Orchester des Mariinski-Theaters

Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre

Gala Concert

Vladivostok

Russia

Gala Concert: Opera Gala

Public

Opera Gala

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

Oboist

hornist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Harper

Trombonist

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

Contralto

Tenor

Countertenor

Baritone

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Great French composers have made a huge contribution to masterpieces of world musical scene. Being absolutely different in genre, style and creative manner of their authors, those operas are, nevertheless, united by one characteristic feature. The Frenchmen say: “Cherches la femmes” (“Look for the woman”) and, indeed, she is both the main heroine and the centre of attraction of French operas. Sometimes this “femme fatale” is a dangerous seductress whose love turns out to be fatal not only to a man but also to herself. That is the reason why such parts are given to mezzo-soprano (low female voices) as opposed to traditional heroines with high voices. In this category the palm of victory undoubtedly belongs to Carmen – the gypsy girl from the world’s most popular French opera. The secret of Bizet’s scores attractiveness is ingenious in its simplicity: brilliant catchy melodies and bright sparkling rhythm. Most Carmen’s solo numbers are written in traditional Spanish folk genres (Habanera, Seguidilla), matching the character of this sensual and proud heroine. At the same time, the opera contains a lot of beautiful lyrical scenes, including the aria of Jose’s bride and the entract to Act III, depicting the morning in the mountains and Carmen awakening in the arms of her lover.

In no way inferior to Carmen in terms of its force of impact is the music of feminine charms of Dalila from the opera by Camille Saint-Saens. The duet of the two principal characters in Act II is, virtually, a scene of seduction of the bible hero by the conniving Philistinian princess, culminating in the famous Dalila’s aria My heart opens itself to your voice.

The central character of Hector’s Berlioz’ epic operatic duology Les Troyens based on Virgil’s Aeneid, is the Queen of Carthage Didon – “the queen of beauty, intelligence and grace.” Didon’s tragedy, resulting from her lover Énée’s betrayal, assumes a universal scale of catastrophe and with its pathos brings the final fifth act of the opera closer to high antique buskined tragedy as well as to the great classical works by Corneille and Racine. One of the most wonderful French male arias – Valentin’s cavatina from Charles Gounod’s opera Faust is also devoted to the theme of idealization of a woman. Its divine cantilena symbolizes the image of a virgin, pure angel personified for the hero by his sister Margaret. The audience will set on the tour across the best scores of French opera music together with Maestro Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre leading opera soloists and the Symphony Orchestra.

English

Gala Concert by Various, From (2016/2016), Conductor Valery Gergiev, Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Vladivostok, Russia

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues