Organization

Singer

Soprano

Tamara Kotova

Countess Mariza

Anna Perminova

Tenor

Ivan Korytov

Baron Koloman Zsupan

Vladimir Yarosh

Alexander Lenogov

Oleg Korz

Count Tassilo of Endrody-Wittemburg

Ksenia Grigoryeva

Natalia Savchenko

Katazhina Matskevich

Stage director

Miklós-Gábor Kerényi

Conductor

Peter Guth

Maksim Alekseev

Stanislav Kochanovsky

Costume designer

Ágnes Gyarmathy

Set designer

Choreographer

Jenő Lőcsei

Chorus master

Alexey Nefedov

St Petersburg Theatre of Musical Comedy

Gräfin Mariza -  (Countess Maritza)

Saint Petersburg

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St Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy

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Countess Maritza

Approved

Gräfin Mariza Kálmán,E

Оперетта Имре Кальмана

"Графиня Марица"

Imre Kalman creates the score of the operetta "Countess Maritza", being already a world-famous composer, author of "La Bayadere", "Princess Czardas", "Gypsy Premiere" ... For the first time, the new operetta saw the light of the ramp on the stage of the Vienna theater "An der Wien" on February 28, 1924 of the year. The premiere was a huge success. The new work immediately established itself as one of the best works of the composer and became the standard of neo-Viennese operetta. "Countess Maritza" still enjoys the same recognition of the public to this day, captivating with the beauty of melodies, poetry, full of love intrigues and intricacies of the plot.

The rich and self-willed beauty Maritsa arrives at her estate and there she meets and later falls in love with Tasillo, the poor manager of her estate. Not so long ago, he, the rich and wealthy young Count Erdedi, having squandered all his fortune, was forced to sell the family castle and, under a false name, become the manager of his former estate, now owned by Countess Maritza ... In the meantime, in order to get rid of annoying suitors, she announces her engagement to Mr. Zupan. This innocent lie gives rise to a lot of unexpected situations and absurdities...

Press about the performance:

In "Maritsa" - a scattering of bright, clearly outlined characters. Both the director and the actors did their best to avoid stereotypes. Each hero of the performance is a living person with his own experiences and eccentricities. Choreographer Jene Lousen wrapped the action in dance – waltzes, chardash, shimmy adorned the performance, and the ballet troupe captivated the audience with a precise sense of style, temperament and beautiful form.
Stupnikov I. Unfading Maritsa // St. Petersburg Vedomosti. 2008. December 12.

"Countess Maritza" is quite capable of causing bouts of delight even in the most zealous connoisseur of operetta classics. It is simply a must-see.

English

Countess Maritza by Kálmán, From (2020/2021), Directed by Miklós-Gábor Kerényi,, Conductor Peter Guth, Maksim Alekseev, Stanislav Kochanovsky, St Petersburg Theater of Musical Comedy, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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