Omsk State Musical Theater was founded in 1946. He specializes in musical and comedy productions. Among the most famous productions, one can recall Alexandrov's “Wedding in the Robin”, “Soloviev-Sedogo’s 18th Anniversary,” Joacchino's “Barber of Seville”.
Theater History
The history of the Omsk State Musical Theater begins with the fact that in 1946 the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR issued a decree on the opening of a musical comedy theater in the city.
The troupe was based on the artists of the Musical Comedy Theater from Stalingrad, who were evacuated to Omsk during World War II. The first chief director was Orlov, and the first artistic director was the People's Artist of the Tajik SSR by the name of Itskov.
In May 1947, the theater first opened its doors to spectators. The debut production was the Haifa operetta called "The Apple of Love." It was dedicated to the biography of the great Russian admiral Fedor Ushakov.
In the first season, spectators of the Omsk State Musical Theater saw four more performances. These were “Corallina” by Listov, “Arshin Mal Alan” by Hajibeyov, “Zaporozhets beyond the Danube” by Gulak-Artemovsky and “Faithful friend” of Solovyov-Sedy. It was this repertoire that decided the future of the theater. The main theme of his works was the life of the ordinary Soviet people.
Premieres of the Omsk Theater
On the stage of the Omsk State Musical Theater, works of foreign classics and plays of Soviet composers were staged. Many insisted on the premiere of their works in Omsk.
So, on this stage, viewers first saw Rodygin's “Dawn over the Irtysh”, “Dmitriev” “Levsha”, “Novikov”, “Vasily Terkin”, and Minh’s “Natasha’s Mistake”.
In 1961, on the stage of the Omsk State Musical Theater (Omsk) for the first time, the viewer saw a production specially designed for young spectators - this is Valgardt's “Cat House”. Since 1968, the ballet has traditionally been in the theater's repertoire. The first ballet was The Snow Queen, which Gad and Sinding worked on.
Theater often received awards. In particular, the first and second degree diplomas were received by the performances "Vasily Terkin", "Kiss of Chanita", "White Acacia", "Special Task". Soon the theater was assigned the unofficial name of the laboratory of the Soviet operetta.
Major reorganization
A large-scale reorganization of the Omsk State Musical Theater, a photo of which you can find in this article, took place in 1981. He received a higher status, becoming a regional state. After that, the troupe moved to a new building.
At the grand opening, the premiere of Khrennikov's opera "Into the Storm" took place. Throughout the 80s of the last century, the theater was dominated by the ballet and opera repertoire. Often directors turned to the works of world classics.
At the same time, there was still a place for domestic authors, including young ones. A large number of bright and extraordinary productions led to the fact that the Omsk State Musical Theater (Omsk) became the center of two Soviet music festivals. They took place in 1986 and 1988, respectively.
Theater management
A large role in the development of the Omsk State Musical Theater (the city of Omsk) was played by Boris Rotberg, who came to the post of director in 1990. By that time, he already had the title of Honored Worker of Culture.
It was with his participation in the theater that they began to organize joint productions with foreign artists. So, American directors staged the musicals Charlie Bar and Three Musketeers, an Austrian of Russian origin Rubashkin worked on the opera Bohemia. In 1992, the theater went on its first foreign tour and immediately to exotic China. Performances at the international level contributed not only to the professional and creative growth of all members of the collective, but also encouraged the organization of the first vocal competitions of an all-Russian scale. These were all-Union competitions between operetta and musical artists, as well as a major competition of opera singers named after Rubashkin, to which even foreign performers arrived. In all this, the great merit of Boris Rothberg, director of the Omsk State Musical Theater.
Current state
Today, this theater is rightfully considered one of the largest in the world, famous for its talented troupe. Creative, touring and charity work is actively conducted. At the moment there are about 60 productions in the repertoire. Moreover, the genres are very diverse: from rock ballet to classical opera.
On the stage you can see the operas of Puccini, Verdi and Bizet, the ballet of Adan, the operetta of Strauss and Kalman. Many performances created on the basis of the works of Russian classics (Pushkin, Lermontov, Dostoevsky, Gogol).
The theater tours annually. And not only in Russia. The troupe has already visited Germany, Switzerland, USA, Japan, Israel. For over ten years now, the local cultural support program, initiated by the governor, "Theater to the Village", has been operating. So, even residents of remote corners of the region get acquainted with the productions.
Theater staff
Today, the theater employs about 400 people. At the same time, the cast is very stable. Several dozen people have been working in it for 30 years or more.
Now the theater is led by director Nelly Booth, the main artist is the laureate of the prize of the head of the Omsk region Sergey Novikov, the main conductor is Yuri Sosnin, the main choirmaster is Angelina Barkovskaya.
At the moment, the main guest director is People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, winner of the prestigious Golden Mask Prize and Russian Government Prizes Kirill Strezhnev.
Repertoire
Today, the theater’s repertoire includes several dozen productions.
Viewers can see a musical fairy tale based on Perrot’s fairy tale and Schwartz’s film script “Cinderella”, an operetta based on Sholokhov’s Don Stories “Babyn Riot”, the musical comedy “The Wedding in the Robin”, a musical drama based on the eponymous novel by Father “Romeo, Juliet and Darkness” , the fairy tale "Three Little Pigs", a musical based on the eponymous extravaganza of Alexander Greene "Scarlet Sails", the ballet extravaganza "The Nutcracker", the chamber concert "Face to Face", the operetta "The Bat", the musical tale "The Birthday of the Cat Leopold", the musical fun "By the pike command", b Alet Buchholz, the musical comedy Hello! I Am Your Aunt, the comedy Old Houses, the ballet Naked Tango, the fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful, the operetta Princess Circus, the musical Miracles at the Seaside, comic opera Dorothea ", the comedy" My wife is a liar ", Tchaikovsky’s ballet based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky" Idiot ", a ballet tale to the music of Russian composers" Nastenka ", the operetta" Girl's Trouble ".
The cost of tickets to the Omsk Musical Theater is relatively low. Places in the mezzanine at evening and afternoon performances cost 200 rubles. At daily performances for 250 rubles you can get on the ground. During evening performances, the cost of tickets to the stalls varies from 200 to 350 rubles.
This is perhaps the most spacious cultural institution in Omsk. In total, it has 1,051 seats.
How to get there
How to get to the Omsk State Musical Theater? This question is asked by many who wish to visit this cultural institution with such a glorious history.
The theater is located at 10 years of October Street, house 2. If you use public transport, you need to get to the stop called "Theater Square", or to the stop "Ploshchad Lenina". A large number of buses, trolleybuses and minibuses operate in these areas.
After visiting the theater, then you can visit a large number of attractions located within walking distance. These are Theater Square, Karbyshev Square , Leninsky Square with a monument to the leader of the revolution, the memorial to the Fallen for the Power of the Soviets, St. Nicholas Cossack Cathedral, a monument to Saints Peter and Fevronier, Vrubel Square, a museum dedicated to Kondraty Belov, the Center for Arts, a monument to young defenders of the besieged Leningrad and much more.
Theater reviews
Reviews about the Omsk State Musical Theater are mostly positive. And both from ordinary viewers and from professional critics.
Spectators often note good acoustics in the hall, so no matter how unsuccessful, at first glance, your place might seem to you, from there everything is guaranteed to be audible and visible. This is one of the main advantages of this cultural institution. Designers are not always able to achieve such results, especially when such buildings are being built for more than a thousand spectator seats.
At the same time, not everyone agrees on the appearance of the theater itself. There is still debate among the intelligentsia about whether it disfigures the image of the city or not. For such an unusual architecture, the theater building has long been nicknamed the springboard. And after, during the next repair, the roof was painted orange, the theater began to look really ridiculous and inappropriate.
However, most agree that this is one of the symbols of Omsk. It is no accident that the theater is located in the very center of the city, near a large square with a fountain, so that a large number of local residents and guests of the city always walk around.
In addition, the theater venue is often rented by visiting metropolitan musicians. The image of the building can be found on souvenirs along with the most popular types of Omsk.