Musical Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko every year pleases its viewers with at least one premiere. The repertoire includes both classics and works that are consonant with our time. It was in this theater for the first time in Russia that such performances were staged as “The Meek” by J. Tavener, “Rashomon. Variations ”,“ Waltz ”by Frederick Ashton and so on.
Theater History
Musical Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko is one of the leading in Russia. Many of his productions are included in the gold fund. The names of many soloists who once served here and are working now are known both in Russia and around the world. The theater was formed of two. One was led by K. S. Stanislavsky, the other - V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. Both of these outstanding stage reformers wanted to create something of their own, new, they were not happy with what the performances were then. They believed that the production should be lively and informative, and not reminiscent of a concert in costumes. These two great men have united. The musical theater was named after K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. He was always more vibrant and democratic than imperial ones. For this, the public always loved him very much. Outstanding directors worked here. The Nemirovich-Danchenko and KS Stanislavsky Theater in 2006 was subjected to a grandiose reconstruction, now it is one of the most equipped in technical terms.
Repertoire
The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater offers the following operas to the audience:
- "Love drink."
- The Barber of Seville.
- "Yearning".
- "Aida."
- "Tales of Hoffmann."
- "Aladdin's magic lamp."
- "Medea".
- "Tannhäuser."
- "Don Juan".
- "Khovanshchina."
- "Carmen."
- "Demon".
- "Meek."
- “All women do that.”
- "La Traviata."
- "Bohemia".
- "Madame Butterfly."
The Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater offers its audience the following ballets:
- "Insomnia".
- La Sylphide.
- "Wax wings."
- "Tatyana".
- Giselle.
- "Manon."
- "Snow Maiden."
- "Cinderella".
- "La Bayadere."
- Esmeralda.
- "Coppelia."
- “Rashomon. Variations. "
- "Don Quixote".
- "Nutcracker".
- Meyerling and others.
Troupe
The Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater has ballets and operas in its repertoire, so there is a very large troupe here. In addition to opera and ballet dancers, there are also orchestra musicians, choristers, and mimansas.
Vocalists of the theater:
- Ksenia Dudnikova.
- Eugene Liberman.
- Anatoly Loshak.
- Liparit Avetisyan.
- Leonid Ekimov.
- Valery Mikitsky.
- Katarzyna Matskevich.
- Sergey Balashov.
- Hibla Gerzmava.
- Daria Davydova.
- Maxim Mironov.
- Roman Ulybin.
- Eugene Afanasyev.
- Vyacheslav Voynarovsky.
- Karina Flores.
- Larisa Kurdyumova.
- Alexander Nesterenko.
- Natalya Muradymova.
- Thomas Baum.
- Svetlana Sumacheva.
- Alexander Baskin.
- Vyacheslav Marutaev.
Ballet dancers:
- Alexey Lyubimov.
- Stanislav Bukharaev.
- Natalia Somova.
- Diana Vishneva.
- Ksenia Ryzhkova.
- Oksana Kardash.
- Ksenia Shevtsova.
- Valeria Mukhanova.
- Maria Borodinets.
- Olga Sizykh.
- Sergey Polunin.
- Sergey Manuylov.
- Nikita Kirillov.
- Anna Perkovskaya.
- Polina Zayarnaya.
- Leonid Blinkov.
- Maria Mysheva.
- Cyril Safin.
- Roman Colonels.
- Denis Perkovsky and others.
Art directors
The Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater is not only a wonderful troupe, but also competent leaders. These people are responsible for the work of artists.
Alexander Titel is the artistic director of the opera company. Since 1980, he served in the opera and ballet theater of the city of Yekaterinburg. There he was the main director. In the theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, he has served as the chief director and artistic director of the opera company since 1991. He owns such productions as The Betrothal at the Monastery by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, The Barber of Seville by Joakino Rossini, The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach, The Bat by Johann Strauss and others. A. Titel is also a professor at GITIS and teaches at the faculty of musical theater.
Igor Zelensky is the artistic director of the ballet troupe. He graduated from the choreographic school in Tbilisi. After that he served at the Mariinsky Theater, was the prime minister. Since 1990, he has performed leading roles in the ballets of the Berlin Deutsche Oper. Since 1992, Igor was the premier of the City Ballet troupe in New York. Since 1997 - a soloist in London's Covent Garden. After he worked in La Scala, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, etc. She has been the artistic director of ballet at the K. S. Stanislavsky and V. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko Theater since 2006.