GBUK "Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater" is one of the largest in its genre throughout our country. This year he celebrated his 85th (anniversary) birthday.
The history of the opening of the theater
The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, whose building photo is presented in this article, opened in 1931. His first performance was the opera Boris Godunov.
The theater was founded by such eminent people as the director of the Bolshoi Theater and Theater Joseph Lapitsky, conductors Anton Eichenwald and Isidor Zack. At the head of the ballet troupe then stood Evgenia Lopukhova - a member of the "Russian Seasons" in Paris.
The repertoire was assembled very quickly. It included operas and ballets of classical composers: J. Puccini, A. Borodin, N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov, A. Adan, M.I. Glinka, P.I. Tchaikovsky, J. Rossini, L. Minkus, J. Verdi, A. Dargomyzhsky and others.
In addition, the repertoire included works written by Soviet composers. In particular, they were Tikhon Khrennikov, Sergey Slonimsky, Andrei Petrov and Andrei Eshpay.
During the war years, the Bolshoi Theater was evacuated to Samara from Moscow. For 3 years, the troupe of the capital presented 14 performances to the townspeople. On the Samara stage shone: Natalia Shpiller, Ivan Kozlovsky, Yu.F. Fire, Maxim Mikhailov, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Valeria Barsova, Mark Reisen and others. In gratitude for being accepted here, artists of the Bolshoi Theater after the war toured many times in Kuibyshev. So at that time was called Samara. And today, the Bolshoi Theater continues this glorious tradition. In 2005, the Bolshoi Bolshoi Theater tour in Samara. The troupe presented the audience a wartime repertoire.
In 1982, the Samara Opera and Ballet Theater was awarded the title of academic. In 2012, the anniversary of this event was celebrated. On this occasion, celebrations were held.
More recently, the theater has undergone extensive reconstruction. Now it is a modern building, which is equipped with the latest technology.
The troupe of the Samara theater serves talented, vibrant personalities. Among them there are Honored and People's Artists and Artists, as well as laureates of various competitions of the All-Russian and International levels. Many artists took master classes from leading world-class artists.
Today, the ballet troupe of the theater works at a very high level. It is headed by Cyril Schmorgoner - professor, laureate of the Maurice Bejart Prize. He brought his students to the Samara Theater. Young artists joined the troupe, successfully perform and become laureates of competitions.
In the third millennium, the Samaritans entered with an updated repertoire. Among the premieres of the opera: “Madame Butterfly”, “Mozart and Salieri”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Maid-maid”, etc., as well as the ballet “Vain Precaution”. The theater pays great attention to children. In his repertoire there are many musical tales.
The theater holds festivals on its stage every year. Thanks to them, residents and visitors of the city have the opportunity to get acquainted with the leading masters of the opera and ballet scene. One of the brightest and most significant festivals is held among classical ballet dancers and is named after Alla Shelest. This woman was one of the first choreographers of the Samara theater and stood at its origins. The Alla Shelest Festival received a very honorable award - the Order of Catherine the Great. This significant event took place in 2003. And since 2011 he is a member of the Association of Festivals in Europe.
Building
In the 30s of the 20th century, a building was built in which the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has been located ever since. Its architect is N.A. Trotsky. He and his colleague N.D. Katsenelenbogen won the course and their joint project was chosen for implementation. The building is magnificent, massive. According to art historians, this is a pilonad style, its late era. This is a vivid example of a brutal classic. You can safely consider the theater room a monument of architecture.
Previously, the theater occupied only the central part of the building, a sports school was located in the right wing, and a library in the left.
In 2006, a large-scale reconstruction of the theater was carried out. It lasted 4 years and froze in 2010 for the anniversary.
Opera repertoire
Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers its viewers various musical performances. Here you can listen and watch performances of different genres.
The repertoire of the theater includes the following operas:
- "Ai da Balda."
- "Eugene Onegin".
- "Snow Maiden".
- "Boris Godunov".
- "Prince Igor".
- The Queen of Spades.
- "Floria Tosca".
- "Magical flute".
- Rigoletto.
- "La Traviata" and others.
Ballet repertoire
The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers the following choreographic productions for viewing:
- Anyuta.
- "Corsair".
- The Beatles Forever.
- Giselle.
- "La Bayadere."
- "Pavilion of Armida."
- "Vain precaution."
- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
- "Sleeping Beauty".
- "Queen of Spades".
- The Nutcracker and others.
In addition to operas and ballets, the theater also offers operettas, children's musical performances and concerts.
Troupe
The Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has a very large troupe. Here are vocalists, and choristers, and an orchestra, and ballet dancers.
Theater staff:
- Tatyana Larina.
- Anton Kuzenok.
- Renat Latypov.
- Ekaterina Pervushina.
- Maxim Marenin.
- Pavel Yarkov.
- Dilya Shageyeva.
- Svetlana Ponomarenko.
- Vladislav Kupriyanov.
- Alexander Bobykin.
- Ksenia Ovchinnikova.
- Elvira Ahmadishin.
- Roman Geer.
- Olga Khokhlova.
- Sergey Sakharov and others.
Festivals
Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is the organizer of a large number of various festivals.
Among them:
- "Song of triumph."
- A. Shelest Ballet Festival.
- Festival of opera singing.
- "Five evenings in Togliatti."
- "Volga theater seasons."
- "Mstislav Rostropovich" and others.
Work in the Samara Theater
The information in this section of the article will be useful to those who are looking for work. Today the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater offers job seekers the following:
- Artist of the choir (bass).
- Altists (two).
- Concertmaster for vocalists.
- Drummer.
- Artist of the choir (tenor).
- Illuminator.
- Second violins (two).
- Janitor
- The first violins (two).
More information on the list of vacancies can be found on the official website of the theater.
Reviews
Spectators leave a lot of reviews about the theater. The vast majority of them are positive. Many spectators have become loyal fans of the theater and advise those who have not yet been in it, be sure to visit it.
Viewers really like artists, costumes and sets, directing is also pleasing. Many who had not been fond of operas, ballets, operettas before visiting the theater began to love these art genres.
The building after renovation has become beautiful and very well equipped in technical terms.
The audience is pleased that after many years of inactivity the theater has revived and began a new life.
You can find negative reviews about places in the auditorium on the balcony. They are designed extremely uncomfortably, according to those who happened to sit in these places. There is practically nothing to see and in order to be able to see at least something, one has to watch the performances while standing.
Where is
Not far from the embankment of the Volga River and the culture park named after M. Gorky is the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. His address is Kuibyshev Square, house number 1.