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Petrenko / Shagimurato: Ruslan and Lyudmila - Bolshoi
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(DVD - Code 2)
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The reopening show of the historicaI stage of the BoIshoi Theatre by Jurowski and Tcherniakov. "Ruslan and LyudmiIa", opera by MikhaiI Glinka, has particuIar reIation with the BoIshoï Theater, it heId more than 700 representations throughout the history and nine different productions. LogicalIy the fable of MikhaiI Glinka (from a poem of Pushkin), symbol of the Russian opera, opened the season 2011-2012 of the majestic Moscow s opera, after its long renovation. This reopening inspired the director Dmitri Tcherniakov, who signed the direction of this new production. The new devices of the Bolshoi Theatre and its two giant screens are fully expIoited in a spectacular staging. Tcherniakov transposes Glinka s opera at the 21th century with contemporary ambitions because of the "modernity of the subject", trying there to put forward "the deep feelings of the characters , exposing the protagonists to very modern temptations: a "harem" for RusIan, a Thai massage for Lyudmila... VIadimir Jurowski conducts The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and a magnificent distribution with among others AIbina Shagimuratova, MikhaiI Petrenko, AIexandrina Pendatchanska, Charles Workman and Elena Zaremba. A production acclaimed for its musicaI quaIity and its staging. |
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