Seaside Opera and Ballet Theater: description, repertoire, troupe, hall scheme
The Primorsky Theater of Opera and Ballet is very young. It exists only a few years. Today it is no longer an independent theater, but a branch of the Mariinsky Theater. This is not a very big repertoire yet. But at the same time the theater is the organizer of several festivals.
About the theater
KSAU "Seaside Opera and Ballet Theater" is one of thethe youngest and the modern, not only in the Far East, but throughout Russia. It was opened in 2012. Due to its original design, the theater is one of the main attractions of the city. Its building is built according to the most modern technologies. It has the form of a "cube in a cube". The theater has three halls: small, large and summer. The first is used for conducting chamber concerts and performances. And also for creative meetings, conferences and evenings of romances. The Great Hall is designed for large concerts and large-scale performances. The summer playground works only in the warm season. On this stage there are open concerts of the chamber staff of the orchestra of the theater.
The Great Hall is built in the form of a horseshoe. It is designed for 1390 spectators. Its unique acoustics are created thanks to the use of natural materials - panels from the Philippine pine. The small hall seats 312 spectators. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it provides a transforming stalls.
In the theater there were such celebrities as Maria Maksakova, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Bogdanov, Denis Matsuev, Sergei Roldugin, Elena Obraztsova and many others.
The troupe of the seaside opera is actively touring. The theater, among other things, organizes international festivals. Musicians and vocalists from all over Russia and from European countries take part in them.
Today, the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is a branch of the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater.
Performances
The Primorsky Theater of Opera and Ballet offers its repertoire the following:
- "A Tale of a Real Man."
- "Eugene Onegin".
- "Corsair".
- "Fourteenth."
- "The Tale of Tsar Saltan".
- "Nutcracker".
- "Moor".
- "Carmen".
- "Firebird".
And others.
Troupe
Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is talented and professional vocalists, ballet dancers, chorus, as well as musicians.
Troupe of the theater:
- Alina Mikhaylik.
- Laura Bustamante.
- Ilya Astafurov.
- Eugen Plekhanov.
- Sergey Pleshivtsev.
- Asuka Kakuyama.
- Yasmina Muzafarova.
- Pavel Bochkovsky.
- Dmitry Kalyuzhny.
- Mikhail Govorukhin.
- Elena Tretyakova.
- Natalia Zakharchenko.
- Vsevolod Marilov.
- Irina Sapozhnikova.
- Rafael Morel.
- Alexandra Arkhangelskaya.
- Sofya Kovalevskaya.
- Inna Tkachenko.
- Vadim Mishin.
- Vitaliy Shabelsky.
And many others.
Festivals
The Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is the organizer of several festivals:
- "Tchaikovsky-175".
- "Days of French culture."
- "Seaside key".
- "Bridges of Culture".
- "On guard of peace."
- "The Choral Bridge".
- "15 Symphonies by Dmitry Shostakovich."
"Bridges of Culture" is a music festival in which artists from other cities take part. They speak to the audience and conduct master classes for pupils of music schools.
"Seaside Key" is a music festival that takes place in several cities of the region. In its framework there are concerts, on which masterpieces of world classics sound.
"Tchaikovsky-175" is one of the brightest festivals in Russia. In his framework, all the operas and ballets of P.I. Tchaikovsky, as well as all his symphonic works were played.
"The Guardian of Peace" is a festival thatis dedicated to the victory of our people over the fascist invaders. It takes place from 7 to 11 May. Within the framework of the festival, S. Prokofiev's opera The Story of a Real Man was shown. On May 9, a concert was held under the title "Songs of War and Peace."
"15 Symphonies by Dmitry Shostakovich" isa music festival, at which the works mentioned in his name were sounded. In it, in addition to the theater of Primorye, well-known musicians and soloists performed in Russia and in the world.
"Days of French Culture" is a festival-forum. In his framework, operas and symphonic works of French composers are performed.
Purchase of tickets
You can buy tickets for the performances not only inthe box office of the theater, but also on its official website. To do this, you must register and then log in with your login and password. Then choose the interesting performance, and the scheme of the hall of the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater, presented in this article, opens, it will help you to choose convenient and cost-effective places. Next, you need to pay the order with a bank card. After that you need to print out the purchased ticket. With him you need to come to the theater cash desk. And make an exchange of an electronic ticket for theatrical. You need to bring your passport or any other document proving your identity with you. Buy tickets for the performance via the Internet can be no later than three days before it starts. In the last three days before the event, they can be purchased only at the ticket office.