Opera

A.S. Dargomyzhsky opera "Mermaid" The literary basis of "Mermaids" - the opera Dargomyzhsky, was the same essay by A.S. Pushkin. The composer worked on the creation of this work for seven years - anxiously, with a soul, carefully recreating and deepening the images of Pushkin's drama. And so, note by note, scene by scene, the tragic love story of the miller's daughter was recreated by the composer in the opera genre to become the most famous and beloved work in his heritage over the years.

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S. Prokofiev Opera "The Player" History does not know the subjunctive mood. What would be the fate of Sergei Prokofiev, have time the opera "The Player" appear on the stage of the Imperial Mariinsky Theater in 1917? How would the fate of the opera itself? The first major work of the Soviet genius became known many years after its creation, slowly but surely finding its way to world scenes.

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C. Saint-Saens Opera "Samson and Delilah" Camille Saint-Saens - the author of 13 operas, some of which were successfully staged on European stages, gaining both instant popularity and equally rapid oblivion. His third opera, Samson and Delilah, was the most viable. But, as often happens, it took her several decades to find the path to world fame.

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I. Kalman operetta "Violet of Montmartre" "Violet of Montmartre" was not only the last masterpiece of Imre Kalman, but also the last great Vienna operetta - despite the fact that it was only formally. The composer wrote an unusual music for himself and departed from the usual development of events inherent in most of his previous works.

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G. Bizet opera "Pearl Seekers" Georges Bizet's First Complete Opera "Pearl Seekers" were destined to remain in the shadow of their more successful younger sister. However, this does not detract from its melodic beauty, elegant nuances of instrumentation, the magnificence of unforgettable arias and duets. A summary of the opera by Pearl by Bize and many interesting facts about this piece can be found on our page.

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K.M. Weber opera "Free Shooter" For a long time, the two largest European nations - the Germans and the Austrians - did not have their own "face" in the opera. There were attempts to develop the traditional form of the musical performance - the Singspiel, but even with unprecedented state support and the name of Mozart on scores, the national genre could not overcome the domination of Italian and French opera.

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V.A. Mozart opera "Abduction from the seralya" Merry, bright opera in love with Mozart - it would seem, what could be better for a pleasant evening in the theater? Easy comic work "Theft from the seralya" history knows as the first opera in German, the embodiment of Austrian musical culture. A summary of Mozart’s opera Abduction from the Seral and many interesting facts about this work can be found on our page.

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D. Puccini opera "Madame Butterfly" The opera Puccini "Madame Butterfly" has an unusual fate, because this performance failed miserably at its premiere. And none of the musicians who took part in the production, did not doubt its unconditional success. The public was dissatisfied with familiar motifs: “This is from Bohemia,” there were displeased exclamations and asked for something new.

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G. Donizetti opera "Anna Bolein" For his thirty-three years, Gaetano Donizetti gained fame in the theaters of Italy as a popular composer of comic operas. But, obeying the magic of numbers, it was his 33 opera "Anne Boleyn", created in the atypical genre of the tragedy for the author, brought him international fame. The summary of Donizetti's opera "Anne Bolein", history and interesting facts about this work read on our page.

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J. Puccini's opera "Gianni Schicchi" "Gianni Schicchi" was conceived by Giacomo Puccini as the final part of the "Triptych" - three one-act operas of different genres. However, it turned out so sparkling, bright and melodicly rich that it overshadowed the first two thematically complex operas with tragic scenes.

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B. Britten opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream" It would not be an exaggeration to say that the opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the same work that can be safely called the apex of Benjamin Britten’s work. Based on the plot of Shakespeare's work, which in itself is a bold step, the composer managed to find that middle ground through which a combination of comedy and tragedy, farce and grief, fantastic and real, survived so accurately that it remains only to admire the talent and skill of the person who managed to convey all this naturally and without the slightest falsehood.

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A. Dvořák opera "Mermaid" In the 21st century the opera by Antonín Dvořák "Mermaid" is experiencing a truly rebirth. She became a frequent guest not only on the festival stage, but also in the permanent poster of the world's leading theaters. And the most popular sopranos of our days without fail have in their repertoire if not the entire title role (certainly in Czech), then at least its concert version in the form of a marvelous aria about a month in distant skies.

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L. Beethoven opera "Fidelio" 4 overtures and 18 variations of the aria of the main character, 11 years of work on the opera and 3 editions ... Behind these figures is the genius of one of the best composers in the history of mankind, Ludwig van Beethoven, who was successful at a high price for his success the opera. But that is why "Fidelio" became his most favorite work.

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G. Donizetti opera "Love drink" "Love drink" by Gaetano Donizetti is one of the most brilliant comic operas of the composer, which is full of wonderful melodies and has an unusual and interesting plot. It is not by chance that she has been keeping the close attention of listeners for more than 150 years.

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D. Verdi opera "Louise Miller" A subtle connoisseur of human nature Giuseppe Verdi based his 14 operas on the popular play by F. Schiller, but focused his attention not on cunning and love, but on the personal drama of the main character, Louise Miller. A summary of Verdi’s opera "Louise Miller" and many interesting facts about this work can be found on our page.

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D. Verdi opera "Aida" The opera Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" can rightly be called one of the best in the history of music. Everything in it is beautiful: colorful music, vivid images and an unusual plot based on real historical events, which gives it particular urgency. It is known that the scriptwriter was the famous Egyptologist O.

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V.A. Mozart opera “That's what everybody does.” The old plot for a sitcom - the exchange of brides - gained its life in music with the light hand of V.А. Mozart “That's what everybody does,” or, as it is also briefly called, “Cosi” is an opera with cheerful disguises, dramatic partings, a frivolous adultery and an ambiguous ending.

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J. Puccini opera "Tosca" As the basis of the libretto for his opera "Tosca" J. Puccini chose the play of the same name by V. Sardou. This great story of love and betrayal, dressed by the Italian composer in the operatic genre, has not ceased to break the hearts of people all over the world for more than a century. The performance is so loved by the public that today it is the most repertoire in the world.

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ON. Rimsky-Korsakov opera "Pskovityanka" Debut Opera N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov didn’t let him go all his life - for almost 30 years he repeatedly processed the "Pskovyanka", wrote to her a separate opera-prologue "Boyary Vera Sheloga". And, despite the fact that the success of the first production during the life of the author was never surpassed, the magnificent part of Ivan the Terrible provided an opportunity for creative discovery for the great Russian basses, among which - F.

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A. Rubinstein opera "The Demon" M. Yu. Lermontov wrote the poem "The Demon" for 10 years, having finished it literally six months before his death. The attractiveness of this work was so strong that A.G. Rubinstein created on its basis a full three-act opera in just 3 months. A summary of the opera Rubinstein "The Demon" and a lot of interesting facts about this work read on our page.

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