Opera Francesco Araja "Cephalus and Procris" (opera in 3 acts) World famous Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1776) - Small Stage
Schedule for Francesco Araja "Cephalus and Procris" (opera in 3 acts) 2022
Composer: Francesco Araja
Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera in 3 acts
Performed in Russian with synchronised English supertitles
Dating to 1755, it was the first opera written in the Russian language.
Araja composed the opera to a Russian libretto by Alexander Sumarokov after the Metamorphoses of Ovid.
Artistic Director: Andrei Reshetin
Director: Danila Vedernicov
Costumes: Larisa Pogoretskaya
Choreography: Claus Abromeit
Baroque ballet "Angioliny" takes part in the production
Synopsis
The story of Cephalus and Prokris, who were ready to destroy their matrimonial vows and later happily forgive each other, thus far random tragic finale does not separate them (hunting Cephalus mistakenly pierces his wife with the spear) was transformed by Sumarokov into something quite different. His libretto is the story of devoted love and the tragic fate of two heroes. Being separated, they severely suffer and do not search for compromises. Cephalus, stolen directly from the wedding ceremony in the temple, rejects the love of the powerful goddess Aurora. But meanwhile Prokris, suffering from jealousy, is moving towards her inevitably death: Cephalus, aimed supposedly at the beast, mortally wounds his own wife.
Schedule for Francesco Araja "Cephalus and Procris" (opera in 3 acts) 2022
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