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05 April 2019 (Fri), 19:00 Moscow theatre "New Opera" - Opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia - G.Rossini

Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes (till 20:40)


Schedule for Il Barbiere di Siviglia - G.Rossini 2022

Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Music Director: Eri Klas
Choirmaster producer: Yulia Senyukova

Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra of the "New Opera" Theatre

Opera in 1 acts

Performed in German with synchronised Russian supertitles

Music Director and Conductor Eri Klas
Stage Director Elijah Moshinsky
Set and Costume Designer Anne Tilby
Lighting Designer Sergey Skornetsky

Choirmaster Yulia Senyukova

Rossini’s operatic masterpiece The Barber of Seville has been staged all over the world, and even children recognize Figaro’s famous aria, while “Figaro qua, Figaro la” and “La calunnia e un venticello” have become bywords.
The witty Rossini, being not only an outstanding composer but also a brilliant cook, developed the recipe for the opera’s incessant, astounding success. Here it is: take seven bright characters and an intoxicating love intrigue, spice the mixture with humorous dialogues, dress with wonderful melodies and sprinkle virtuosic ensembles on top. Rossini’s masterpiece has been cooked by the Novaya Opera’s Chef, Maestro Eri Klas, accomplished English stage director Elijah Moshinsky and topnotch English designer Anne Tilby, specially invited for the occasion.


Moshinsky has set "The Barber" in what he calls "a vague 1920s." "I wanted to find a naive time," he said, "<…> My setting isn't real, of course, but the characters have to be real."
<…> "Every word has to be known and felt, and the recitatives have to sparkle." To that end, his work with the cast at Novaya Opera began with the text. "That is how we always start in England," he said.
<…> "From what I've seen of opera here," he said, "there is a tendency to overdemonstrate, to try very hard to express. I believe I've gotten my singers to lighten up and given them a bit of English style." In order to maintain that style, Moshinsky has trained them to say to themselves "Life is good" before making an entrance on stage.
<…>"You have to learn to connect with the music," he said, "and then to direct with it, which is a completely different technique from what is used in spoken drama. The first thing I do is to analyze the text and the music and try to find their inner structure and inner meaning. In communicating that, I want the audience to be filled with a joy that comes from the music. At the same time, I don't want them to be aware of the director. His hand should remain invisible."

The Moscow Times/ October 31, 2008

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Synopsis

A great terrace in the Palace of Herod, set above the banqueting hall. Some soldiers are leaning over the balcony. To the right there is a gigantic staircase, to the left, at the back, an old cistern surrounded by a wall of green bronze. The moon is shining very brightly.

Narraboth gazes from a terrace in Herod's palace into the banquet hall at the beautiful Princess Salome; he is in love with her, and apotheosizes her, much to the disgusted fearfulness of the Page of Herodias. The voice of the Prophet Jochanaan is heard from his prison in the palace cistern; Herod fears him and has ordered that no one should contact him, including Jerusalem's High Priest.

Tired of the feast and its guests, Salome flees to the terrace. When she hears Jochanaan cursing her mother (Herodias), Salome's curiosity is piqued. The palace guards will not honor her petulant orders to fetch Jochanaan for her, so she teasingly works on Narraboth to bring Jochanaan before her. Despite the orders he has received from Herod, Narraboth finally gives in after she promises to smile at him.

Jochanaan emerges from the cistern and shouts prophecies regarding Herod and Herodias that no one understands, except Salome when the Prophet refers to her mother. Upon seeing Jochanaan, Salome is filled with an overwhelming desire for him, praising his white skin and asking to touch it, but he rejects her. She then praises his black hair, again asking to touch it, but is rejected once more. She finally begs for a kiss from Jochanaan's lips, and Narraboth, who cannot bear to hear this, kills himself. As Jochanaan is returned to the well, he preaches salvation through the Messiah.

Herod enters, followed by his wife and court. He slips in Narraboth's blood and starts hallucinating. He hears the beating of wings. Despite Herodias' objections, Herod stares lustfully at Salome, who rejects him. Jochanaan harasses Herodias from the well, calling her incestuous marriage to Herod sinful. She demands that Herod silence him. Herod refuses, and she mocks his fear. Five Jews argue concerning the nature of God. Two Nazarenes tell of Christ's miracles; at one point they bring up the raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead, which Herod finds frightening.

Herod asks for Salome to eat with him, drink with him; indolently, she twice refuses, saying she is not hungry or thirsty. Herod then begs Salome to dance for him, Tanz fьr mich, Salome, though her mother objects. He promises to reward her with her heart's desire – even if it were one half of his kingdom.

After Salome inquires into his promise, and he swears to honor it, she prepares for the "Dance of the Seven Veils". This dance, very oriental in orchestration, has her slowly removing her seven veils, until she lies naked at his feet. Salome then demands the head of the prophet on a silver platter. Her mother cackles in pleasure. Herod tries to dissuade her with offers of jewels, peacocks, and the sacred veil of the Temple. Salome remains firm in her demand for Jochanaan's head, forcing Herod to accede to her demands. After a desperate monologue by Salome, the head of the prophet is brought up out of the well and presented to Salome as she requested.

Salome declares her love to the severed head, finally kissing the prophet's lips passionately. Disgusted, the terrified and superstitious Herod then orders his soldiers to kill Salome.






Schedule for Il Barbiere di Siviglia - G.Rossini 2022


G.Rossini "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (Opera buffa in two acts) - Novaya Opera
 
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Rossini’s operatic masterpiece The Barber of Seville has been staged all over the world, and even children recognize Figaro’s famous aria, while “Figaro qua, Figaro la” and “La calunnia e un venticello” have become bywords.


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