“Helikon-opera” and Deutsche Oper am Rhein have signed the cooperation agreement
On April 7 “Helikon-opera” and Deutsche Oper am Rhein have signed the cooperation agreement. In the framework of the “Russian seasons” in October 2019 our theatre will go on tour to Germany. In Düsseldorf and Duisburg the helikonians will present the gala-concert “From Russia with love”.
The cooperation agreement was signed by Minister of Culture and Science of Rhein Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen, director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Christoph Meyer and by general and artistic director of the Helikon-opera theatre Dmitry Bertman.
Germany – is the third country after Japan (in 2017) and Italy (in 2018), where the “Russian seasons” are held. Two gala-concerts with the participation of the Helikon-opera soloists, choir artists and orchestra are planned: on October, 26 in the theatre of Duisburg and on October, 28 in the Opera house of Düsseldorf.
The collaboration between the theatres goes on in the framework of the annual international cultural project “Russian seasons”, which will be held this year in Germany with the support of Ministry of Culture of Russia. Within the project from January till December 453 events with the participation of more than 100 Russian and German cultural institutions will be held in 77 cities of Germany.
Germany – is the third country after Japan (in 2017) and Italy (in 2018), where the “Russian seasons” are held. Two gala-concerts with the participation of the Helikon-opera soloists, choir artists and orchestra are planned: on October, 26 in the theatre of Duisburg and on October, 27 in the Opera house of Düsseldorf.
Moscow and Düsseldorf – are twin-cities. Helikon-opera and Deutsche Oper am Rhein have long-standing friendships. The premiere of the “The Golden Cockerel” performance by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, which was staged as co-production with Deutsche theatre, with big success was held in Moscow in 2018. The collaboration between the theatres has begun while staging this show in Opernhaus Düsseldorf in April 2016.
On the initiative of Christoph Meyer and Dmitry Bertman in May 2017 the soloists of Helikon-opera and Deutsche Oper am Rhein have performed in joint gala-concert in Düsseldorf. An in September 2018, on the Helikon-opera stage, the “Duet of two capitals” concert was held.