Nabucco in Moscow International House of Music

03.03.2009

"Nabucco" in Moscow International House of Music

House of Music hospitably presented its best halls to artists of "Helikon-Opera" artists, who during the reconstruction of their main building, are temporarily  taking shelter in the ex-minister conference hall in New Arbat.

This season “Gershwin-Gala” performance was already played on stage of Svetlanovsky Hall. Vocal evenings of soloists of the theatre in the context of Mikhail Egizaryan’s project “The Gif of Singing Soul” regularly take place in the Chamber Hall.

On the 1st of March on stage of Svetlanovsky Hall of Moscow International House of Music the concert version of Verdi’s “Nabucco” was presented. The roles were performed by The Honoured Artist of Russia Sergey Toptygin (Nabucco), Svetlana Sozdateleva (Abigaille), Dmitry Ponomarev (Ismaele), Stanislav Shvets (Zaccaria), The Honoured Artists of Russia Larisa Kostiuk (Fenena) and Marina Karpechenko (Anna), Dmitry Skorikov (High Priest) and Mikhail Seryshev (Abdallo). Conductor People’s Artist of Russia Eugene Brazhnik.

“Nabucco” appeared in Helikon’s repertoire in 2004, the premiere performances were shown in Dijon and Paris. Since 2005 “Nabucco” staged by Dmitry Bertman, Igor Nezhny and Tatiana Tulubieva is performed in Mariinsky theatre. Unfortunately, Moscow doesn’t have a hall, where the huge decorations of this performance could fit, that is why Helikon presents Nabucco’s concert version.

	Marina Karpechenko and Larisa Kostiuk
Artists of the choir of "Helikon-Opera"
Dmitry Ponomarev, Larisa Kostiuk, Svetlana Sozdateleva, Sergey Toptygin	Svetlana Sozdateleva and Dmitry Skorikov
	Larisa Kostiuk and Mikhail Seryshev     Dmitry Ponomarev
Sergey Toptygin, Svetlana Sozdateleva, Stanislav Shvets, Larisa Kostiuk
Marina Karpechenko, Larisa Kostiuk, Svetlana Sozdateleva, Stanislav Shvets, Dmitry Ponomarev

It is necessary to note that the tickets to main hall of the House of Music were all sold out, and the performance had a great success.

As the confirmation that the collaboration of Moscow International House of Music and “Helikon-Opera” is going to be long-standing, the plans for the next season are already approved:

the 28th of January 2010 – N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, “The Golden Cockerel”, to the 100th anniversary since the first production.

The 27th of March 2010 – J. Strauss “Die Fledermaus”, the performance is devoted to the memory of Mstislav Rostropovich. The production of “The Fledermaus”in Paris was the first joint work of Mstislav Rostropovich and Dmitry Bertman.

The 27th of May 2010 – V. Bellini, “Norma”. With the expected participation of Inva Mula, the world opera star.

Photos by Vladimir Myshkin