The opening of the 227th season of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, has been done on 28. September 2009 with Tchaikovsky's last opera "Iolanta", starring the opera diva Anna Netrebko in the title role and Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater.The rest of the cast was coming also from the Mariinsky Theater with Sergei Skorokhodov as Vaudémont, Sergei Aleksashkin as René, Alexei Markov as Robert and Edem Umerov as Ebn-Hakia, Andrei Zorin as Alméric, Fyodor Kuznetsov as Bertrand, Natalia Evstafieva as Martha, the young Ukranian soprano Eleonora Vindau as Brigitte and the young Russian mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Sergeeva as Laura. Then, finally, the cast has been almost the same one of the premiere in Baden-Baden on 18. July 2009, with the only difference being Sergei Skorokhodov, instead of Piotr Beczala, as Vaudémont. The stage director was Mariusz Treliński and it was a co-production of the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.
After the performance, Anna Netrebko was entitled as Honorary Doctor of the Institude for Children’s Traumathology. Anna received a golden scalpel and a medal for the financial support made under the title/motto: “For saving children’s life”.
The premiere of this production, in a double program "Aleko" and "Iolanta", was performed at the Mariinsky Theater on 17. and 18. April 2009. A few months later, then with Anna Netrebko making her role debut as Iolanta, Piotr Beczala as Vaudémont and Valery Gergiev conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater, was performed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden on 18., 21., 24. and 27. July 2009.
Iolanta
one act opera
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the play "Kong Renés Datter" by Henrik Hertz
Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
28. September 2009 20:00
Cast
Iolanta: Anna Netrebko
Graf Tristan Vaudémont: Sergei Skorokhodov
René, König der Provence: Sergei Aleksashkin
Robert: Alexei Markov
Ebn-Hakia: Edem Umerov
Alméric: Andrei Zorin
Bertrand: Fyodor Kuznetsov
Martha: Natalia Evstafieva
Brigitte: Eleonora Vindau
Laura: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
Production
Musical Director: Valery Gergiev
Stage Director: Mariusz Trelinski
Set Designer: Boris Kudlička
Costume Designer: Magdalena Musial
Lighting Designer: Marc Heinz
Cinematographer: Wojciech Puś
Choreographer: Tomasz Wygoda
Animators: Michał Jankowski and Tomasz Popakul
Literary Consultant: Piotr Gruszczynski
Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Co-production of the Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg
Musical Director: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
Monday 28. September 2009
About the Opera
Iolanta
Iolanta's Russian/Spanish Libretto
Iolanta's English Libretto
Variations in "Iolanta" Libretto
Premiere of "Aleko" and "Iolanta" at the Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 17. Apr 2009
On-line Press Reports
Валерий Гергиев и Анна Нетребко открывают новый сезон в Мариинке — Прямое включение - 5-tv.ru 28. Sep 2009 [Russian][Videoclip]
Мариинский театр открыл сезон оперой "Иоланта" - vesti.ru 29. Sep 2009 [Russian][Videoclip]
Мариинский театр. Открытие 227-го сезона - bigflame.livejournal 29. Sep 2009 [Russian][Photos]
Video report of Iolanta at the opening of the 227th Season of the Mariinsky Theater - Mariinsky Theater Media Website [English][Videoclip]
Mariinsky Triumphs With Tchaikovsky’s ‘Iolanta’ - By Raymond Stults, The Moscow Times 6. Oct 2009 [English]
The Mariinsky Theater breathes new life into Tchaikovsky’s ‘Iolanta’ - By Raymond Stults, The St. Petersburg Times 9. Oct 2009 [English]
Photos
Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Eleonora Vindau, Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Natalia Evstafieva in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Sergei Aleksashkin and Edem Umerov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Sergei Skorokhodov and Alexei Markov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko and Sergei Skorokhodov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko and Sergei Skorokhodov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko and Edem Umerov in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Cast ensemble in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Cast ensemble in Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Valery Gergiev, Sergei Skorokhodov and Sergei Aleksashkin at the curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: Vixel
Anna Netrebko, Valery Gergiev and Sergei Aleksashkin at the curtain calls after Iolanta, Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg 28. Sep 2009. Photo: VixelVideoclips
Videoclip from 5-tv.ru
Мариинка открывает новый сезон с «козырных карт»
Videoclip from 5-tv.ru
Videoclip from tv100.ru
В Мариинском театре открывают 227-ой сезон
Videoclip from Zvezdanews.ru 28. Sep 2009 22:29
Videoclip from Zvezdanews.ru 29. Sep 2009 09:54
Videoclip from vesti.ru 29. Sep 2009 11:39
Мариинка открыла сезон премьерой "Иоланты"
Videoclip from russia.ru 29. Sep 2009
Videoclip from tvkultura.ru 29. Sep 2009 19:30
Анна Нетребко перевоплотилась в принцессу
Video report of Iolanta at the opening of the 227th Season of the Mariinsky Theater - Mariinsky Theater Media Website
Related posts
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 18. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 21. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 24. July 2009
"Aleko" and "Iolanta", Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden 27. July 2009
Getting the right cast for the Mariinsky is not always an easy task... The cast, only the main roles, was announced some days or weeks ago. Today they did 2 changes!
ReplyDeleteStill would like to know the rest of the cast. I know, despite that it has not been published, that Eleonora Vindau was Brigitte (as in Baden-Baden). Anyone could provide the rest of the cast?
Hi, Carlos! Great job as always! I can’t help you find the rest of the cast but look here: http://smotri.zvezdanews.ru/video/day_events/0036296/
ReplyDeleteThe clip begins with the following information: Yesterday, 15 minutes after the end of the performance, on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Anna Netrebko has been titled a Honorary Doctor of Institude for Children’s Traumathology and presented with a Golden scalpel and a medal for the financial support made under the title/motto: “For saving children’s life”!!! Probably, one of Anna’s noble causes!!!
Hi, Carlos! Great job as always! I can’t help you find the rest of the cast but look here: http://smotri.zvezdanews.ru/video/day_events/0036296/
ReplyDeleteThe clip begins with the following information: Yesterday, 15 minutes after the end of the performance, on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, Anna Netrebko has been titled a Honorary Doctor of Institude for Children’s Traumathology and presented with a Golden scalpel and a medal for the financial support made under the title/motto: “For saving children’s life”!!! Probably, one of Anna’s noble causes!!!
Thanks Violeta,
ReplyDeleteI already got, thanks to Vixel from ForumKlassika, the complete cast. Thanks for the info on the Honorary Doctor Award that I have now posted. The videoclip, showing part of this ceremony, was already posted this morning.
Here there are some photos:http://bigflame.livejournal.com/173391.html
ReplyDeleteHi Carlos, It seems Anna’s performance of “Iolanta” at the Mariinski theater has been recoreded for TV. I read this information in a Russian nespaper “Izvestia”. Look here: http://www.izvestia.ru/culture/article3133690/
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the article you can read the following sentences:
And when the hall was empty, TV men recording "Ioanta" found out that something has not been done. And singers should repeat almost half of the performance. It became clear that this will end far after midnight. Therefore the planned evening with friends for Anna Netrebko has turned to half an hour conersation behind the curtain.
Regards, Violeta