Moscow State Academic Operetta Theater. Hall layout

On November 24, 2017, the Moscow State Academic Operetta Theater will celebrate its 90th anniversary. Many bright, memorable pages are inscribed over the years by the creative team in the history of musical art. Operetta. How much in it amazing in scenic possibilities and force of influence on public!

The beginning of the era of the operetta

But today we will not talk about the repertoire and artists of this amazing, funny genre. The main theme will be the State Academic Operetta Theater (Moscow). The State Archives kept the record made on November 24, 1927, that the Council of Workers, Peasants and Army Deputies of Moscow decided to keep the operetta, proposing to improve and bring it closer to the tasks of modernity. No sooner said than done. From that day the era of the operetta began.

Acquaintance with the operetta theater

For the time of its existence, the theater has repeatedly changed addresses. And in the war years he was evacuated from Moscow. Currently, the theater has a permanent residence in Bolshaya Dmitrovka. We begin our acquaintance with the theater from the central entrance. Having opened the doors, we get to a spacious hall with a repertoire for the current month and two ticket offices. For spectators who came for tickets to the operetta theater, the hall layout is placed in the information niche on the right at the entrance. It illustrates the color sectors of the hall, as well as the cost of tickets, which depends on which day of the week the performance is given, the day or evening session and, in fact, what kind of performance. In the niche to the left of the entrance there is a scheme of the hall where the numbers of chairs and the names of tiers in the hall are indicated. This information is useful to the viewer in choosing a place for the forthcoming performance.

There are two wardrobes in the operetta. The first, which is at the entrance, is divided into sectors for the convenience of servicing the spectators. On the second floor there is another wardrobe serving the public of this floor. There are toilet rooms, rest areas and buffets on both tiers of the building. Photos of outstanding soloists of past years, artists of the music hall, ballet troupe and orchestra decorate the operetta theater. The layout of the hall, which is placed at the entrance, is a kind of guide for finding the sector and the place where the spectator enters the hall. Let's get to know her better.

Operetta Theater Hall

The capacity of the hall is 1600 seats. The first floor consists of 20 rows of armchairs, a parterre and a box of benoir. On the dais - an amphitheater with seven rows of armchairs. True, the spectators of the last row of the amphitheater will not be lucky. They will have to find such a pose to contemplate the performance, so that the heads of the spectators of the previous series do not interfere with looking at the stage. Well, such an amphitheater has a theater of operetta. The scheme of the hall leads further, to the mezzanine and the lodges on the second floor. And on the third floor there is a balcony of the first tier and lodge. The fourth floor with balconies of the second tier is occupied by light equipment.

It captivates the cozy, in gold tones, the decoration of the hall, with softly combined upholstery of armchairs in burgundy velvet covers. Under the ceiling is a chic chandelier. Around it is a frame of graphic profiles of twelve foreign and Russian composers. Near the stage is an orchestra pit.

Afterword

Not all performances go to live music. For example, the play "Jane Eyre" comes under the lively sound of harp and clarinet. But the musical "Anna Karenina" is a mix of a phonogram and live orchestral sound. It is worth noting the beauty of the mesmerizing 3D projections and the scenery on the stage for the performances that the operetta theater sets. Scheme of the hall, with which they began acquaintance with the theater, told so many interesting things. And those viewers who come to the next play, will look at the theater with different eyes. With those eyes, with which the theater looks at the audience and gives pleasure to enjoy the musical performance and the play of talented performers.