Opera House, Dnepropetrovsk: description, history, repertoire and reviews

The Opera House (Dnepropetrovsk) is relatively young. He began his career in the second half of the 20th century. Today in his repertoire are operas, ballets, musicals, operettas and musical tales.

History of the theater

The Opera House (Dnepropetrovsk) exists since 1974. Founded by his talented creative personalities. They are Peter Varivoda, Lyudmila Voskresenskaya, Mark Litvinenko, Vasily Kiyose and Anatoly Arefiev. They gathered such a magnificent troupe, which has a rich potential and limitless possibilities. They combined experienced adult artists and hopeful young people who had just graduated from choreography schools and conservatories. To get into the troupe, it was necessary to pass a rigorous and rigorous competitive selection.

The theater has set itself two main tasks. The first is to popularize classical works. The second is to be ready for searches and experiments. Therefore, the repertoire was originally coexisted with classical operas with ballets and performances of modern genres - musicals, rock operas.

The theater from the very first years of its existence has established a good tradition - every year to give the audience a few prime ministers. During the first two seasons, the audience was presented with eighteen productions of different genres. The theater has gained popularity almost instantly. He was recognized and loved by the audience. Critics were supportive of him. Although the city authorities treated his requests and needs very coldly, which in the future entailed a number of serious problems.

Soon the troupe began to go on tour. Repeatedly and with great success, artists performed in Moscow and Kiev. The performances began to win awards at prestigious competitions and festivals. A remarkable artistic and production team was formed. In the 80s the troupe replenished with new young cadres, which brought freshness and novelty to the activities of the theater. Signs for the theater were the ballets of S. Prokofiev and the operas of Italian composers, created at that time. Then the repertoire included classical operettas.

In 1988, the Dnepropetrovsk opera was honored to perform on the stage of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. In the Soviet years this was the highest achievement.

But in the life of theater, as in human destiny, there are not only ups, but also falls, losses and setbacks. The departure from the life of people who were the founders of the Dnepropetrovsk opera was a heavy loss, which entailed a difficult period in creativity. Various directors, directors, conductors, choirmasters began to come to the theater and soon to leave. The period of perestroika began, the financing became scanty, which entailed a turnover of personnel.

But in spite of everything, the theater managed to survive the difficulties. The troupe was helped in this by the powerful potential that was laid by the founders. In the crisis years, when the audience was not enough, the artists began to travel abroad. These tours gave the theater a chance to survive. The troupe traveled half the world, visited Portugal, Ireland, China, the United States of America, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Italy, Poland, Germany, Israel and other countries. Crisis and difficult conditions have become an incentive to find new opportunities for life and creativity. The theater has become more modern. When he was a choreographic studio, where he was given a professional education.

And today the repertoire remains different. In addition to the performances, there are also concerts in the opera house (Dnepropetrovsk). The troupe continues to actively tour in different countries. Artists participate in contests and festivals. For many years the theater has a tradition of collaborating with the best directors of the world. The most famous projects, created jointly with other countries, were the performances of "Carmen" and "Turandot". In addition to classical ballets, the theater puts choreographic performances in modern genres. It's jazz and neoclassic.

In 2003 there was a very important event in the creative life of the theater. He received a high academic title. Another joyful event happened in 2004. A conservatory opened in Dnepropetrovsk, so now the city itself will educate future cadres.

Opera performances

The poster of the opera house in Dnepropetrovsk offers the audience the following operas, musicals, operetta, musical performances and fairy tales:

• "Bohemia".
• "Bat".
• "The twelve Chairs".
• "Prince Igor".
• "Jesus".
• "Iolanta".
• "The Wedding of Figaro".
• "Little Longnose".
• "Sorochinskaya Fair".
• "Rigoletto".
• "Cinderella".
• "Carmina Burana".
• "Cipollino."
• "Carmen".
• "Aida" and others.

Ballet performances

In addition to operettas, musicals and operas, ballet performances also offer an opera house (Dnepropetrovsk) to viewers. The poster (the repertoire at the theater is diverse) includes the following choreographic productions:

• "Don Quixote".
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• "Thousand and One Nights".
• "Zakulis".
• "This is tango in June."
• "Swan Lake".
• "Nutcracker".
• "Corsair".
• "Lady with Camellias."
• "Romeo and Juliet".
• "Giselle" and others.

Loud premieres

Over the past few seasons, two high-profile premieres presented the opera house (Dnepropetrovsk): "Fair Sorochinskaya" (musical) and a musical fairy tale "Snow White". These performances are the decoration of the repertoire. They immediately became popular and popular with the audience. "Sorochinskaya Fair" - a musical created by the work of N. Gogol. Music for the performance was written by Ukrainian composer Alexander Zlotnik. In November 2015, the Sorochinskaya Fair was first shown on stage. In the opera house (Dnepropetrovsk) this is the first performance in the genre of the musical. Here the plot of Nikolai Vasilyevich's work is preserved as much as possible. The performance is bright, interesting.

Another loud premiere is the fairy tale "Snow White". This is a magical extravaganza, in which the puppet theater takes part. Cast - not only people, but dolls. The role of Snow White performs the actress. But gnomes play dolls. Music for the performance was written by the composer E. Kolmanovsky. This fairy tale is loved by children around the world for two centuries in a row. Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theater retells it in its own way. The spectacle is spectacular, interesting, original, kind, bright and funny. He likes not only children, but also adults. "Snow White" in the repertoire from 2011.

Soloists of the opera

Opera House (Dnepropetrovsk) gathered on its stage talented vocalists, who can work in different genres.

Soloists:

• Love the Fisherman.
• Alexander Prokopenko.
• Lesya Zadorozhnaya.
• Vladimir Mashlyuk.
• Valentina Kovalenko.
• Victor Parubets.
• Elena Bokach.
• Zoya Kaipova.
• Igor Babenko.
• Tatyana Pozyaydlo.
• Vladimir Gudz.
• Anna Logacheva.
• Svetlana Soshneva and others.

Ballet dancers

The Opera House (Dnepropetrovsk) - it's not just great singers. It's also beautiful dancers.

Ballet troupe of the theater:

• Sergey Badalov.
• Daria Dubrovina.
• Alina Koval.
• Elena Saltykova.
• Anastasia Ivanova.
• Anna Salmanova.
• Tatiana Proskuryakova.
• Ekaterina Schmigelskaya.
• Ramina Buraeva.
• Maria Lolenko.
• Marina Shcherbina.
• Veronica Krasniak.
• Valentin Svidrov and others.

Musicians and Choir

In addition to the soloists of the ballet and the vocalists, the troupe has an orchestra and a choir.

Musicians and choristers of the theater:

• T. Porohovnik.
• E. Protas.
• V. Kogtians.
• E. Wagner.
• A. Kolenchuk.
• A. Zhuk.
• A. Lipnev.
• O. Ponyatovskaya.
• M. Lysogor.
• A. Khizhnyakov.
• A. Trashchilov.
• V. The Titan.
• I. Yarylova and many others.

Contest of children's drawings

Every year, in February, the children's drawings competition is held by the Opera House (Dnepropetrovsk). Exhibitions of the best paintings written by boys and girls take place in the opera itself. The theme of the competition is "Theater through the eyes of children". Participating in it guys from 9 to 17 years, engaged in circles, art studios and art schools. This year 200 works took part in the competition. Of these, 67 drawings were selected for the exhibition. Contestants are divided into three age categories, each of which is awarded its main prize. Winners and diploma recipients receive gifts and souvenirs besides letters. And also the contestants have a unique opportunity - to get acquainted with the world of behind-the-scenes, which makes a strong impression on them. The jury consists of the artistic council of the theater.

Buying tickets

The theater offers several ways to purchase tickets. The first of these is a purchase in the cash register. The second one is on the official website on-line. The ticket office of the opera house (Dnepropetrovsk) is open daily. To purchase tickets through the Internet, you need to go to the official website of the theater. There you need to find the scheme of the hall (it is presented in this article). With its help, choose a place suitable for the cost and location. During the purchase it will be necessary to enter the phone number or e-mail address where the password to confirm the order will be sent to the client. Next, you must pay by bank card.

Reviews

Dnepropetrovsk Opera and Ballet Theater reviews from the audience gets enthusiastic. The public likes his productions, and she always visits them with great pleasure. Artists and directors, according to viewers, are professionals in their field. To visit the Dnipropetrovsk Opera is loved by both residents and visitors of the city. The only drawback of the theater - its building since Soviet times has not been repaired, although the reconstruction of it clearly does not hurt, since it is in a very poor condition.