The premiere of Dmitry Chernyakov’s play “War and Peace” will be shown on March 5. Online Bavarian Opera. Sergei Prokofiev’s production on the German stage will be released on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the composer’s death. journal reports “Theatre”.
Director Chernyakov named the place of action – the House of the Unions – as a key image in the performance. “Things are happening right now, in 2023, but of course we exaggerate a little, as they say, such a dystopia – we are telling a story that did not happen, but could happen … and what would have happened if it did” – said the director.
In his statement, the director of the Bavarian Opera, Serge Dorny, emphasized that he decided to stage Prokofiev’s War and Peace, based on the text of Leo Tolstoy, together with the conductor Vladimir Yurovsky in 2018-2019, expressing the pacifist nature of both works. “We should not limit art to the nationality of those who created it,” Dorney said.
Costume and lighting designers Elena Zaitseva and Gleb Filshtinsky also work on War and Peace. Vladimir Yurovsky is responsible for the music. Andrey Bolkonsky will be played by Andrey Zhilihovsky (from Moldova), Natasha Rostova – Olga Kulchinskaya (Ukraine), Sonya – Alexandra Yangel (Russia), Pierre Bezukhov – Arsen Sogomonyan (Armenia) and others.
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