The epitome of Russianness: Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky

Von David Karlin, 22 Juni 2017

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“one of the world’s great opera orchestras, all of whom have this music in their blood”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, am 20 Juni 2017

Mussorgsky, Boris Godunow (1872 version)

Mariinsky Opera

Pavel Smelkov, Musikalische Leitung

Andrei Tarkovsky, Regie

Nikolai Dvigubsky, Bühnenbild

Edem Umerov, Boris Godunow

Vladimir Vaneyev, Boris Godunow

Natalia Yevstafieva, Marina Mnischek

Sergei Skorokhodov, Grigorij Otrepjew / Dimitrij

Mikhail Kit, Pimen

Andrei Popov, Schwachsinniger (Gottesnarr)

Roman Burdenko, Rangoni

Yuri Laptev, Andrei Schtschelkalow

Evgeny Akimov, Fürst Wassilij Iwanowitsch Schujskij

Mikhail Kolelishvili, Warlaam

Gergiev et le Mariinsky touchent le Graal : Parsifal à la Philharmonie

Tristan Labouret, 22nd September

Sous la direction frémissante de Valery Gergiev, les troupes du Théâtre Mariinsky se sont surpassées dans l'œuvre de Wagner. Yulia Matochkina a marqué les esprits en Kundry.

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Le Mariinsky à la Philharmonie : Iolanta plus russe que jamais

Clara Leonardi, 21st September

Une Iolanta plus candide que jamais, un orchestre du Mariinsky lumineux dirigé par un Gergiev imaginatif : l'opéra de Tchaïkovski couronne en beauté le week-end Saint-Pétersbourg de la Philharmonie de Paris.

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Intoxicating, mystic, sacred, profane

David Karlin, 19th June

Rodion Shchedrin's opera mixes singing, choreography and storytelling to lend a potent sacred and mystic overlay to Nikolai Leskov's folk tale.

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Netrebko takes on Adriana Lecouvreur at the Mariinsky

David Karlin, 18th June

Isabelle Patriot-Pieri's new production is a quirky mix of traditional and the opposite; Netrebko shows her star quality; Eyvasov impresses.

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Mariinsky Rheingold a promising start to EIF Ring

David Smythe, 15th August

Valery Gergiev conducts the Mariinsky Opera in a vocally strong Das Rheingold, a promising beginning to Edinburgh International Festival’s Ring in concert over the coming years.

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Conflict Unresolved: The Enchanted Wanderer

Jacob Slattery, 14th January

Shchedrin’s opera The Enchanted Wanderer is the complete opposite of shocking and director Alexei Stepanyuk’s staging alongside Valery Gergiev’s command over the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra revealed something of a translucid daydream.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.