Intoxicating, mystic, sacred, profane

Par David Karlin, 20 juin 2017

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“a great folk yarn vividly told, with an overlay of powerful mysticism”

Critique faite à Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, St Petersburg, le 19 juin 2017

Chtchedrine, The Enchanted Wanderer

Mariinsky Opera

Valery Gergiev, Direction

Alexei Stepanyuk, Mise en scène

Alexander Orlov, Décors

Irina Cherednikova, Costumes

Yekaterina Sergeyeva, Grusha the Gypsy, Storyteller

Andrei Popov, Flogged Monk, Prince, Magnetiser, Old Man in the Woods, Storyteller

Sergei Aleksashkin, Ivan Severyanovich Flyagin, Storyteller

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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The epitome of Russianness: Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky

David Karlin, 20th June

In Tarkovsky's venerable production, the Mariinsky orchestra and chorus are brilliant – but too brilliant for their soloists, including two replacement Borises for an indisposed Mikhail Petrenko.

***11

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.

****1

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.

***11

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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.

An intoxicating fusion of mystic, sacred and profane: The Enchanted Wanderer at the Mariinsky