Beautiful Galatea. Fairy Tale, Legend, Myth ... Beautiful Galatia

The old kind of operetta and today, in the bustle and concerns of the computer century, worries the hearts of the audience at no less than the century ago. And if there is a little-known among the well-known classic performances of this genre in the repertoire, it is always interesting. A pleasant surprise presented to fans of the genre of the Collective Pyatigorsk Operetta.

Showing constantly classic, the theater is sometimes coming back to its origins. One of the founders of the genre of Franz Zupe Rivne 150 years ago, put the Operette "Beautiful Galatia" in Vienna, having resurrected an ancient Greek myth about the sculptor of Pygmalion, which created such an excellent female statue that he fell in love with her and threatened her gods to revive. The love story of Pygmalion and Galatei conquered not one heart of artists, writers and composers who sometimes created allegorical works on the topic "Creator and his object". Musical "My beautiful Lady" is a modern reading of the famous myth. Operetta Zupe, without leaving the plot from ancient Eldla, the prosperous final replaced the more modern. Lively Galatey's gods, not alien to charming female vices, wants to fulfill all his whims, wants everyone to receive expensive gifts from the rich patron of Midasa, and from Ganamed, the sculptor servants wants love. And the suffering of Pygmalion thus stunned the gods to turn the windy galate back to the statue, after which he sold it to Midasa.

The Pyatigorsky Theater has already appealed 30 years ago to this operetta, putting it, naturally, in the spirit of the realities of the past, twentieth century. And here is the director and artistic director of the Theater of the Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation Svetlana Kalina, director Inn Khachaturu, Honorary Arts of the SK conductor Vasily Remchekov and Balletmister Tatyana Shabanov again attracted melodies, full of virtuoso brilliance, and a cheerful unpretentious plot was decided to further cummary. They managed to light their idea the whole team, and bright, memorable ideas, full of fascinating turns and interesting characters were born.

Surprises were expected by the audience before the start of the performance. The idea of \u200b\u200bthe director creatively embodied the honorary worker of the culture of the SC Scenograd Inna Augustinovich, who placed the Greek statues among the ancient columns and even at the amendment. Galatia came to life (Honorary Artist of the Arts of Oksana Klimenko), such a desired Pygmalion (Alexey Yakovlev) - an idealist hovering in the clouds. About the work of A. Yakovlev, it should be said that in his expressive game a lot of charm, lively faith in love and in everything he does on stage, visually drawing us a hero living in his own Mirka. This immediately enjoys Midas (Dmitry Potrov), a simple ancient Greek oligarch, showered by Galatia with jewels, trying to attract it in vain, but who understood that he was interested in her while flowing gifts. D. Potrov created a memorable image of a greedy, mercenary rich, and this role is undoubtedly another creative luck of the artist. But the adversity, dodgy, focusing more than the benefits of Gamironed (Nikita Rykunov) fell to taste with a shavyman. The performer of this character is free, temperamentally copes with the vocal side, and with the art of scenic plastics.

But Galatea! .. The role on which all the action is being held, not only succeeded Oksana Klimenko, the artist developed it, made it much deeper, more considerable, uniting the mythological situation with quite modern realities. Scene of the revival of Galatei, her "duet of kisses" with Garamian played as romances of love, and the scene of the descendant "Vakhanalia", hotly greeted by the audience, - truly creative finding of the artist. It is musical, elegant, plastic, leads a role with a large emotional filler and subtle humor.

And artists who created scenic costumes accurately caught the idea of \u200b\u200bthe director: classic chitons of the heroes contrast with luxurious, "lurking" outfits of Galatei and frivolous, "on the edge of the foul", the nymph dresses performed by ballet artists.

By the way, the ballet made a truly invaluable contribution to the success of the performance: lyrical dance scenes, divertisters, grandiose "anthem of love" with satir, gods and goddesses - all this filled the performance of the effectively expressive atmosphere of an ancient Greek naga, successfully underlined by a light background of unfolding intrigues.

And above all this magnificence reigns the music of Zupe with its inherent milder melon and rhythms, which combines the plot and its incarnation in the unique harmony. By fulfilling this music, the orchestra literally "breathed and lived" in unison with artists. In a word, the creative team managed to create a lightweight, elegant, ironic performance, in which the bright ensemble of vocalists, dancers, musicians interact perfectly interact.

Peeping and listening to the plot of the plot of the sewing duty, the public was able to make sure: he is still relevant, because relations between people have always been and will be the focus of the attention of this art. Like the eternal problem of a difficult choice between feelings and wealth.

The Austrian composer Franz Zupe wrote about the Peretta "Beautiful Galatea" Austrian composer in 1865. The plot is based on the ancient Greek myth about Galatee, a revived statue in which her creator fell in love, the sculptor Pygmalion. In general, this plot is that it pops up in different works of art. No less than the play of Bernard show "Pygmalion", where Galatea is an illiterate appeal of Eliza Dullitle, and her "Creator" is Professor Higgins - Lady sculpts from her. In 1964, Hollywood director George Kukor shot the film "My Lovely Lady" with Audrey Hepbrun in the main role.

The premiere of Operetta Franz Zupe took place on September 9, 1865 in the Vienna Karl-theater. In the "Beautiful Galatee" there are only four heroes! Sparkling, light operetta quickly won the love of the audience in the main musical capitals of the world. In the seventies of the XIX century, "Beautiful Galatia" was given in St. Petersburg.

The performance that is offered to your attention, in the 1980s was the hit of the Moscow Theater Operetta. It must be said that a new edition of Libretto contributed a lot. Her author is Andrei Menshikov. In this version, the dialogues of the classic operetta acquired the current, extras of the sound. "I just saw your owner on the market, he stands behind grapes. And this, as you understand, for a long time, "says Midas's patronage to Pygmalion Assistant. The hall explodes with a laugh and understandingly applauds: in the courtyard of the middle of the eighties, the era of total deficit. "Who are you?" - asks when meeting Galatei Midasa. "I am a simple, ordinary ancient Greek millionaire." Midas puts on stage in Tunica and with a diplomat in his hand as a business man. Under the wig and plenty of grima, it is difficult to know the artist Yuri Vedeneev - but this is he. At that time, in his repertoire, there were mainly romantic parties of the first heroes, because Midas in the "Beautiful Galatee" became a convincing victory of the artist on the field of acute battles.

And Galateu played and sang Prima Theater Operettes Svetlana Vargovz. In addition to the fact that the artist has excellent vocal data, it is good, feminine, flirting - she is an ideal Galatia. After all, her heroine is a woman as such. The gods gave way to the prayers of the sculptor and revived the statue. Stepping from the pedestal to the ground, Galatia immediately felt the power of her beauty. Men lose the mind, looking at her, and are ready to fulfill her whim. For example, Midas's patrons drives servants with gifts for Galatei, and she joyfully approxes bracelets and chitons. "How did she find what to change clothes? .." - Puzzled returned Pygmalion. "If you gave a woman consciousness, then she will somehow find me the matter!" - twisted the gamorn. The Party of Gamed was remarkably performed by Vitaly Misha, and his mentor Pygmalion played Vladimir Nikolaev. The hero of the latter at the end and he himself is not glad that the beautiful Galati live ... Beauty beauty, but how many whims! "This is what happens when a woman is attributed to the pedestal!" - grows Gamornad. And Pygmalion cannot disagree with him ...

Die Schöne Galathée.

(Operette (Komisch-Mythologische Oper) in 1 AKT)

Lovely Galatea

(operetta (comic-mythologic. Opera) in 1 action)

Libretto Leongard Kolya von Kolega [under the pseudonym Poly Henrion] and Franz von Zupe in Libretto (Poland) Julie Barbie and Michel (-Andan-Flowranthena) Carre to Opera "Galatia" (1852) Victor Mass

Premiere: 30.6.1865, "Maysels-theater" [Voltersdorf Theater], Berlin; 9.9.1865, "CarlTeater", Vienna

Existing persons and performers:

Lovely Galatea! Ancient and eternally young story about a statue, a lively force of the great talent and the great love of his creator ... Lovely Galatea! Tale, legend, myth ... And yet, here so much real. After all, always, at all times a woman remains a woman!

Many thanks to the deeplywater Vsevolod Garib (Cervus) for the kindly provided contents of the operetta!

In the workshop of the pygmalion sculptor lies on the couch of his idle servant Gamornad. His owner, along with other young men and the girls of the island, went to the Venus Temple. A fan of graceful arts of Midas appears. This patron and great connoisseur of "femininity" heard about the new creation of Pygmalion - a marble female statue - and I would like to look at her. Although Pygmalion strictly forbade the servant to show anyone to anything, several coins are enough to put his conscience. Midas admires the statue. Pygmalion returns and, clutching Midasa by surprise, traveled in rabies. Left alone, he exists a passion for his creation and, turning to Venus, asks her to awaken the statue of life. And a miracle happens. But, instead of showing a response to Pygmalion, the "newborn" shows a feeling of hunger and sends him for meals, while left alone with a gamorian, his beautiful manits him to him. He likes it much more than his owner, and she begins to flirt with him. Idyllo interrupts Midas, which at the sight of Galatei can not hide his delight. He is trying to buy her love, paying for its advance, - all sorts of decorations that he pulls out of all pockets. He puts the Galatia with them, while not forgetting to call the price of each of them. Galatia remains cold to his passion, and he, demanding gifts back, receives a slap from her. Pygmalion appears with food and Midas hiding behind the chart. All three sit at the table. Galatia gets drunk and begins to buoy. Midas pops up from his asylum and faces Pygmalion. He first wants to strangle the patrons, but it is forced to go into pursuit of running galatei with him. Galatea manages to knock them down from the trace, she returns and, remaining with a truck, continues with him a love intrigue. Pygmalion and Midas are returned. Seeing the kissing couple, the sculptor in anger is enough ax to break his creation. Furious Galatia runs away for the chart. In desperation, Pygmalion prays Venus to re-turn her into stone. Venus hesitates his Molub and returns it to the previous state. Midas in horror: all his decorations fired together with Galatei. He buys a statue of Pygmalion to at least somehow compensate his losses. Pygmalion is forever heal from temptation to fall in love with their creations.

May 18, 2016 at 19.00

Theater operetta

pyatigorsk, etc. Kirov, 17

On March 26, 2016, the Stavropol State Theater Operetta celebrates the International Day of the Theater and the Day of the Employee of Culture.
The premiere of the operetta "Beautiful Galatia" will take place.
The author of the music Austrian composer Franz von Zupe entered the story as one of the founders of Vienna Operetta. Libretto of modern production wrote Andrei Menshikov.
Lovely Galatea! Ancient and eternally young story about the statue created and lively by the power of the great talent and the great love of its creator.
Sculptor Pygmalion, having loved his creation, asks Gods to breathe into a statue of life. The revived beauty of Galatia is eager for glory, wealth, luxury and fans, requires the execution of all its whims. She does not need sincere and elevated poor sculptor love. She takes gifts from Midas's rich patron, and she likes the calculating servant of Pygmalion - Gamornad. His favorite, brought to the despair of Pygmalion, thugs in his arms, turn the galate in the statue .....
Fairy tale, legend, myth ... And yet there is a lot of real. The plot of operetta is relevant: the relationship between people is always in the spotlight. The eternal problem of choosing between feelings and wealth and today is reflected in artwork.
On our scene, the heroes of the ancient myth will tell about it.
The performance of the performance was carried out:
director - Inna Khachaturova,
conductor - Honorary Art of Arts IC Vasily Remchukov,
balletmaster - Honorary Art Worker Tatyana Shabanova,
scenbon - Inna Augustinovich,
light artist - Anton Vasyutin.