The love story of a Japanese geisha for an American navy lieutenant will be told at Astana Opera on February 11 and 12. Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly demonstrates the collision of two worlds: Western and Eastern, which will be presented at the opera house by both masters of the vocal arts and young attendees of the Astana Opera International Opera Academy. Madina Islamova will make her debut in the title role, Sayan Issin will perform her beloved Pinkerton for the first time.
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The International Opera Academy soloists, accompanied by the Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra and Choir, will perform for the first time a concert version of Tchaikovsky’s immortal opera Iolanta. On February 28 and March 1, classical music aficionados will have a long-awaited meeting with the great composer’s last opera, which celebrates the healing power of love. The music director and conductor of the performance is Ruslan Baimurzin, the stage director is Yerenbak Toikenov.
The Gala Ballet at Astana Opera last weekend was a great success. The guests of the evening were the participants and organizers of the Super Azhe social project. The rich concert program created by the artistic director of the Astana Opera Ballet Company Altynai Asylmuratova, as well as the technique and artistry of the dancers of the capital’s ballet company delighted the grandmothers.
On February 3, Astana Opera presented to the residents and guests of the capital Donizetti’s exciting comic opera Don Pasquale within the framework of the Piccolo Theatre project. The Astana Opera International Opera Academy attendee, a promising young tenor Alikhan Zeinolla took the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall stage as Ernesto for the first time.
Astana Opera’s principal conductor Alan Buribayev led the new Hungarian production of Prokofiev’s War and Peace in Budapest with great success.
Astana Opera will celebrate the bright holiday of Christmas. On January 7, the opera house’s brilliant soloists will take the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall stage with an exciting concert program Christmas Chimes.
In early January, exciting debuts of talented dancers in the main role of the Nutcracker-Prince in Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet The Nutcracker will take place at Astana Opera. The uniqueness of the performance lies in the fact that the production was staged by the outstanding contemporary choreographer, People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prizes Yuri Grigorovich.
The grand premiere of the national opera-ballet Qalqaman – Mamyr to the music by the well-known Kazakh composer Balnur Qydyrbek staged by the eminent director Yuri Alexandrov was a New Year’s gift to high art aficionados. The story of two lovers came to life at Astana Opera in an unusual theatrical style that combines vocal performance with classical dance.
Astana Opera, in addition to its large-scale creative work, actively participates in charity events. On the threshold of the New Year, the opera house’s volunteers, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, held the event “There Will Be Magic” for children with disabilities and children from socially vulnerable families. Volunteers gave children gifts of sweets, toys and fruit baskets.