{"id":1507,"date":"2022-06-29T16:39:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igov.kz\/astana_opera\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2022-06-29T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:39:04","slug":"aqtobe-astana-opera-helped-us-discover-the-world-of-classical-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igov.kz\/astana_opera\/en\/aqtobe-astana-opera-helped-us-discover-the-world-of-classical-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqtobe: Astana Opera Helped Us Discover the World of Classical Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Astana Opera has completed a large-scale tour of five cities of Kazakhstan, which lasted two months and gathered thousands of enthusiastic viewers. On June 28, the final performance of the capital\u2019s opera company and orchestra took place on a high note in Aqtobe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, the geography of the tour was impressive. Astana Opera\u2019s musical caravan visited Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Qaraghandy, Rudnyi and Aqtobe. Each city has its own, special audience, which got acquainted with Italian classical masterpiece \u2013 Rossini\u2019s opera La Scala di Seta <\/em>and an entertaining program for children\u2019s audience The World of Music<\/em> in Kazakh and Russian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astana Opera\u2019s well-known creative team performed to a full house at every theatrical and concert venue. This confirms the high demand for classical art in all corners of our country. The leading international industrial company ERG provided assistance in organizing the domestic tour, giving an opportunity to perform in front of the employees of their enterprises \u2013 miners and metallurgists. This initiative is in accord with the unique projects being implemented in New Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was very important for us to perform in front of the employees of the city-forming enterprises. For many of them, it was the first acquaintance with classical art, which, without exaggeration, became a real event. Most of them have never listened to Italian opera, but perceived it with wonder and admiration. It was clear that the program of getting to know the classical music masterpieces, launched jointly with ERG, is an important initiative that needs to be developed further,\u201d Galym Akhmedyarov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, Astana Opera\u2019s general director, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo capture the audience\u2019s attention, one of the most interesting comedic operas of the 18th century was chosen. A children\u2019s educational project was presented for young theatregoers. It is amazing that the children are so open to everything new, that they went through the hosts\u2019 quest with pleasure, answered the questions correctly and in unison, shouted \u2018Bravo\u2019, learned to applaud at the right time, and mastered the basics of theatrical etiquette. This is probably the most valuable award for the artists\u2019 work,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 28, the capital\u2019s artists were given a standing ovation at the Gaziza Zhubanova Aqtobe Regional Philharmonic in the Oner Ortalyghy concert hall. The inviting hall, designed for 1,200 seats, was filled to capacity both at the daytime event for children, where Astana Opera\u2019s soloists Assem Sembina, Malika Minisini, Altynbek Abilda, and other vocalists and instrumentalists performed, and at the evening performance there was a full house as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A star cast performed the main roles in the stunningly beautiful opera La Scala di Seta<\/em>: the opera house\u2019s principal soloist, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Saltanat Akhmetova and Alikhan Zeinolla, the Astana Opera International Opera Academy attendee, took the stage as Giulia and Dorvil. The well-known opera singer Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Azamat Zheltyrguzov masterfully portrayed Germano, tenor Ramzat Balakishiyev performed Dormont, and Yevgeniy Chainikov and Saltanat Muratbekova found new, interesting colours in their heroes \u2013 Blansac and Lucilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The live performance of the Astana Opera Chamber Orchestra under the baton of the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, Maestro Abzal Mukhitdin, as well as the sets and costumes by the Italian designer Manana Gunia and Ala Simonishvili\u2019s eye-catching stage direction conveyed the true spirit of the Rossini era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are overwhelmed with emotions. It was an incredible performance, amazing vocals and acting,\u201d the metallurgists of the Aqtobe Ferroalloys Plant noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exiting the hall after the performance, Aqtobe residents said that \u201cAstana Opera helped us discover the world of classical art.\u201d They did not want to say goodbye to the artists, and the performers, in turn, promised to return again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Astana Opera has completed a large-scale tour of five cities of Kazakhstan, which lasted two months and gathered thousands of enthusiastic viewers. On June 28, the final performance of the capital\u2019s opera company and orchestra took place on a high note in Aqtobe.<\/p>\n

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