{"id":2307,"date":"2022-11-18T16:03:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igov.kz\/astana_opera\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2022-11-28T18:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:42:23","slug":"opera-turandot-to-be-featured-at-the-zhibek-zholy-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igov.kz\/astana_opera\/en\/opera-turandot-to-be-featured-at-the-zhibek-zholy-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Turandot to Be Featured at the Zhibek Zholy Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Giacomo Puccini\u2019s legendary opera <\/strong>Turandot<\/strong><\/em> will be presented at Astana Opera as part of the Zhibek Zholy International Festival on November 29 and 20. Guest soloists, famous artists Oksana Kramareva (Ukraine-Germany), Hovhannes Ayvazyan (Armenia), Libuse Santorisova (Czech Republic), will perform for the capital\u2019s audience. World-renowned Maestro Alan Buribayev will be conducting. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of the cruel Princess Turandot, who arranged deadly trials for her suitors and whose heart only the mysterious Prince Calaf was able to conquer, will be of interest to all opera art aficionados. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the first day, the Honoured Artist of Armenia Hovhannes Ayvazyan will perform Calaf, the son of the deposed King of Tartary. After graduating from Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, the singer became a soloist of the Alexander Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan. Since 2013, he has been performing at the Mariinsky Theatre. As a guest soloist, he performed at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa in Warsaw, Oper Frankfurt and other major international venues. In 2017, he performed Radam\u00e8s in Verdi\u2019s Aida<\/em> at the Arena di Verona Opera Festival. The artist\u2019s portfolio includes striking performances in Verdi\u2019s operas \u2013 Manrico in Il Trovatore<\/em>, Don Alvaro in La Forza del Destino<\/em>, the titular character in Don Carl<\/em>os and many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor me, the opera Turandot<\/em> is, first and foremost, a fairytale, where good always triumphs over evil,\u201d Hovhannes Ayvazyan notes. \u201cCalaf is slightly different from the parts that I usually perform. This is a heroic figure. He does everything for his beloved and even faces certain death. This part is considered one of the most difficult for tenors because of the high tessitura. Therefore it requires good technique and vocal skills. Another feature is that the orchestra plays in unison with the soloist, which also makes it difficult to perform. For Puccini, this is a rather characteristic technique.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the singer, he has never been to Kazakhstan, but has heard a lot about the capital\u2019s opera house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI look forward to the opportunity to see Kazakhstan and perform at Astana Opera. I am excited to take this new stage that has already become revered,\u201d Hovhannes Ayvazyan emphasized. \u201cI am always very reverent about my profession and strive to demonstrate the maximum of my capabilities. It is important for me that after the performance the audience leaves in a good mood and with good impressions. I hope that this is what will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 20, soloist of the National Opera of Urkaine Oksana Kramareva will perform one of the most difficult parts in the world operatic repertoire, Turandot, a capricious and ruthless princess who cruelly takes revenge on men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having started her career at the Kharkiv Opera (Ukraine) in 2004, Oksana Kramareva soon continued her singing career at the National Opera of Urkaine in Kyiv. The vocalist\u2019s extensive repertoire includes such roles as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky\u2019s Eugene Onegin<\/em>, Lisa in The Queen of Spades<\/em>, Leonora in Verdi\u2019s Il Trovatore<\/em> and Elisabetta in Don Carlos<\/em>, Yaroslavna in Borodin\u2019s Prince Igor<\/em> and many others. Oksana Kramareva is a laureate of a number of international competitions, including Pl\u00e1cido Domingo\u2019s Operalia, the World Opera Competition in Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, the opera Turandot<\/em> was presented at Astana Opera for the first time on June 22 and 23, 2018. The music director and conductor is the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the opera house\u2019s principal conductor Alan Buribayev. The stage director is Davide Livermore, who received the Opera Star-2019 International Opera Award as the best director of the year for productions at Astana Opera. Set and costume designers \u2013 the Honoured Workers of Kazakhstan Sofya Tasmagambetova and Pavel Dragunov. Principal choirmaster \u2013 the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Dautov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the first day, the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Zhupar Gabdullina will perform Turandot, Li\u00f9 \u2013 the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Saltanat Akhmetova, the Emperor Altoum \u2013 Ruslan Sovet, Timur \u2013 Bolat Yessimkhanov, Calaf \u2013 Hovhannes Ayvazyan, Ping \u2013 Rassul Zharmagambetov, Pang \u2013 Artur Gabdiyev, Pong \u2013 Beimbet Tanarykov, Mandarin \u2013 Shyngys Rassylkhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 20, Oksana Kramareva will take the stage as Turandot, Li\u00f9 \u2013 Libushe Santorisova (Czech Republic), the Emperor Altoum \u2013 Ruslan Sovet, Timur \u2013 Talgat Galeyev, Calaf \u2013 Sayan Issin (role debut), Ping \u2013 Rassul Zharmagambetov, Pang \u2013 Yerulan Kamel, Pong \u2013 Beimbet Tanarykov, Mandarin \u2013 Shyngys Rassylkhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the Zhibek Zholy festival, taking place as part of Astana Opera\u2019s 10th anniversary season, the audience will have an opportunity to view masterpieces of theatrical art featuring foreign guest stars: Tchaikovsky\u2019s Eugene Onegin<\/em> and Swan Lake<\/em>, Gala Ballet and Ji\u0159\u00ed Kyli\u00e1n\u2019s ballet Sechs T\u00e4nze<\/em> to Mozart\u2019s music, Aram Khachaturian\u2019s Spartacus<\/em> in Yuri Grigorovich\u2019s choreography, as well as a gala concert conducted by Giuseppe Acquaviva. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Giacomo Puccini\u2019s legendary opera Turandot will be presented at Astana Opera as part of the Zhibek Zholy International Festival on November 29 and 20.<\/p>\n

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