Carole Wilson
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LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Presentation
Three jealous women break up the tsarina’s family.
Of the three sisters aspiring to marry Tsar Saltan, it is the youngest, Militrissa, that wins him over with her modesty and beauty. She is soon pregnant with their first child. Green with jealousy, her two sisters devise a plot with the old Babarikha to take their revenge on her. They make Saltan, who has gone to war, believe that Militrissa has given birth to a monster. Furious, the tsar orders his wife and son to be shut up in a barrel and thrown into the sea …
Inspired by this tale, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov wrote one of his most colourful opera scores, including timeless melodies such as the ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’. The 2019 La Monnaie production by stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov tells the story of a little boy who, in the security of his own fantasy world, tries to make sense of his parents' separation and his father's absence. This unforgettable performance, crowned Best Production at the International Opera Awards, is now being revived under the musical direction of Timur Zangiev.
Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the 'Young Opera' night (15.12.2023) and enjoy a free reception and exclusive event.
Dates & tickets
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Location
Prices
Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 165
-30 years old: € 10 / 25 / 50
Language
Sung in Russian
Surtitles in Dutch and French
Running time
±3h05
1h25' + intermission 30' + 1h10'
Presentation
Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance: in Dutch by Pieter Mannaerts (Grand Foyer) and in French by Charles-Henry Boland (Bonbonnière)
Gallery
Magazine
Dates
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Sun 03 Dec 2023
Time15:00
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Tue 05 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Thu 07 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Sat 09 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Tue 12 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Wed 13 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Fri 15 Dec 2023
Time19:30
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Sun 17 Dec 2023
Time15:00
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Tue 19 Dec 2023
Time19:30
Venue
Cast
Cast
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan
Opera in four acts with a prologue by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Libretto by Vladimir Belsky based on the poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin
Premiere Solodovnikov Theatre, Moscow, 3.11.1900
INTERNATIONAL OPERA AWARD
BEST NEW PRODUCTION 2020
ConductorTIMUR ZANGIEV Director & Set DesignerDMITRI TCHERNIAKOV
Costume DesignerELENA ZAYTSEVA Art Director Video & LightingGLEB FILSHTINSKY Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE
Tsar SaltanANTE JERKUNICA Tsaritsa MilitrisaSVETLANA AKSENOVA TkatchikhaSTINE MARIE FISCHER PovarikhaBERNARDA BOBRO BabarikhaCAROLE WILSON Tsarevitch GvidonBOGDAN VOLKOV Tsarevna Swan-Bird / LyebyedOLGA KULCHYNSKA
Skomorokh / ShipmanALEXANDER VASSILIEV Messenger / ShipmanNICKY SPENCE Old man / ShipmanALEXANDER KRAVETS
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
La Monnaie Choral Academy, led by Benoît Giaux
Production LA MONNAIE
Coproduction TEATRO REAL (Madrid)
With support from LOTERIE NATIONALE
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