1. Richard Wagner. Overture to the opera Flying Dutchman Performed by the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra 2. Richard Wagner. Aria of the Dutchman from the opera Flying Dutchman Performed by Honored Artist of Ukraine Viktor Mityushkin 3. Richard Wagner. Ballad of Senti from the opera The Flying Dutchman Performed by laureate of international competitions Natalya Pavlenko 4. Richard Wagner. “Flight of the Valkyries” from the opera “Valkyrie” Performed by the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra 5. Richard Wagner. “Prelude and Death of Isolde” from the opera “Tristan and Isolde” Performed by the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra and laureate of international competitions Natalya Pavlenko
1. Richard Wagner. Orchestral intermission for Act III and The Wedding Choir from the opera Lohengrin Performed by the choir and orchestra of Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater 2. Richard Wagner. Overture and Chorale to St. John from Act I of the Nuremberg Mastersingers Performed by the choir and symphony orchestra of Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater 3. Richard Wagner. Elizabeth’s exit aria from the opera Tannhäuser Performed by laureate of international competitions Natalya Pavlenko 4. Richard Wagner. Pilgrim Choir and “Prayer of Elizabeth” from the opera “Tannhäuser” Performed by laureate of international competitions Natalya Pavlenko 5. Richard Wagner. A festive march from the opera “Tannhauser” Performed by the Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra
Music by Richard Wagner Program in 2 sections
Concert duration including intermission: 3 hours
Members of the production troupe Choirmaster - Honored Artist of Ukraine Igor Didushok Concertmasters - Marina Marynich, Valentin Platov, Natalya Rusinyak, Veronika Struk, Larisa Khorolenko Lighting Designer - Vyacheslav Usherenko Head staging part - Vasily Khomin Head of the machine and decoration department - Viktor Meleshko Make-up artists - Elena Vasilchik, Evgenia Galenko
It is difficult to say now – for what reasons, we can only state: Wagner’s music has not been played at the Odessa Opera since 1933. Then it was the opera “Lohengrin”, staged by director Nikolai Bogolyubov and conductor Nikolai Pokrovsky. Before that, according to our information, the Wagnerian operas Tannhauser, Valkyrie, Tristan and Isolda were staged in Odessa. In 2013, the whole world will celebrate the anniversary of Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883). Odessa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is presenting a program by this date, combining scenes, overtures, arias from the composer’s operas. The program was compiled by the musical director of the theater Alexandru Samoile in such a way as to show the best examples of Wagnerian operas in a single canvas. Music from “The Flying Dutchman”, “Valkyries”, “Tristan and Isolde”, “Lohengrin”, “Nuremberg Mastersingers”, “Tannhauser” performed by the orchestra, choir and soloists of the theater – laureate of international competitions Natalia Pavlenko (dramatic soprano) and honored artist of Ukraine Viktor Mityushkin (dramatic baritone). the author of the poster is Pavel Buklovsky (Arsenal RA)