The Carriage (opera)
The Carriage[1] (Russian: Коляска, IPA: [Kolj'aska]) is a comic opera in one act written by Vyacheslav Kruglik. The opera uses a Russian libretto by Vera Kupriyanova and the composer which is based upon the story of the eponymous story by Nikolai Gogol.[2]
The opera was commissioned by the Mariinsky Theatre based on a competition to create operas based on the stories of Gogol. Three operas won the competition, Svetlana Nesterova's The Lawsuit and Anastasia Bespalova's Shponka and His Aunt, and Kruglik's opera and were all overseen by directors from the workshop of Kama Ginkas.[3][4] The three operas premiered together on 21 June 2009 during the Mariinsky Theatre's summer festival, and was conducted by Valery Gergiev.[5][6] The choreography was created by Anna Belich.[7]
Roles
[edit]| Role | Voice Type | Cast (Premiere) |
|---|---|---|
| General
|
Bass | |
| Chertokutsky, a landowner | Baritone | |
| Chertokutsky's young wife | Soprano | |
| First Chief Officer | Tenor | |
| Second Chief Officier | Tenor | |
| Third Chief Officer | Baritone | Andrei Bodarenko[8] |
| Soldier | Tenor | |
| Footman | Tenor | |
| Groom | Tenor | |
| Chorus | Bass |
Further links
[edit]- Aria of the Beauty (Lyudmila Shikhova. Ensemble of cellists of St. Petersburg)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Opera 'Carriage', Op.19".
- ^ "Vyacheslav Kruglik". www.mariinsky.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Мариинский театр представил оперы по Гоголю". Российская газета. 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Гоголь. Версия 200 / Культура / Независимая газета". www.ng.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ George Loomis (July 2009). "St. Petersburg – The Lawsuit, Shponka and His Aunt, The Carriage (4/1/09), May Night (4/2/09), The Fair at Sorochintsy (4/4/09), Kirov Opera". Opera News. Vol. 74, no. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Aria of the Beauty from the Opera 'Carriage', Op.19". vyacheslavkruglik.musicaneo.
- ^ "Evening of one-act ballets: Scotch Symphony. The Carriage. In the Night (Classical Ballet) - BalletAndOpera.com". balletandopera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ^ "Andrei Bondarenko". Mariinsky Theatre.
- ^ В. Круглик. Ария Красавицы из оперы "Коляска", retrieved 2023-05-20
