11.04.2012

The 22^nd birthday of “Helikon-opera” theatre

On the 10^th of April “Helikon-opera” celebrated its 20^th birthday. The devoted spectators came to congratulate their favorite theatre. Among them were representative of business circles, diplomats, journalists, public and cultural figures: Irina Maslennikova, Yuri Vedeneev, Emmanuil Vitorgan Igor Kostolevsky, Mikhail Filippov, Varvara, Mar’ana Shults, Svetlana Sorokina and many others.

Before the beginning of a festive programme the Atristic Director of “Helikon-opera” theatre warmly greeted the audience: ‘I’d like to thank everyone who came here today, because only the friends gathered in this hall today; all who helped us, were with us in joy and in our misfortune, and all who will come with us – I hope very soon –  to a new stage of our theatre on Nikitskaya. We are waiting for all these years.  We work hard, play and sing, and I think we can hope for happiness, when our singing could be heard’. Some time before the birthday  it was noticed that the number 22 is similar to the two bass keys. This gave the idea to draw up a programme of the concert exclusively from parts of bass repertoire. ‘Helikon’ assembled the unique collection of voices, that constantly updated, and which the theatre is justly proud of. And the basses have its special place in it.

On the 10^th of April  eight basses  of the theatre, completely different, diverse, charismatic, handsome, memorable such as  Mikhail Guzhov,  Alexey Dedov, Vladimir Kovarsky, Alexandr Miminoshvili, Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Dmitry Skorikov, AlexeyTikhomirov and Stanislav Shvets came on the stage of ‘Helikon’. The programme of bass concert consisted of well-known musical compositions of Russian and world opera repertoire.  They were performed in a truly ‘Helikon' manner, which followed by Nimerovich-Danchenko’s precept, and meant to be a mirror of life, and not to stand in the way of enjoying the music. The stage became a place of all that worried the theatre today. The first one is reconstruction of the building on Nikitskaya.  The performance of Ksenia Vyaznikova was fabulous. She rehashed potpourri of bass parts of her male colleagues,  and showed perfect vocal skills.

The Art Director of the festive concert is Dmitry Bertman. The director of the festive concert is Ilya Ilyin. The conductor is Vladimir Ponkin. The artists of the choir and the orchestra take part in the concert. 

Dmitry Bertman and film crew of 'Kultura' channel
Dmitry Bertman, Natalia Datieva and her spouse	Galina Povazhnaya and Dmitry Bertman
Dmitry Bertman and Igor Kostolevsky	Dmitry Bertman and Emmanuil Vitorgan
	Dmitry Bertman. The greeting words before the festive concert.
Stanislav Shvets, Alexey Tikhomirov, Mikhail Guzhov, Dmitry Skorikov. The scene of coronation from 'Boris Godunov'.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Dmirty Skorikov. The scene from 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'.
Alexey Tikhomirov, artists of the choir. The scene from 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia'.
Stanislav Shvets, artists of the choir. The scene from 'Nabucco'.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Alexey Dedov. The scene from 'Boris Godunov'.
Alexandr Miminoshvili. 'Serenade of Don Quixote'.
Alexandr Miminoshvili, Alexey Tikhomirov, Ksenia Vyaznikova, Stanislav Shvets, Vladimir Kovarsky, Mikhail Guzhov
Dmitry Ovchinnikov, Dmirty Skorikov, Alexey Tikhomirov, Alexey Dedov, Vladimir Kovarsky, Mikhail Guzhov, Alexandr Miminoshvili, Stanislav Shvets
Bows after the festive concert.  Dmitry Bertman and Vladimir Ponkin in the centre.
The audience's ovation.
	In the lobby. Sergey Chachetko, Yaroslav Timofeev, Vyacheslav Starodubtsev Igor Kostolevsky, Inna Zvenyatskaya
Yaroslav Timofeev, Alexey Kozyrev, Viktoria Pavlova, Vyacheslav Starodubtsev	Liudmila Zhumaeva with guests
Nikolay Galin, Marina Kalinina, Irina Kovaleva, Alexandra Kovalevich, Elena Kachura, Svetala Rossiyskaya
Party after the Concert
Emmanuil Vitorgan. A toast to 'Helikon'

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