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World Premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's A Christmas Tale at Mariinsky Theater

Nov. 23, 2015

World Premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's <em>A Christmas Tale</em> at Mariinsky Theater

The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg is set to present the world premiere of A Christmas Tale, a fantastic new fairy tale opera by Rodion Shchedrin. Valery Gergiev leads the performance, which opens on December 26 with direction by Alexey Stepanyuk and stage design by Alexander Orlov.

Božena Nemtsova is one of the foremost Czech authors of the 19th century and among the greatest storytellers, particularly of fairy tales. Nemtsova’s The Twelve Months, translated by Nikolai Leskov, provides the basis for Rodion Shchedrin’s A Christmas Tale. With traces of familiar fairy tales such as Cinderella and Snow White, the story tells of a beautiful, hardworking but unloved stepdaughter and her search for a violet in the snow. Ultimately she receives help from the months of the year and her kindheartedness is rewarded.

Details on the production can be found at mariinsky.ru.

For more information on Rodion Shchedrin, visit schott-music.com. 

A Christmas Tale (2014-2015)
opera-extravaganza in two acts
libretto (Rus) by the composer
after the fairy tale by B. Nemtsova in the translation by N. Leskov and Russian folk tales
for 4 sopranos, 5 mezzo-sopranos, 5 tenors, baritone, bass-baritone, 4 basses and mixed chorus
pic.3(3.afl).blockfl(alt, ten).2.ca.3(3.bcl).2.cbsn-4.4.3.1-timp.5perc-domra.hp.pno(cel).clavicemb.synth-str
120’

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