Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater: repertoire and photo

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater, whose history of formation is described in this article, was organized in the second half of the 20th century. His repertoire includes not only operas and ballets, but also musical tales and musicals for children, as well as operettas.

History of the opera house

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater, whose building photo is presented in this article, opened its doors in 1960. The first performance of the troupe was the opera "Shyvarman".

The first attempts to perform musical performances in the city were made long before the opening of the theater. The first opera, or rather the scene from it, was shown to the Cheboksary public in 1913. This was the work of M. Glinka "Ivan Susanin." Then there were other productions. But these performances were amateur.

The Opera House was opened in 1959 on the basis of a dramatic theater. The founder of it was B. Markov. Then the theater was called musical-dramatic. For many years the troupe was small. Because of this, many productions could not be carried out.

From the first years of its existence, the theater included Chuvash operas in its repertoire. But it also included world classical masterpieces and works of Soviet composers. In 1962, a great success on tour in Moscow brought the opera "Chapai" to the artists.

In 1966 the theater was enlarged by the graduates of the Leningrad Choreographic School. As a result, a professional ballet troupe was formed. Thanks to this the theater expanded its repertoire, it included choreographic productions. The first ballets were "Giselle", "Sarpige" and "Chopiniana".

In 1969 the troupe was divided into two separate groups: dramatic and musical. It happened on the basis of the order of the Ministry of Culture. In 1986 the musical theater moved to a separate building.

Soon the troupe was enlarged by graduates of the Conservatory, which allowed to increase the level of opera performances, and it became possible to perform large-scale performances. On the playbill appeared the productions: Tosca, Faust, The Tsar's Bride, Carmen, Prince Igor, Traviata, Rigoletto, Abduction from the Seraglio and Troubadour.

In 1993 the musical theater was renamed. It was a recognition of the creative solvency of the company. From now on it became known as the theater of opera and ballet.

Artists often tour and participate in festivals. Thanks to this, the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater is now far beyond the borders of the Republic . Its address is the Russian Federation, Cheboksary, Moskovsky Prospekt, No. 1. It is located on the shore of the bay, in a picturesque place.

Opera

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater (Cheboksary) offers a rich repertoire. It includes performances of different genres.

Opera repertoire:

• "Boris Godunov".
• "Love Potion".
• "The Queen of Spades."
• "Rural honor".
• "Floria Tosca".
• "Ball-masquerade."
• "Narspee".
• "Interrupted Waltz".
• "Shyvarman" and others.

Ballet

The audience is pleased to attend the bright choreographic productions offered by the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater:

• "Walpurgis Night".
• "Carmina Burana".
• "Love is a sorceress."
• "Sleeping Beauty".
• "Nutcracker".
• "Eternal light."
• "Lolita".
• "Sarpige".
• "Nuncha" and many others.

Operetta and children's performances

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater also has children's musical tales and operettas in its repertoire. Younger children like to watch "Maritsa" and "Bremen musicians", "Thumbelina" and "Teremok". Such productions as "Bat", "Silva", "Scarlet Sails", "Count Luxembourg", will be understandable and interesting for older children and adult audiences.

Projects

The Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater is the creator and organizer of several projects:

• International Opera Festival.
• School of young theater.
• International Ballet Festival.
• Competition of young opera singers.
• Festival "Young talents".
• Days of Chuvash music.
• The Festival of Operetta.

"Days of Chuvash music" is a unique project. It was created in order to enable viewers and listeners to join the national art. Pass "days of culture" in the theater every year in January. In the framework of the project ballets, operas, musical comedies, operettas, music to which the Chuvash composers wrote. And also there are concerts, on which national works sound.

"School of Young Theater" is a project created to educate a new generation of viewers. In its framework, there are talks, competitions, exhibitions, intellectual and creative and story-role games, theater classes, thematic excursions, meetings with actors, viewing of performances of various genres and their discussion, master classes, etc.

"Young talents of Chuvashia" is a festival that has been held since 2010. Each year vocalists, soloists-instrumentalists, ensembles, choreographic collectives, choruses take part in it. The age of the contestants is young - from 8 to 18 years.

Troupe

A large and friendly team gathered on its stage the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater. It includes talented vocalists, dancers, choristers and musicians.

Troupe:

• Vasily Vasilyev.
• Alyona Averkin.
• Maxim Karsakov.
• Tatyana Vladimirova.
• Valentina Smirnova.
• Vilena Gerasimenko.
• Lyudmila Yakovleva.
• Olga Saparkina.
• Svetlana Efremova.
• Vitaly Arkhipov.
• Ilya Guryev.
• Yegor Burba.
• Ivan Nikolayev.
• Svetlana Lvova.
• Andrei Mikhailov.
• Marianna Chemalina.
• Olga Vildyaeva.
• Alexei Ryumin and many others.

Director

Vyacheslav Foshin is a man, under the strict guidance of which today lives the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater. The director has been in office since 2012. Vyacheslav is an Honored Worker of Culture of Chuvashia. He made a great contribution to the field of art. V. Foshin is a graduate of the Higher Trade Union School in the field of culture. Throughout his life he has held leadership positions. Since 1994, Vyacheslav headed the Palace of Culture and the Club of Interest at Cheboksars Tractors Plant. From 2002 to 2007 he was the director of the Opera and Ballet Theater. Then he moved to the post of chief director at the Palace of Culture of tractor-builders. From 2009 to 2012 Was the first deputy minister of culture of the Chuvash Republic for Nationalities. In 2012, he again took the post of director of the Chuvash Opera and Ballet Theater.