Dobrynin Palace of Culture - broadcast from Muffled Voices Festival: operas Russian Women & Cabildo
On April 19, 2024, the festival "Muffled Voices" presented two chamber operas: "Russian Women" by Tatyana Chudova and "Cabildo" by Amy Mercy Beach at the Yaroslavl Palace of Culture named after Dobrynin.
16:03 - PART I
Tatiana Chudova, "Russian Women"
For two soloists and a piano
This opera tells the story of how princesses Trubetskaya and Volkonskaya followed their husbands in exile to Siberia through the poems of N. Nekrasov, A. Pushkin, and the Decembrist poets.
Performers:
Soprano Yulia Petrachuk as Volkonskaya
Contralto Olga Nadezhdina as Trubetskoy
Karina Pogosbekova as the pianist and musical director
1:27:51 - PART II
Amy Mercy Beach "Cabildo"
For 6 soloists, choir, and piano trio
This opera portrays the escape of the pirate Pierre Lafitte from a colonial prison in New Orleans. Amy Mercy Beach, the author, is a prominent figure in the Boston School of Composition of the early 20th century.
Performers:
Soprano Olga Seliverstova as Valerie
Baritone Stanislav Li as Pierre Lafitte
Bass Denis Sedov as the jailer
Tenor Ilya Khardikov as Tom
Mezzo-soprano Polina Sharovarova as Mary
Tenor David Sanikidze as Dominic Yu
Vocal ensemble ARIELLE under the direction of Elmira Dadasheva
Soloists of the BACH-quartet
Director: Elizaveta Korneeva
Set designer: Varvara Timofeeva
Musical director: Karina Pogosbekova
Executive and musical producer of the festival: Yulia Petrachuk
The festival "Muffled Voices" is the 1st International festival of contemporary chamber opera of women composers, dedicated to the memory and 80th anniversary of the composer Tatyana Chudova. The festival aims to honor women composers and highlight chamber opera as a genre capable of revealing the deepest aspects of the human soul. The event features the premieres of ten operas in different cities of Russia performed by leading soloists of the world music scene.
Discover more about the festival, its program, and soloists on the website: https://lyricaclassic.org/muffledvoic...
