Princess Turandot (1996)
This bright, life-asserting performance which became an important event in the history of theatrical art still remains a carte de visite of the Vakhtangov Theatre.
It underwent a lot of changes since then, went through three amendments but remains the main honor of the Vakhtangov Theatre. The most famous actors starred in this performance during its long life. And many generations of spectators remembered this fairy production as the brightest and the most dazzling childhood experience.
The longevity secret of “Turandot” lies in its external beauty, genuine theatricality and spectacularity of the action and in its fascinating plot.
Main Stage
Premiere was on 16 February 1996
Characters & Cast:
Altoum, Chinese emperor |
Oleg Forostenko Yury Kraskov |
Turandot, Chinese princess his daughter |
Marina Esipenko Anna Dubrovskaya |
Adelma, Tatar duchess, Turandot’s slave |
Lidia Velezhova Olga Chipovskaya |
Zelima, Turandot’s slave |
Vera Novikova |
Skirina, Zelima’s mother |
Natalia Moleva Olga Gavriluk |
Timur, knight of Astrakhan |
Alexander Pavlov Viktor Zozulin |
Qualaf his son |
Alexander Ryshchenkov Aleksey Zavialov |
Barakh (Gassan), Quallaf’s tutor |
Andrei Zaretskiy Dmitry Ulyanov |
Ismail |
Yury Shlykov Alexander Koznov |
Brigella, head of the guard |
Andrey Yaroslavtsev Alexander Pavlov Dmitry Kravtsov |
Pantalone, Altoum’s secretary |
Vladimir Simonov Anatoliy Menshchikov |
Tartalia, Great Chancellor |
Mikhail Vaskov |
Truffaldino, Turandot ‘s harem master |
Alexei Kuznetsov Oleg Lopuhov Andrey Kharenko |
Wiseman, Divan members |
Leonid Bichevin Sergey Epishev Aleksandr Prudnicov Aleksey Samoylov Students Theatre Institute named after B. Shchukin |
Turandot’s slaves |
Students Theatre Institute named after B. Shchukin |
Backstage servants |
Egor Ravinsky Eugenia Kregzhde Darya Peshkova Olga Gavriluk Irina Kalistratova Liubov Korneva Inna Alabina Students Theatre Institute named after B. Shchukin |
Crew:
Production |
Eugeniy Vakhtangov |
Reproduction |
Ruben Simonov |
Decorator |
Ignatiy Nivinskiy |
Costumes |
Ignatiy Nivinskiy |
Redecoration of costumes |
Svetlana Sinitsina |
Translation |
Mikhail Osorgin |
Conductor |
Rostislav Arkhangelskiy |
Music |
Nikolay Sizov Alexander Kozlovskiy |