“The Snow-maiden”
An opera in 3 acts

The opera "The Snow-maiden" by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakhov had its premiere on 29, 30 of November, 1,12,14 December 2002.
Libretto by the composer based on the play by Alexandr Ostrovsky.
Fantasy on themes (ideas) of Nikolay Rerikh.
Conductor-Co-Producer
– Nikolay Alexeev
Producer
– Dmitry Belov
Designer-Co-Producer
– Alena Pikalova
Costumes designer
– Maria Danilova
Light designer
– Damir Ismagilov
Choirmaster
– Valeriy Borisov
Choreography and scenic movement
– Elena Bogdanovich
Conductor
– Pavel Klinichev
Video producers
– Pavel Labasov, Andrey Silvestrov
 
“The one who does not love “The Snow-maiden” understands neither my music nor me”. (Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakhov

"The Snow-maiden" made its debut at the Mariinsky Theatre on January 29 (February 10) 1882 with E. Napravnick as conductor.

In Moscow “The Snow-maiden” appeared for the first time in 1885 at Mamontov's Private Opera Theatre with the fairy setting designed by V. Vasnetsov. The composer gave his preferences to the Bolishoi Theatre staging, first seen on January 26, 1893 with I. Altany as conductor of the staging, A. Bartsal as its producer and C. Valts, I. Savitsky and I. Smirnov as desginers of the opera.

The main parties: ̀. Eikhenvald (Snow-maiden), A. Krutikova (Spring), M. Deisha-Seonitskaya (Kupava), B. Korsov (Mizgir), L. Zvagina (Lel), A. Bartsal (Berendey).

Since then “The Snow-maiden ” has survived 6 stagings at the Bolishoi Theatre:

1903

(conductor – V.Suk, producer – R.Vasilevsky, designer – K.Korovin, balletmaster – A. Gorsky);
1911
(conductor – V.Suk, producer – V.Lossky, designer – K.Korovin, balletmaster – A.Gorsky);
1922
(the renewing of the 1911 staging),
1943

(conductor – K.Kondrashin, producer – N.Dombrovsky, designer – Ê.Korovin, baletmaster – A.Radunsky);
1954
(conductor – K.Kondrashyn, producer – B.Pokrovsky, designer – V.Ryndinin, balletmaster – V.Vainonen);
1978
(conductor - À.Lazarev, producer – B.Ravenskih, designer – A.Vasiliev, balletmasters – U.Papko and U.Scott);

Outstanding singers took part in the above-mentioned performances: À.Nezhdanova, E.Stepanova, I.Maslennikova, I.Jurina (Snow-maiden), G.Vishnevskaya, T.Milashkina (Kupava), N.Obuhova, I.Arkhipova (Spring), L.Sobinov, I.Kozlovsky, S.Lemeshev, A.Fedin (Berendey) Å.Kibkalo, A.Ivanov, U.Grigoriev (Mizgir) etc.

In the 2002 performance the main parts are performed by the noted and budding soloists of the Bolishli’s Opera – Elena Bryleva , Larisa Rudakova, Karina Serbina, Irina Samoilova (Snow-maiden), Irina Dolzhenko, Svetlana Belokon, Elena Novak (Lel), Svetlana Shilova, Tatyana Erastova, ̀arina Shutova (Spring), Andrey Grigoriev, Pavel Tchernyh, Nikolay Kazantsev (Misgir), Leonid Zimnenko, Valery Gilmanov, Alexandr Naumenko (Frost), Elena Zelenskaya, Elena Evseeva, Ekaterina Vasilenko (Kupava), Marat Galiakhmetov, Mikhail Gubsky , Andrey Dunaev (Berendey).
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