On Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm opera by Gaetano Donizetti "Maria Stuarda" premieres at the Vanemuine Small Building.
Donizetti's tragic opera (tragedia lirica), based on the play "Maria Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller from 1800, first premiered in Milano La Scala on the 30th of December, 1835. The opera is inspired by the life stories of Mary Stuart - the Queen of Scotland and Elizabeth I - the Queen of England. In addition to the real political confrontation between the two queens Schiller also came up with a personal conflict, though in real life the two queens actually never met.
The plot - Queen Elizabeth I loves the Count of Leicester but she suspects that the latter is actually in love with Maria, Queen of Scotland. Rivalry between two women in politics as well as in love cannot possibly have a happy ending.
"Maria Stuarda" is directed at Vanemuine by Roman Hovenbitzer from Germany. He has studied directing in the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and the University of Hamburg. Working as a freelance director Hovenbitzer has directed over 40 operas, operettas and musicals in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Brazil. In 2009 Roman Hovenbitzer directed the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at Vanemuine.
The cast of "Maria Stuarda" – musical director and conductor Mihkel Kütson, conductor Lauri Sirp, artist Roy Spahn (Germany), light designer Palle Palmé (Sweden), Maria Stuarda is performed by Alla Popova or Aile Asszonyi (Estonian National Opera), Elisabetta is played by Karmen Puis. In other roles Valentina Kremen, Oleg Balashov (Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg), Atlan Karp and Märt Jakobson.
In addition to the premier the opera "Maria Stuarda" will be played twice this season – May 7th and 11th at 7 pm.
* In Donizetti's opera the names of the characters have Italian orthography: Elizabeth – Elisabetta, Mary Stuart – Maria Stuarda et al. The novel by Stefan Zweig and play by Friedrich Schiller "Maria Stuart" is translated into Estonian according to the German tradition of orthography. In Estonian names are traditionally used in their original form: Elizabeth, Mary et al.
Donizetti's tragic opera (tragedia lirica), based on the play "Maria Stuart" by Friedrich Schiller from 1800, first premiered in Milano La Scala on the 30th of December, 1835. The opera is inspired by the life stories of Mary Stuart - the Queen of Scotland and Elizabeth I - the Queen of England. In addition to the real political confrontation between the two queens Schiller also came up with a personal conflict, though in real life the two queens actually never met.
The plot - Queen Elizabeth I loves the Count of Leicester but she suspects that the latter is actually in love with Maria, Queen of Scotland. Rivalry between two women in politics as well as in love cannot possibly have a happy ending.
"Maria Stuarda" is directed at Vanemuine by Roman Hovenbitzer from Germany. He has studied directing in the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and the University of Hamburg. Working as a freelance director Hovenbitzer has directed over 40 operas, operettas and musicals in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Brazil. In 2009 Roman Hovenbitzer directed the musical "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at Vanemuine.
The cast of "Maria Stuarda" – musical director and conductor Mihkel Kütson, conductor Lauri Sirp, artist Roy Spahn (Germany), light designer Palle Palmé (Sweden), Maria Stuarda is performed by Alla Popova or Aile Asszonyi (Estonian National Opera), Elisabetta is played by Karmen Puis. In other roles Valentina Kremen, Oleg Balashov (Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg), Atlan Karp and Märt Jakobson.
In addition to the premier the opera "Maria Stuarda" will be played twice this season – May 7th and 11th at 7 pm.
* In Donizetti's opera the names of the characters have Italian orthography: Elizabeth – Elisabetta, Mary Stuart – Maria Stuarda et al. The novel by Stefan Zweig and play by Friedrich Schiller "Maria Stuart" is translated into Estonian according to the German tradition of orthography. In Estonian names are traditionally used in their original form: Elizabeth, Mary et al.
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