Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre inaugurates its 211 season. Event Calendar of August
The historic theatre will employ the same safety measures successfully undertaken at the Odessa Opera Theater. The number of seats available to the public has been reduced by half and the principle of "chessboard seating" will be in force. When entering the theatre members of the public will have their temperature taken using specially installed thermal imaging equipment, and upon entry and while in the foyers before the performance starts the principle of social distancing must be observed and individual means of protection must be used throughout audience attendance in the theatre building.
08 August | 7 pm
"Vivat Theatre"
Running time: 1 hour 20 minutes
(No intermission)
Concert
Conductors - Vyacheslav Chernukho-Volich
Honored Artists of Ukraine Igor Chernetsky and Igor Shavruk
Margarita Grinivetskaya, Vitaly Kovalchuk
Directed by Evgeny Lavrenchuk
A perfect evening chamber classical concert. Professional musicians play a selection of the world's most celebrated pieces of classical music. The concert includes the music of M. Lysenko, A. Kos-Anatolsky, J. Rossini, G. Bizet, G. Verdi, R. Leoncavallo, S. Gounod and P. Tchaikovsky.
09 August | 7 pm
"The Music of Love"
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Concert
Directed by Pavel Koshka
Conductors - Honored Artist of Ukraine Igor Chernetsky, Margarita Grinivetskaya
A perfect classical concert with a selection of the world's most celebrated pieces of classical music dedicated to "Love", such as A.Khachaturyan, W. A. ​​Mozart, J. Puccini, P. Sorosobal, G. Donizetti, F. Legar and G.Bizet. Explore releases from "Don Juan", "Gianni Skicchi", "Love Potion", "Pearl Seekers", "Carmen Suite", "Merry Widow", "Judith" and many others.
21 August | 7 pm
"Music Hits of the World Cinema"
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
Concert
Directed by Pavel Koshka
Conductors - Honored Artist of Ukraine Igor Chernetsky, Margarita Grinivetskaya
One of the most important parts of films are the soundtracks that help to spark the emotions and bring a new and amazing world to the viewers. Experience cinema’s most iconic films with the score performed live by a theatre orchestra in the spectacular surroundings of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre. Live music composed by John Williams, Monty Norman, Alan Silvestri, Charles Chaplin, Charles Aznavour, Hans Zimmer, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Ennio Morricone, Dolly Parton and Francesco Sartori
13 August | 7 pm
The Barber of Seville
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Language: Italian
Concert performance
Director - Honored Artist of Ukraine Serhiy Zuenko
Production Designer - Honored Artist of Ukraine Natalia Bevzenko-Zinkina
Choirmaster-director - Honored Art Worker of Ukraine Leonid Butenko
Rossini's opera recounts the events of the first of the three plays by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais that revolve around the clever and enterprising character named Figaro, the barber of the title. Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, composed 30 years earlier in 1786, is based on the second part of the Beaumarchais trilogy
16 August | 7 pm
The Evening-Gala of famous one-act ballets
Running time: 1 hour 30 min.
(no intermission)
Conductor - Honoured Artist of Ukraine Igor Chernetski
Grand Pas de Quatre is a ballet divertissement to music composed by Cesare Pugni captured the essence of the Romantic style as the ballerinas danced with demure lightness, delicacy, and poise
Grand Pas Classique to the ballet music from Daniel Auber's two-act opera Le Dieu et La Bayadere, 1830, created for Yvette Chauviré and Vladimir Skouratoff in Paris
Pas De Six from La Vivandiere is a ballet in one act with choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon and Fanny Cerrito, and music by Cesare Pugni.
The Spirit of the Rose is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball written by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
Dance of the Hours is a short ballet and is the act 3 finale of the opera La Gioconda composed by Amilcare Ponchielli.
18 August | 7 pm
The Barber of Seville
Librettist: Cesare Sterbini
Language: Italian
Concert performance
Director - Honored Artist of Ukraine Serhiy Zuenko
Production Designer - Honored Artist of Ukraine Natalia Bevzenko-Zinkina
Choirmaster-director - Honored Art Worker of Ukraine Leonid Butenko
Rossini's opera recounts the events of the first of the three plays by French playwright Pierre Beaumarchais that revolve around the clever and enterprising character named Figaro, the barber of the title. Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro, composed 30 years earlier in 1786, is based on the second part of the Beaumarchais trilogy
The August repertoire can be viewed on the website.
Tickets can be purchased at the theater office from 11:00 to 19:30 (except Monday) and from August 4 - on the theater's website.
