Medinsky against the abolition of "Tangaiser"

The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky does not support the decision to exclude the opera of Wagner Tangeyer from the repertoire of the Novosibirsk State Academic Academic Opera and Balte Theater in the production of Timofei Kulyabin.

The performance was removed from the repertoire at the end of March Ngatoib Vladimir Kekhman, appointed by the Ministry of Culture. April 18 at the Musical Theater. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko in Moscow at the ceremony of presenting the National Theater Prize "Golden Mask" The appearance of Medinsky was met by screams "Return" Tangiazer "!", Cotton and whistle.

“This is the decision of the director of the theater, who cannot agree with the director and cannot deal with payment to the participants. This decision is temporary. I personally do not support him as a Minister of Culture, ”Medinsky told reporters today, April 20, April 20 .

“With all the fact that, of course, this production needs to be adjusted in terms of retouching some scenes that caused a split and can be perceived as offensive,” the minister added, noting that big state money was spent on the performance, and “this should be returned.”

“This decision is not final. If the head of the theater makes a decision, most likely it will be a strongly edited or concert version. Once again - this decision should be made by the head of the theater, ”Medinsky said.

“In the concert version, it is not a problem to return the performance, but in a changed, adjusted version on a large scene, is unlikely. This will already be a different performance. - believes the former director of Ngatoib Boris Mezdrich. - I'm not sure that Timothy Kulyabin will do this. You can, of course, put another Tannanizer at the request of the new director.

Mezdrich added that he did not see the problem with the Tangaiser after the magistrate court and the Investigative Committee stopped the proceedings in his case and the Kulyabin case: “I now don’t see any subject for a dispute.”