"It is worth seeing the difference not between the original and traditional productions, but between boring and exciting"

The most important premiere of the season has just been successfully at the Bolshoi Theater - Joakkino Rossini , a journey to Reims . Since the ways of prospective planning of the main theater are inaccessible, and co -products with the theaters of Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Sydney do not happen every day, Colta.ru decided to look at the debutant of the Russian scene, the director Damiano Mikjeletto, related by the leading opera houses of the world.

- The modern opera theater prefers co -products, so in this area globalism seems to have already come. Do I need to do anything about it? For example, it is interesting to me whether you will adapt the “Journey ...” for Sydney.

- It seems to me that the opera has always been an international means of communication. Mozart is an international star, Rossini too. Puccini scoured a lot in search of new libretto for his works, and as a result, several of his prime miners took place not only in Milan and Turin, but also in New York. Being international is a property of opera nature. So it seems important to me to make co -products and give the opportunity to enjoy the spectacle of the widest audience - both in Amsterdam and Sydney.

- Theaters today often invite directors who barely know how to read notes. This is not your case; Moreover, it is interesting what you think about it.

- The director needs a musical text in the same way as everything else, and it is important to know this language, otherwise it will not work accurate. For me, the musical text during rehearsals is simply necessary - for maximum clarity in communication with singers and everyone else. The most important thing is to coincide with the singers and work closely with them. At the same time, it is important not to become a score servant and not to hide behind it as a shield, trying to protect yourself.

- And with this approach, what do you often prefer - radical original solutions or respect for copyright ideas?

- The director is responsible for the view of the opera. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko explained how important it is to convey the main idea of ​​the plot through a psychologically motivated action. Opera is not a costume concert. She is happening, she is told together music and stage action. So it is worth seeing the difference not between the original and traditional productions, but between boring and exciting.

“You did not notice the correlation between your“ Travel ... ”and the resonant “ Trubadur ” of Alvis Hermanis in Salzburg a few years ago?”

- No, no correlations. Of course, I do not claim to be the first to put the opera in the museum. But in the "Travel ..." we found our own line leading the story to the very end. In the second act, the museum disappears, and we find all inside one picture.

-Did you mean virtual trips to historical fantasy series and computer games today are very relevant?

- I agree, and that's why I myself was very funny, and the artists gladly joined the crazy irreal game, where historical persons meet with our contemporaries.

- You were inspired by the picture of Francois Gerard “Coronation of Karl X”, and, I guess, the audience in Amsterdam, where the premiere passed, was probably prepared. Were there any doubts about Moscow?

- Not a minute - since the action is extremely clear and the narrative is easy to count. I am sure that the Moscow audience figured out everything and enjoyed our performance. The final with all the heroes literally becomes the painting “Coronation of Charles X” and ... the exact reason why Rossini wrote the opera. Everyone traveled and took part in coronation.

- Was it easy to communicate with Tugan Sokhiev and generally with a large theater?

- Yes, rehearsals were excellently organized, and Tugan Sokhiev helped that in every possible way. 19 soloists, ballet, mims are involved.

- Why is this name? How is Rossini relevant today?

- The masterpieces do not get old, they are always about “today”: we will die, and the music will remain, and they will put it again. And Rossini ... He is a genius, how not to love his way to amuse notes?

-Confess: do you still consider the classic Belcanto a real Italian product?

-Well, part of the Italian nature-of course. I suspect that Belcanto with his Colorators and phrasing, crowded with joy and exaggeration, could only be born in a very sunny country. It is thanks to these properties that Belcanto gives the public so many emotions.

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