Solemn opening ceremony of the "Russian Seasons" in Italy. Festival of Russian culture "Russian Seasons" opens in Italy

For Italy, 2018 will be the year dedicated to Russia. This country took over from Japan the baton of holding unique project"Russian Seasons". The festival was solemnly opened on January 14 at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome with a concert by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of maestro V. Gergiev.

For 12 months, concerts, performances and meetings will be held in forty Italian cities, in which artists, museums, directors and musical groups will take part. Russian Federation. This is a colossal project that will attract three million viewers. His program is extensive theatrical performances, operas, concert performances, ballets, exhibitions and film festivals.

Project objective: to bring the Italian public closer to great creations Russian culture born in such temples of art as the Bolshoi, Mariinsky and Alexandrinsky theaters. The Moscow and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestras and the Hermitage Museum will take an active part in the Seasons events. Tour around Italian cities will be:

Theater of the Nations,
Vakhtangovskiy,
ballet B. Eifman and other groups.

So, Andrei Konchalovsky plans to bring The Three Sisters, and Ilya Averbukh symbolically prepared the premiere of the play Romeo and Juliet for the Verona audience.

In the coming days, "Seasons" will meet with the audience of Naples, Caserta and Cremona. In particular, in January at the Mercadante Theater in Naples, the audience will be presented with Masquerade, staged by director Rimas Tuminas, which has been staged since 2007 on the stage of the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. The exhibition "Age of Museums" will place its exhibits in the Royal Palace of Casert, and the Museum of the Violinists of Cremona will invite you to the exhibition "The Myth of Stradivari". Residents of Rome and guests of the Italian capital have already watched P.I. Tchaikovsky’s opera “Iolanta” with the participation of the choir and orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, and also had the opportunity to enjoy music at symphony concerts orchestra of the Mariinsky.

During the year it is planned to:

58 concerts,
54 theatrical productions,
43 ballet performances,

as well as collection exhibitions Russian museums, interesting events at major fairs and festivals, unique promotions and participation in film festivals held in Italy.

On January 15, a press conference was held in Rome as part of the opening of this festival.

“Until now, we may have underestimated our culture. But the great interest and attention shown to it by the public all over the world made us understand its real value -

said Olga Golodets, Vice President of the Government of the Russian Federation. —

This is a serious and innovative project that we want to continue.”

She noted that the festival is resuming the traditional seasons, born more than a century ago. In 2019, the project is planned to be held in the United States, and in 2020 - in Germany.

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Moscow. January 14th. site - The festival of Russian culture "Russian Seasons" opens in Rome, within its framework dozens of concerts, performances and exhibitions will be held in Italy in the next 12 months, including tours of the Bolshoi Theater and an exhibition of the State Hermitage.

The grand opening will take place in concert hall National Academy of Saint Cecilia, during which Mariinskii Opera House will show Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta" with the participation of the orchestra and choir of the Academy. As expected, the event will be attended by representatives of the government of the Russian Federation and the leadership of the Italian Republic.

As reported previously approved sample program festival.

According to it, in particular, at the end of January there will be a tour of the State Academic Theater. E. Vakhtangov with the play "Masquerade" in Naples. An exhibition of the State Hermitage "Russian Court" will also open in Caserta. In addition, a meeting of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church(ROC) and the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican as part of the socio-cultural program of the festival.

IN further plan included, in particular, master classes of the Academy of Russian Ballet named after A.Ya. Vaganova during the Venice Carnival, concerts symphonic music Mariinsky Theater and the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra. P.I. Tchaikovsky in April at the venues of Bergamo and Turin, performances of "Satyricon" in Pordenone in June, concerts of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. D.D. Shostakovich in July and August.

In autumn, the Bolshoi Theater (GABT) will tour Italy. The troupe will perform "La Bayadère" and "The Taming of the Shrew" at Milan's La Scala on 8-13 September. In addition, a performance is scheduled in October-November academic ensemble folk dance Igor Moiseev, it will be held in several cities at once, including Milan, Genoa and Naples.

In total, 255 events will take place in 40 cities of Italy within the framework of the Russian Seasons. In addition to concerts and performances, screenings of Russian films are planned as part of film festivals, exhibitions of Russian museums, circus performances, a championship in historical medieval combat and an ice show. Also in Italy will be presented and Russian Orthodox culture- the Patriarchal Council for Culture of the Moscow Patriarchate was announced among the participants.

Tours of Russian artists in Europe and North America, known as the "Russian Seasons", were held at the beginning of the 20th century under the direction of Sergei Diaghilev and played big role in the popularization of Russian ballet, opera and symphony music, Russian visual arts abroad.

The festival of Russian culture "Russian Seasons" was resumed in history modern Russia with the support of the government of the Russian Federation. In 2017, concerts, performances and exhibitions were held in Japan, the festival program was initiated by the President of Russia. The festival was attended by over 3 million spectators.

ROME, 14 January. /TASS/. The solemn opening ceremony of the second festival of Russian culture "Russian Seasons", organized by the government of the Russian Federation, will be held at the National Academy of St. Cecilia in Rome.

The Russian delegation in the Italian capital will be headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets. Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and Ambassador to Italy Sergey Razov are also expected to take part in the opening ceremony of the festival.

"At least 40 cities in Italy will be covered by events - more than 250 are planned, and we hope that they will bring together more than 3 million spectators," Alexander Zhuravsky, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Culture, said in an interview with TASS. theatrical performances, concerts of symphonic music, ballet, screenings domestic cinema, speeches folk groups, circus, art festivals, jazz - all the best and outstanding that we have in national culture, will be presented in Italy".

Discovery and features

"Russian Seasons" will open in Italy with a performance Symphony Orchestra Mariinsky Theater under the direction of Valery Gergiev. The program of the evening will include symphonies number one and number six by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The program includes a performance by a six-year-old Russian pianist, student of Denis Matsuev and laureate All-Russian competition young talents" Blue bird Elisha Mysin.

Also, the exhibition "Tchaikovsky. Symphony of Life" will open at the National Academy of Saint Cecilia, which tells about the history of the composer's creation of symphonies and his latest opera"Iolanta". The exhibition will show photographic portraits of Tchaikovsky, manuscripts of symphonies, covers of the first and lifetime editions of works provided by the All-Russian Museum Association musical culture named after M. I. Glinka (Russian national museum music).

According to Zhuravsky, the feature of the "Russian Seasons" in Italy will be the active participation drama theaters, among which are the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Alexandrinsky, Theater of Nations, Vakhtangov, "Et Cetera" and the Moscow City Council Theater. Special interest the Italian audience should be called by the premiere ice show Ilya Averbukh "Romeo and Juliet" based on the work of William Shakespeare, which tells about Italian lovers. As Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets previously stated, Averbukh's show will become " bright event for the Italian public".

Festival program

As part of the festival, which will last until the end of 2018, more than 250 events are planned, including about 60 symphonic music concerts, more than 50 theater performances, more than 40 ballet performances and an extensive exhibition program. The theme and format of the events of the "Russian Seasons" are diverse - from concerts classical music and theatrical productions to the festival of young filmmakers, gastronomic exhibitions and educational projects.

In particular, in January, residents and guests of the city of Caserta will be able to visit the Russian Court exhibition organized by the State Hermitage, in February Venice will host the exhibition The Reality of Utopia. The Art of Russian Posters of the 20th Century, and in March several Academic Ballet Theater named after Leonid Yakobson will show the play "Sleeping Beauty".

Early May in Rome public organization development assistance military historical reconstruction"Valor of the Ages" will hold the world championship in the historical medieval battle "Battle of the Nations", and in the city of Sirmione this time will pass festival Russian cinema, within which the audience will get acquainted with films for family viewing, for children and youth, as well as animated films.

Throughout August, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve in several Italian cities will present the "Open the Gate" program, which tells about the cultural and gastronomic features of the Russian North. In October, the province of Latina will host the International circus festival"Citta di Latina" featuring the Bolshoi Moscow state circus on Vernadsky Avenue.

In November, in Milan, the Vakhtangov Theater will present the performance "Eugene Onegin" to the audience, and in Rome at this time the exhibition "Icons of the Russian Seasons" will be held, presented by the State Central Theater Museum named after A. A. Bakhrushin. In December, closer to the end of the "Russian seasons", in the Italian capital there will be a festival"Fathers and Sons. Comparison of Generations" with the participation of Orthodox musical groups.

"Russian Seasons" in Japan

For the first time, the Russian Seasons festival was held in 2017 in Japan and gathered more than 3.5 million viewers in 42 cities of the country.

The opening of the "Russian Seasons" in Japan took place in June 2017 as part of the tour of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took part in the opening ceremony.

During the "Russian Seasons" in Japan, about 250 events were held throughout the country. More than 20 Russian cultural institutions were represented, including the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres, the Hermitage, the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Nikulin Circus and others.

It will take place at the National Academy of Saint Cecilia in Rome.

"At least 40 cities in Italy will be covered by events - more than 250 are planned, and we hope that they will gather more than 3 million spectators," State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Culture Alexander Zhuravsky said in an interview with TASS. - Exhibitions, theatrical performances, concerts symphonic music, ballet, screenings of Russian films, performances by folklore groups, circus, art festivals, jazz - all the best and outstanding that we have in the national culture will be presented in Italy."

Discovery and features

The Russian Seasons will open in Italy with a performance by the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. The program of the evening will include symphonies number one and number six by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The program includes performances by a six-year-old Russian pianist, a student of Denis Matsuev, and a laureate of the Blue Bird All-Russian Competition for Young Talents, Elisey Mysin.

Also, the National Academy of Saint Cecilia will open the exhibition “Tchaikovsky. Symphony of Life”, which tells about the history of the composer's creation of symphonies and his last opera, Iolanta. The exhibition will show photographic portraits of Tchaikovsky, manuscripts of symphonies, covers of the first and lifetime editions of compositions provided by the Glinka All-Russian Museum Association of Musical Culture (Russian National Museum of Music).

According to Zhuravsky, the Russian Seasons in Italy will feature the active participation of drama theaters, including the Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Alexandrinsky, Theater of Nations, Vakhtangov, Et Cetera and the Moscow Council Theater. Of particular interest to the Italian audience should be the premiere of Ilya Averbukh's ice show "Romeo and Juliet" based on the work of William Shakespeare, which tells about Italian lovers. As Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets previously stated, Averbukh's show will be "a bright event for the Italian public."

Festival program

The festival, which will last until the end of 2018, has more than 250 events planned, including about 60 symphonic music concerts, more than 50 theatrical performances, more than 40 ballet performances and an extensive exhibition program. The themes and format of the Russian Seasons events are diverse - from classical music concerts and theatrical performances to a festival of young filmmakers, gastronomic exhibitions and educational projects.

In particular, in January, residents and guests of the city of Caserta will be able to visit the Russian Court exhibition organized by the State Hermitage, and in February, Venice will host the exhibition The Reality of Utopia. The Art of Russian Posters of the 20th Century”, and in March the St. Petersburg State Academic Ballet Theater named after Leonid Yakobson will show the performance “Sleeping Beauty” in several Italian cities.

In early May, in Rome, the Valor of the Ages, a public organization for the promotion of military-historical reconstruction, will hold the World Championship in the historical medieval battle "Battle of the Nations", and in the city of Sirmione, at that time, a festival of Russian cinema will be held, within which the audience will get acquainted with films for the family viewing, for children and youth, as well as with animated films.

Throughout August, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve in several Italian cities will present the “Open the Gate” program, which tells about the cultural and gastronomic features of the Russian North. In October, the province of Latina will host the International Circus Festival "Citta di Latina" with the participation of the Great Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Avenue.

In November, in Milan, the Vakhtangov Theater will present the performance “Eugene Onegin” to the audience, and in Rome at this time there will be an exhibition “Icons of the Russian Seasons”, presented by the State Central Theater Museum named after A. A. Bakhrushin. In December, closer to the end of the Russian Seasons, the Italian capital will host the festival Fathers and Sons. Comparison of Generations” with the participation of Orthodox musical groups.

"Russian Seasons" in Japan

For the first time, the Russian Seasons festival was held in 2017 in Japan and gathered more than 3.5 million viewers in 42 cities across the country.

The opening of the Russian Seasons in Japan took place in June 2017 as part of the tour of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took part in the opening ceremony.

During the period of Russian Seasons in Japan, about 250 events were held throughout the country. More than 20 Russian cultural institutions were represented, including the Bolshoi and Mariinsky theatres, the Hermitage, the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Nikulin Circus and others.

On January 14, 2018 at 19:00 in Rome, at the National Academy of Saint Cecilia (Santa Cecilia Hall, L "Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Largo Luciano Berio, 00196), the opening ceremony of the Russian Seasons will take place - a large-scale cultural project, which was initiated by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

The Russian delegation in the Italian capital will be headed by Olga Golodets, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. The event will be attended by: Vladimir Medinsky Sergey Razov Maria Elena Boschi, Deputy Minister under the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic.

Russian Seasons will open in Italy with a performance by the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valeria Gergieva. The program of the evening will feature Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 and Symphony No. 6. A musical surprise has been prepared for the guests of the event - a performance by a young virtuoso, a six-year-old Russian talented pianist Elisey Mysin, a student of Denis Matsuev, a laureate of the Blue Bird All-Russian Competition for Young Talents.

In addition to the concert, the National Academy of Saint Cecilia opened the exhibition “Tchaikovsky. Symphony of Life”, which tells about the history of the creation of symphonies by P. I. Tchaikovsky and his last, brightest and life-affirming opera “Iolanta”. The exhibition presents unique photographic portraits of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, manuscripts of symphonies, covers of the first and lifetime editions of compositions provided by the Glinka All-Russian Museum Association of Musical Culture (Russian National Museum of Music).

The press conference dedicated to the opening of Russian Seasons in Italy will take place on January 15, 2018 at 11:00 V Russian center science and culture in Rome at Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, 6.

Press conference attendees: Olga Golodets, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Sergey Razov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Italian Republic and the Republic of San Marino concurrently, Dorina Bianchi, Deputy Minister cultural heritage, cultural activities and tourism of the Italian Republic, Valery Gergiev, artistic director State Academic Mariinsky Theatre. Press conference moderator Antonio Alizzi, First Vice President of ACMG Media Group.

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"Russian Seasons" in Italy is a festival Russian art, which will last until December 2018 and will be held in more than 40 cities in Italy. The program includes 255 events: opera, ballet and theatrical performances, concerts, exhibitions, screenings of Russian cinema. Participants include the State Academic Grand Theatre Russia, State Academic Mariinsky Theatre, Russian State Academic Drama Theatre. A. S. Pushkin (Alexandrinsky), academic theater them. E. Vakhtangov, State Hermitage, State Research Museum of Architecture. A. V. Shchuseva and others.