The director of the theater said that “one thing is war, and another – masterpieces.”
Milan La Scala Opera House will not support boycott of Russian culture and plans to open the next opera season on December 7 with the opera “Boris Godunov” by Modest Mussorgsky, based on the novel by Alexander Pushkin.
According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, during a press conference, the director of the test Dominique Meyer said that “one thing is war, and another – masterpieces.”
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“I am against witch hunts. I am against the abolition of Russian works, and when I read Pushkin, I do not hide, “Meyer said. He added that he is glad that the premiere of the season will be Boris Godunov, who is an absolute masterpiece. Meyer also expressed hope that before the feast of St. Ambrose (celebrated in Milan on December 7 – ed.) There will be peace and there will be no problems with opening the season with Russian opera.
Updated at 16: 27 LB.ua reports that along with Russian artists, Ukrainians are involved in the production of the opera “Boris Godunov”. Thus, Hryhoriy's part will be performed by Mykhailo Didyk, who has collaborated with the National Opera of Ukraine for many years, and Varlaam will be performed by Andriy Honyukov, a staff member of the Kyiv Municipal Opera.
Director of the National Opera of Ukraine Anatoliy Solovyanenko told the publication that Didyk is not in the theater staff, staff of the Ukrainian Opera do not participate in such projects.
The program of the new season also includes ballets “Swan Lake” and “Nutcracker “Peter Tchaikovsky, as well as” Romeo and Juliet “by Sergei Prokofiev.
Earlier, Russian opera maiden Anna Netrebko returned to performances at the Milan Theater, which she interrupted after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The singer condemned the war that Russia has unleashed in our country, but said whether she considers calls to artists to make political statements categorically wrong.
who presented his new film “Tchaikovsky's Wife” at the Cannes Film Festival . In particular, he stated that he was against the “ban on culture, especially on national grounds,” and also said that “all Russian culture has always been against the war.” In addition, Serebrennikov stated the need to help war victims in both Ukraine and Russia.
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