Tcherniakov: War and Peace

Черняков: Война и Мир

Magnificently performed music and outstanding vocal and acting work. In Dmitry Chernyakov's production, the staging follows not only the score but also the historical context in which the opera was created. In contrast to the novel, the entire action takes place in a confined space – the Column Hall of the Moscow House of Unions – where people wait, hope, love, and live out their lives.

In the role of Natasha: Olga Kulchinskaya; Pierre: Arsen Sogomonyan; Bolkonsky: Andrei Zhilikhovsky.

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Actors

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Andrei Zhilikhovsky

Natasha Rostova

Olga Kulchynska

Count Pierre Bezukhov

Arsen Soghomonyan

Field-Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov

Dmitry Ulyanov

Napoleon

Tómas Tómasson

Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova

Violeta Urmana

Crew

Composer

Sergei Prokofiev

Stage Director and Stage Designer

Dmitri Tcherniakov

Conductor

Vladimir Jurowski

Costume designer

Elena Zaiceva

Lighting designer

Gleb Filshtinsky

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This ‘War and Peace’ will go down as a milestone in Jurowski’s tenure at the State Opera, and in Tcherniakov’s often divisive career. Prokofiev’s opera War and Peace is one of the monumental works in opera history and rarely performed because of its sheer violence and complexity: More than 70 characters are cast for this four-hour opera, which is based on Tolstoy's masterpiece. With the appropriate preparation time, the Bayerische Staatsoper, one of the world’s top opera houses, has taken on this major work under the baton of its general music director Vladimir Jurowski and staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the most celebrated directors and born and raised in Russia – at the same time an expert on the subject.

“This War and Peace is a monumental achievement. See it if you can.” (Financial Times)

“The stomach-churning violence and bittersweet lyricism of [Jurowski’s] approach to the score get under your skin and stay there” (Financial Times)