The Night before Christmas

Ночь перед Рождеством

At the Children's Musical Theatre named after Natalia Sats, they continue creating performances that should introduce young audienca to famous works of Russian literature and the great heritage of world and domestic opera music. Not only introduce, but make them fall in love with it. In this case - with the wonderful Christmas tale by Gogol & Rimsky-Korsakov.

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Actors

Vakula The Smith

Pyotr Sizov

Oksana

Albina Fayruzova

Solokha

Lyudmila Bodrova

Devil

Maksim Usachyov

Choub

Aleksandr Khananin

Crew

Musical director and conductor

Evgeniy Brazhnik

Director

Georgiy Isaakyan

Production designer

Stanislav Fesko

Costume designer

Maria Krivtsova

Lighting designer

Sergey Martynov

Conductor

Sergey Mikheev

About

“The Night Before Christmas” is the fifth from the 15 operas by Rimsky-Korsakov. Based on Gogol's narrative the 1890s, it bears all the features of the “grand imperial opera” with extensive folklore scenes, ensembles, and ballet divertissements. The amazing world of Gogol, where fantasy is intertwined with everyday life, and humor coexists with a bright outlook on life, is captivating. National folklore flavor reigns here, funny and mystical events happening on the Christmas Eve. And although among the characters in the opera there is a witch, a sorcerer, and a devil, they are all just heroes of a fairy tale and cause not fear, but a smile.

Language

Russian

Runtime

1 hour 20 minutes

2023

Schedule

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