“Ball in Savoya”
Operetta in two acts by Pal Abrakham.
Play by Uriy Dimitrin based on the plot by Alfred Grunwald and Fritz Lener-Bedy.
Directed by honored artist of Russia Alexander Isakov, musical director and conductor - Yan Apsite, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Irina Vedernikova, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Kirill Laskari.
The Premiere of the performance took place on the 22nd of January 2000.

“Merry Widow”
Operetta in three acts.

Libretto by Victor Leon and Leo Shtain based on the play of Anry Melyak «The embassy attache».

Hungarian editing by Ishtvan Kallai. Russian translation by Sergey Voltskiy.

Co-production with Budapest operetta theatre.

Director Miklos Szinetar (Hungary), musical leader and conductor – Andrey Alekseev, art-desighner – Miklos Fehir (Hungary), costume designer – Fanny Kamenes (Hungary), choreographer – Laczlo Petho (Hungary), choirmaster – Alexey Nefedov.

The Premiere of the performance took place on the 5th of November 2006.

“Meetings in Vienna”
Operetta in two acts based on the music by Iogann Strauss.

Libretto by Hugo Wiener, translation by Polina Melkova. Directed by honored artist of Russia Alexander Isakov, musical director – Alim Shahmatiev, conductor – Igor Verbitsky, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Irina Vedernikova, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Kirill Laskari.

The Premiere of the performance took place on the 28th of August 2004.

“Age of love”
Operetta in three acts by Florimon Erve.

Musical composition by Gennady Banshikov.

Libretto and verses by Albina Shulgina.

Directed by honored artist of Russia Oleg Levakov, conductor – Igor Verbitsky, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Vyacheslav Okunev, ballet master – Mollian Taube.

The Premiere of the performance took place on the 27th of May 1997 (the performance was conducted by Uriy Vorontzov).

“Donna Juanita”
Operetta in two acts by Franz Suppe.

Libretto by Fritz Cell and Richard Jene, translation by S. Bolotina and T. Sikorskaya.

Directed by Stanislav Mozgovoi, musical director and conductor – Igor Verbitskiy, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Irina Vedernikova, ballet master - honored culture worker of Russia Kirill Laskari.

The premiere took place on the 6th of September 2003.

“Dreams about tango”
Vocal and dance performance.

The idea, staging, art-design and costumes – Dolores de Amo (Argentina),

Musical director – Andrey Alekseev, choreography – Daniel Lapadula (Argentina).

The premiere took place on the 6th of March 2006.

“Mister X”
Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman.

Libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald. Russian text by A. Preis, N. Yanet.

Poems by A. Preis and O. Fadeeva. Directed by national artist of Russia Alexander Belinsky,

musical director – national artist of Russia Stanislav Gorkovenko,

conductors – Yan Apsite and Igor Verbitzky, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Vyacheslav Okunav,

costume designer – Natalia Zuzkevich, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Kirill Laskari.

The premiere took place on the 30th of October 1995.

“Oh, dear friend”
Musical in two acts by Victor Lebedev.

Play by Mark Rozovsky (based on the novel by Guy de Maupassant), poems by Uriy Ryashentzev.

Directed by national artist of Russia Mark Rozovsky, musical director and conductor – Uriy Krylov, art-designer – Alla Kojenkova, ballet master – Alexander Matzko, choir master – Alexei Nefedov.

The premiere took place on the 21st of April 2006.

“Bluebeard”
Opera-buff in two acts by Jacques Offenbach.

Libretto by Uriy Dimitrin based on the plot of Anri Meliak and Ludovik Galevi.

Directed by honored culture worker of Russia Uriy Alexandrov, Musical director and conductor – Andrey Alexeev, conductor – Igor Verbitzky, art-designer –honored artist of Russia Vyacheslav Okunev, choreographer – laureate of the State award Gali Abaydulova, choir master – Alexey Nefedov.

The premiere took place on the 17th of December 2005.

“Fortune-turkey”
“Fortune-turkey” Russian operetta in two acts by Sergey Banevich.

Play by Alexander Belinsky (based on the comedy by A.N. Ostrovsky “Wolves and sheep”), poems by Nikolay Denisov. Directed be honored artist of Russia Oleg Levakov, conductor – Igor Verbitzky, art-designer – Uriy Skorukov, costume designer – honored artist of Russia Irina Vedernikova, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Natalia Solovieva.

The premiere took place on the 25th of May 2001 (the performance was conducted by Uriy Vorontzov).

“Hello, Dolly!”
Musical in two acts by Jerry Herman.

Libretto by Michael Stewart based on the play by Thornton Wilder “Matchmaker”.

Poems by Jerry Herman, translation by Polina Melkova. Directed by honored artist of Russia Alexander Isakov, musical director – Elena Bulanova, art-designer – honored artist of Russia Vyacheslav Okunev, ballet master – Nikolay Reutov, choir master – Alexei Nefedov.

The premiere took place on the 28th of November 2003.

“Hi! We are from Odessa”
Operetta in two acts based on the music of Isaak Dunaevsky.

Libretto by Marina Gavrilova. Artistic director of the staging – national artist of Russia Alexandr Belinsky, directing and chorography – honored culture worker of Russia Natalie Solovieva, musical version and arrangement – honored artist of Russia Mikhail Aptekman, art-designer – Leonid Perejigin, costume designer – Larisa Kalinina. The premiere took place on the 20th of October 2000.

“Kidnapping of Yelena”
Musical fantasy by Elena Bulanova

based on the themes of the songs of the French chanson singers in two acts.

Play by Lui Verneil, translation from French – Zoia Bazilevskaya, poems – Albina Sulgina, stage editing – Alexander Belinsky.

Directed by national artist of Russia Alexander Belinsky, musical director – Elena Bulanova, art-designer – Leonid Perejigin, costume designer – Mikhail Vorobeychik, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Natalie Solovieva.

The premiere took place on the 15th of December 2001.

“I don’t know such country like this…”
Short course of history of VKP(b) in two acts.

Musical composition by Mikhail Aptekman from songs of the Soviet Union, White Guard songs and rouge songs. Directed by national artist of Russia Alexander Belinsky, musical director and conductor – honored artist of Russia Mikhail Aptekman, art-designer – Alexandr Orlov, costume designer – Elena Dmitrakova, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Natalie Solovieve.

The premiere took place on the 1st of November 1998.

“Magic mirror”
Children musical and ballet in two acts by Ulia Vzorova.

Libretto – Igor Nikulin. Directed by Ulia Vzorova and Stanislav Mozgovoi, musical director and arrangement – Uriy Krylov, art-designer – Uriy Skorukov, costume designer – Inna Novikova.

The premiere took place on the 7th of December 1996.

“Kalif-stork”
Children musical in two acts by Olga Petrova.

Libretto – Olga Tsehnovitser based on the fairy tale of Wilhelm Hauff.

Directed by Stanislav Mozgovoi, musical director – Igor Verbitskiy, art-designer – honored culture worker of Russia Nelly Polyakova, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Kirill Laskari.

The premiere took place on the 19th of May 1999.

“Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Musical comedy in two acts by Sergey Banevich.

Play – Semen Dimant, poems – Nonna Slepakova based on the novel by Mark Twain “Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn”.

Staging – honored artist of Russia Alla Semak, musical director – Igor Piskarev, art-designer – Uriy Skorukov, ballet master – honored culture worker of Russia Natalie Solovieva.

The premiere took place on the 28th of December 2002.

“The Chardash Princess”
Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman.

Play by Uriy Shishmonin based on the libretto by I. Bekefi and D. Keller, poems - V. Mikhailov.

Directed by national artist of Russia Alexander Belinsky, conductors – Andrey Alekseev, Yan Apsite and Igor Verbitskiy, art-designer – Semen Pastuh, cosume designer – G. Solovieva, ballet master – L. Travinin.

The premiere took place on the 16th of April 1988 (the performance was conducted by honored artist of Russia Igor Piskarev).



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