On 22 and 23 March the Tikhvin audience will be presented with the opera The Tsar's Bride, symphonic and chamber concerts. The program will feature soloists from the opera companies of the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres, the choir, and a combined orchestra from both theatres, all under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
The festival brings together musical tributes at the birthplaces of great Russian composers. The events within "Genius Loci" will be highlights of the broader celebration of Rimsky-Korsakov's 180th birthday by the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres throughout the season.
On 22 March at the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Cultural Palace in Tikhvin The Tsar's Bride will be performed. This ninth opera by Rimsky-Korsakov and his third venture into historical drama based on Lev Mey's work is grounded in the real-life story of Ivan the Terrible's third wife, Marfa Sobakina, who died two weeks after their wedding. However, the opera does not claim historical accuracy. The dramatist and composer create vivid characters, offering their own motivations for the protagonists' actions. The performance will involve soloists, the choir, and a combined orchestra from the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
On 23 March the Tikhvin audience can look forward to two more events related to the great composer's music: a concert by the combined orchestra of the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres under Valery Gergiev's direction, and a chamber concert by soloists from both theatres.
"I find it interesting to give the opportunity for the orchestral musicians, as well as the choir artists and opera troupe soloists, and eventually ballet troupes, of the two main theatres of Russia to perform together. The possibilities for this exist. In the city of Tikhvin, Rimsky-Korsakov's birthplace, where we will continue to honor the great composer, the forces of the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia will perform together for the first time. It's likely that the Bolshoi ensemble has never performed in Tikhvin before," notes Valery Gergiev, General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre and Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre.
Pskov, close to the birthplace of Modest Mussorgsky, will be the next destination for the musical tribute, with events scheduled for 24 and 25 March. In total, the "Genius Loci" festival musical tribute program includes five cities: Tikhvin, Pskov, Votkinsk, Smolensk, and Lomonosov. The festival is supported by the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
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