The Opéra de Paris has canceled the Dec. 17 performance of “Prince Igor” due to the national strike. In a statement the company noted, “The Paris Opera apologizes for this cancellation. Given the right of employees to declare industrial action up until the scheduled performance time, the Opera was not able to inform the audience earlier and apologizes for this {…}
Evgeny Nikitin has canceled his participation in the Opéra de Paris’ upcoming performances of Borodin’s “Prince Igor.” The company announced that due to illness Nikitin would not be able to perform the title role As a result, Ildar Abdrazakov will take over the role. Abdrazakov recently canceled performances of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago due to {…}
Romantic Nationalism was not so much an aggressive promotion of nationalism, but rather a rediscovery and assertion of a nation’s culture, more akin to a patriotic celebration, although it did not always deliberately eschew a more aggressive stance. It roots were interwoven within the wider Romantic movement, and its manifestations blossomed in many different countries at various times, but most {…}
Alexander Borodin, born on Nov. 12, 1833, was one of the major Russian composers of the 19th century, often grouped with the famed five that included Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. While we remember him today as a major composer, he actually saw his work as a chemist as his most important work. He was most {…}
Alexander Borodin is one of the great Russian composers of the 19th century. His output is legendary, the maestro creating a number of symphonies, a famed string quartet, and the tone poem “In the Steppes of Central Asia.” He also composed a number of operas, most famously “Prince Igor,” which he never finished. Born on Nov. 12, 1833, he would {…}
The Sofia Opera and Ballet were evacuated on Saturday, due to a powerful smell. During the March 18 performance of Borodin’s “Prince Igor,” a powerful smell started to pour through the theater that was described as suffocating. A total of 650 people, including cast and audience, were ordered to leave the building and no one was injured. The Interior Ministry said {…}