Performance Beautiful Galatea

The Beautiful Galatea

The music of the Austrian composer Franz Suppé combines generous Italian melodies with Viennese dance rhythms, especially waltz rhythms. His operettas are distinguished by their superbly developed musical dramaturgy, vivid characterizations of the characters, and a variety of forms that approach operatic ones.

One of the finest examples of Viennese operetta, "The Beautiful Galatea," was written by Franz von Suppé in 1865. Over the years, the light, virtuoso, and graceful music of "Galatea" has not lost its artistic appeal, retaining all the power of its emotional charge, temperament, and youthful spontaneity.

The ancient Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, retold by Ovid, has repeatedly found expression in works of art. How could it be otherwise? Firstly, it's a mythological story about art itself: the brilliant sculptor Pygmalion created a statue that delighted audiences with its resemblance to a living woman. Secondly, it's a myth about love: the ardent misogynist Pygmalion fell in love with his own creation and even asked the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in the ancient Roman version) to bring his beautiful Galatea to life.

In the operetta by the Austrian composer Franz von Suppé, the classic plot is modified: that's what an operetta is for—it can't be so serious. According to the play's plot, Pygmalion's servant dreams that his master refuses to sell the statue he created to the patron Midas because he himself is in love with it. He asks Aphrodite to bring Galatea to life. The dream comes true, but—oh, horror! Galatea turns out to be an extremely flighty woman and turns her attentions to her creator's servant. Pygmalion finds it difficult to forgive her betrayal, and he once again appeals to higher powers to transform Galatea into a sculpture, which he sells to Midas.

This performance by the Petersburg Concert artists is a humorous message about how not all wishes come true bring joy and not all that glitters is gold.

Performers:

International competition laureate Victoria Rebenko (soprano)

Anatoly Lomunov (tenor)

Igor Lishchishin (bass)

International competition laureate Kirill Zharovin (baritone)

Svetlana Maletskaya

Svetlana Spiridenkova

Stage Director — Maria Konakhevich

Musical Director — Dmitry Barbashin

Choreographer — Natalia Kurycheva

Costume Designer — Tatyana Malkova

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes without intermission

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