Serious Russian Frau

Liudmila, 22 y. o. Poem-writer, Deutsch-lover, can't live w/o writing. A little bit fangirling wouldn't do any harm (c).

[milacotle]

Although the photos are 2 years old, nevertheless..look at the beauty on the left. On the right there is another one (for some reasons), but first - look at the one on the left. Awww. Here in SPb we have the most handsome conductors (and musical directors in first line) ever.

P.s. don’t look always at the stage

[milacotle]

Today I officially start a series called “Hidden heroes of Saint Petersburg” hehe. But, to be serious, I just want you to know about a super talanted man and a huge professional behind and in front of the stage of the Theatre of Musical Comedy of Saint Petersburg - Maestro Alexey Nefedov. With only 33, 5 years ago he was the one who directed the musical part of russian production of Tanz der Vampire - being one of the youngest conductors of his kind, too, then Jekyll and Hyde and now is going to take over the upcoming production of the Count of Monte Christo - not to speak about all the concerts and operetta. He is the man who is working on all the mutual concerts of russian and world-stars of musicals like the last concert of Thomas Borchert, Ivan Ozhogin and Mark Seibert or the next concert, which will be on the 4th of March, - with Drew Sarich, Kevin Tarte and Kirill Gordeev. At work he is very energetic, inspiring and - for now - just look, how handsome he is! What a man and professional, our wonderful Maestro, the best back and and profile of the MusCom.

So, don’t look always only at the stage!

[milacotle]

Nothing special about Saint-Petersburg's weather #rainy #gloomy #saintpetersburg #дождь #сырость #тлен #санктпетербург (at Финский Залив)

[milacotle]

Taking part in a role-playing game can be like this #coneforest #шишкинлес #experts #usa #russia #eu #refugees #psychology

[milacotle]

For those who don't speak Russian: it's my favorite poemwriter's birthday today. Sorry not sorry #Lermontov #birthday #лермонтов (at Sennaya Square)

[milacotle]

Let’s imagine how it might be on the 29th of December:-) Because the parts these 3 heroes have ever played are somehow related to the song.

Thomas Borchert - Der Letzte Tanz 

[milacotle]

Кто-то добился своего #Маэстро #балвампиров #алексейнефедов #самыйлучший #ирозыпередали #ехууу (at Санкт-Петербургский театр Музыкальной комедии)

[milacotle]

Ivan Ozhogin & Agata Vavilova - Try me out (from The best of Musicals) 

This video is pure gold! Such an interpretation of each second girl fan’s wishes and her attitude to Ivan Gennadievich. 

Short summary: a fan from province interrupted the concert and after having introduced herself to Ivan she tries to make him a proposal. She reaches out that plastic bag with a chicken from her hometown because Ivan Gennadievich has recently lost weight. She guesses that Ivan felt so lonely among the crowd next to the stage door yesterday and that’s why she declares herself ready to take over a very special function to care about Ivan, to feed him, to dress him and even to love:-DD

The video is not mine. Author, excuse me, I just want foreign fans to watch it, too.

[milacotle]

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Ivan Ozhogin and Elena Gazaeva have become classic, but just listen to those two wonderful performers! I believe, their duet even sounds a little bit passionate and equel in senses, power and  expectations. Beautiful voices at least:-) Looking forward to listening to them live!

The recording is not mine

[calcu-lass]

Advice for a theater noob?

Hey so although I’ve been obsessed with musical theater, I’ve only seen one live preformance because they’re expensive! But I’m in Russia visiting family and was super happy to see Tanz der Vampire currently playing in Saint Petersburg! And with reasonable ticket prices! So I got myself a ticket (and am literally bouncing with excitement omg) Anyway, I’m entirely unfamiliar with the theater experience, especially how things work in Russia.

-I’ve seen/heard about the cast going to greet their adoring public, is this a thing in Russia? If so, do you have to pay and where does one go after the preformance? 

-Is the cast schedule for the entire season out? Or is it decided like a week or two in advance? I mean this isn’t super important but I’d like to know if certain actors are scheduled to preform on the day I’m going (aka Sergey Denisov). Would I make a fool of myself if I went to the Theater of Musical Comedy and asked who’s playing on what day? 

Please Russian Tanz fans help another fan out!

[milacotle]

There is a list of the cast who will play the parts on each day in the Internet, actually in vkontakte. Every schedule was true till today’s. Of course any changes are foreseen, but not as possible as they could be. If you want, I could sent that list to you via e-mail because it’s a data file

[milacotle]

I also could attach many screenshots)) for each day:-)

[calcu-lass]

Advice for a theater noob?

Hey so although I’ve been obsessed with musical theater, I’ve only seen one live preformance because they’re expensive! But I’m in Russia visiting family and was super happy to see Tanz der Vampire currently playing in Saint Petersburg! And with reasonable ticket prices! So I got myself a ticket (and am literally bouncing with excitement omg) Anyway, I’m entirely unfamiliar with the theater experience, especially how things work in Russia.

-I’ve seen/heard about the cast going to greet their adoring public, is this a thing in Russia? If so, do you have to pay and where does one go after the preformance? 

-Is the cast schedule for the entire season out? Or is it decided like a week or two in advance? I mean this isn’t super important but I’d like to know if certain actors are scheduled to preform on the day I’m going (aka Sergey Denisov). Would I make a fool of myself if I went to the Theater of Musical Comedy and asked who’s playing on what day? 

Please Russian Tanz fans help another fan out!

[milacotle]

There is a list of the cast who will play the parts on each day in the Internet, actually in vkontakte. Every schedule was true till today's. Of course any changes are foreseen, but not as possible as they could be. If you want, I could sent that list to you via e-mail because it's a data file

[milacotle]

Наконец-то солнце!!! #sunnyday after #rainyweather somewhere in #Russia (at Palace Square)

[milacotle]

What a wonderful gift for the Russian musical audience!!! And what a temptation for those who live far from St. Petersburg🙈

[mellyorablack]

*sighs* I wish I could go…

[milacotle]

Mit dem Wechselkurs ist es günstiger geworden, aber mit dem Datum (der 29. Dezember und zwar Donnerstag) ist leider nicht so bequem. Trotzdem Willkommen wieder nach Russland:-)

[milacotle]

What a wonderful gift for the Russian musical audience!!! And what a temptation for those who live far from St. Petersburg🙈

[ilibrim]

??????????? not what I expected at all

[mellyorablack]

Ivan, WTF????

[milacotle]

And here is that song from the cartoon:/) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hptw-o2QBVc

[ilibrim]

??????????? not what I expected at all

[mellyorablack]

Ivan, WTF????

[milacotle]

Oh, it's like an appropriate way of showing his sense of humor:-) song of a saw-fish khe-khe from a cartoon from childhood of an average soviet human being;-) which is called "A blue puppy"- after a tale by Gyula Urban, you should know.

[milacotle]

Mozart vs. Mozart

a comparison of two musicals

Thanks to his musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart became a part of the international cultural heritage. You will hardly remember another historical personality who has received two different representations of his life and destiny in the musical world. It could happen mostly from love to his divine music or only its popularization as well as interest in his course of life.

Being European products, both pieces – «Mozart! Das Musical» and «Mozart l'Opera rock» have got the noticable impact of the Broadway ideas. Telling us a life story of the same person, they remain entertaining and importunate in their own way. The worldwide success of the French version made people forget the original Viennese production, but it has been reestablished to a very, very remarkable one.

I have seen them both and can’t help comparing them. Let’s check what has turned out.

1.    The leading idea

Checking the French version, you can guess that the main issue is:

To become a great composer, you need to be able to leave your family, to face the hostility and envy, to overcome all your evel-wishers who will try to prevent you from showing the world your absolute irrefutable talent. At the end, you will stay forgiven and beloved.

The Austrian musical says, however:

To reach the gold of the stars, you have to sacrifice everything you have: your family, your own wishes – to experience both the blessing and the damnation of your talent, to loose once your faith in yourself and to remain alone at the end after having confronted with everybody who has tried to prevent you from fulfilling your fucking destiny.

2.     The level of the conflict

The French Mozart is a person mainly confronting his rivals, contesters, who are afraid of his potential promotion. On the way to his success, he’s also arguing with his father, a little bit with Colloredo in the very beginning, his first love who betrays him and again with envious persons.

He doubts the sincerity of human beings, his wife and friends, but never seems to doubt himself. It’s such a persistent young man, freedom-loving, very sympathetic at all.

His antagonist, however, is very self-doubting person, which covers the lack in the intrapersonal conflict of the main character.

The Austrian Mozart challenges everything. He seems to be very self-confident and even irritative. He’s longing for freedom like he has just finished with many years of obedience and servility as a little porcelain child (whose shade has been following him for longer). The conflict is three-level and includes the hostile society, his father and Colloredo and himself as little Amadeus who personifies his genius and fate. He’s very open-minded and life-loving with and w/o connecting it with women, entertainments and music. He’s very human.

3.    The relation to the historic facts

There are a lot of artistic and commercial fictions in the Mozart l’opera rock, e.g. Mozarts big love to Aloysia Weber or, of course, his rivalry with Salieri and the envy of the last to his genius. We know how successful this idea was before the musical has appeared and where it comes from – whether it’s the little tragedy by Pushkin or the American movie «Amadeus” – the idea of the confrontation of the genius and smallness is eternal.

The german-speaking Mozart is more natural and history-based with the trades of character lead to their maximum. Of course, as we might know, his sister wasn’t such a nice and lovely person to him as well as his main opponent Colloredo wasn’t that obstinate fan of his music – but his relationship with his wife and his love to life, I dare to guess, is very correct.

4.    Music

Some fans of the French musical like to repeat how much advantage the musical’s got by using the main (and the most popular) Mozarts melodies. However, the musical was created as a rocking one – I would add – it’s glam rock – but some arias are rather of pop-music – even classic music sounds there too pop-opiented.

The music by Silvester Levay sounds even more classic w/o being classic – clearer and brighter, perfectly matching the main character. That’s why all the arias sound more convincing: nothing prevents the power of voice and lets the artist show his best.

5.    The feelings the main character calls by the audience

Here we can’t decide w/o referring to the actors playing their parts.

Mikelangelo Loconte: his Mozart, as I’ve written, is very sympathetic – even being very familiar – you follow him like there already have passed many years after his death and his talent is the worldwide heritage. The setting doesn’t show the worst sides of his living – only suggests them like the reason of his mother’s and his own illness and death.

But you don’t know how to treat the Austrian Mozart. He seems to be powerful and genius and childish, irresponsible, too credulous. He represents many good sides in the person: kindness, liberality – inspires with his openness and spurns with his heedlessness and egoism. And that is the goal Oedo Kuipers has reached!

To add at the end, both artist don’t look alike the historical prototype, but they play their parts very good and sing good, too – and as the experience has shown, a good-singing actor is better than good-looking one.

Both musicals have found their audience. We can’t deny the success of the very organic looking commercial French version as well as the quality of the Austrian one. The very last criteria (or the first?) is what our hearts speak for. My heart has chosen the less popular Austrian Mozart– and what about yours?