Nikita Kononov (Kryguine), stage
director
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Production seeks
to deprive an opera of traditional idea as opera - a magic fairy tale in
buffo but to give to it idea of an opera - drama where People do not
accept the Person only because he not such as all. In the first part there is
not enough joke, buffonade. The lyric drama predominate in the first part (up
to aria d’Alidoro Vasto teatro e il mondo): detachment of Cenerentola from the others, her loneliness, including
in the attitude to Don Ramiro is emphasized.
Don Ramiro,
Dandini, Don Magnifico, Clorinda, Tisbe, Angelina are clockwork mechanical
puppets in Il Teatro magico del Maestro Alidoro, where Alidoro is the puppetmaker
and puppeteer, Cortigiani del Principe are his assistants and all action
- no more than representation where all is subject to will of the Puppet
Maestro. ALL THIS IS METAPHYSICAL REFLECTION OF HUMAN COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE
LIVE AS MECHANICAL PUPPETS AND REJECT THOSE WHO LIVES ON ANOTHER.
With
the beginning of Sinfonia opens decorative curtain. On stage -
Alidoro which twists a wheel as though opened curtain. Cortigiani represent
puppets: brilliant Don Magnifico, identical puppets Don Ramiro and Dandini as
brothers (anywhere, down to Duetto Un segreto d’inportanza there
should not be no hint, that Dandini is a valet and Don Ramiro is a master),
identical puppets Clorinda, Tisbe, Angelina as sisters. Alidoro wind up puppets
they slowly start to move, gradually their movements everyone become more
natural, except for Angelina. This puppet does not work. Cortigiani put aside a
puppet. Angelina the voice works unexpectedly, all over again only, then starts
to move. In the first scene she very ungaintly: moves roughly, all drops,
stumble etc. Therefore her correct puppets Don Magnifico and the sister
do not recognize. During aria Vasto teatro e il mondo Alidoro and
his assistants correct puppet Angelina and represent her on ballo as the
surprise; meanwhile Angelina already ceases to operate as a puppet and becomes
as alive. Everyone speak: she is as Cenerentola but not as Cenerentola. Alidoro
appears at those moments when it is necessary to change something in action,
always unexpectedly.
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