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La Bohème, directed by English director Ian Judge, turned out to be one of the most successful Puccini productions at the Mariinsky Theatre. It's pleasingly conservative, and although the setting is shifted from the 1830s to the 1930s, it doesn't harm the spirit of the music in the least. At the beginning and end of the opera, set in the attic rented by the artist Rodolfo, there's a huge window looking out over the Latin Quarter so picturesque that it could be listed as a character in the programme. The interior of the Café Momus, where the characters gather to celebrate Christmas, is meticulously detailed. It creates an almost cinematic atmosphere, tinged with the anxiety of the interwar period, yet not clashing with the music – instead, it adds a sense of the tragedy of the events and amplifies the joys in the lives of the characters. This production is a wonderful example of how to stage in a historical style while maintaining a sense of liveliness and freshness in a work created one hundred and twenty-five years ago. Denis Velikzhanin

La Bohème

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On the eve of the Battle of Borodino
Getting ready for the battle of Borodino, militiamen are building a redoubt. The troops are being brought in. Lieutenant-Colonel Denisov, looking for Field-Marshal Kutuzov, meets Prince Andrei and tells him about his plan of a partisan campaign at the enemy’s rear. Prince Andrei, on meeting Denisov, who had once proposed to the fifteen-year-old Natasha Rostova, is carried back by both sweet and sad memories. Pierre Bezukhov arrives on the battlefield to see the battle for himself. He distracts Prince Andrei from his gloomy thoughts about Natasha’s breach of their engagement and the death of his father. “The burning of Smolensk and its abandonment formed an epoch in Prince Andrei’s life. A novel feeling of anger against the enemy have made him forget his own sorrow. He was entirely devoted to the affairs of his regiment and was considerate and kind to his men and officers.” In the regiment they called him “our prince”, they were proud of him and they loved him. Field-Marshal Kutuzov appears, warmly welcomed by all. “A wonderful, a matchless people,” he says. “The beast will be mortally wounded by all of Russia’s might, it will be driven out of our sacred land.”

Baritone

Vladislav Kupriyanov

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Jun 16, 2025

La Bohème · Mariinsky Theatre

12 - 13 Jun, 2025

War and Peace. Part I (Peace) · Mariinsky Theatre

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Marcello in La Bohème by Puccini

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Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace. Part I (Peace) by Prokofiev

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Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace. Part II (War) by Prokofiev

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