Kyz Zhibek Opera Directed by Franco Dragone to be Staged at Astana Opera House

Kyz Zhibek Opera Directed by Franco Dragone to be Staged at Astana Opera House

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



The world-renowned director Franco Dragone will introduce a new production of Kyz
Zhibek opera, created by outstanding composer Yevgeny Brusilovsky, at Astana Opera House.



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The preliminary agreement about the production was reached during the visit of the
director of Astana Opera House, Tolegen Mukhamejanov, to Naples, where he was invited by
the theatre management and maestro Franco Dragone to attend the premiere of Aida at Teatro
di San Carlo.



Tolegen Mukhamejanov noted that Franco Dragone was interested in Kyz Zhibek opera. It
is expected that he will come to Astana to meet with the Astana Opera House troupe in
January next year. 'The premiere of Kyz Zhibek opera is scheduled for April 2014', said
Mr. Mukhamejhanov.



The libretto of Kyz Zhibek Opera, based on poetic folk tale, tells the love story of
the brave warrior Tolegen and the beautiful Zhibek. The tale is set in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries when the Kazakh land suffered from internecine feuds. Tolegen is
murdered by his insidious rival Bekezhan, and Zhibek commits suicide after learning about
Tolegen's death.



During their talks, Tolegen Mukhamejanov and Franco Dragone also discussed the
possibility of staging Mozart's opera The Magic Flute next year.



In addition, Mr. Mukhamejanov reached an agreement with Teatro di San Carlo on joint
production of Mozart's Requiem ballet, with Boris Eifman as choreographer, to be staged at
Teatro di San Carlo in spring 2014. The ballet will premiere at Astana Opera House in
autumn 2014. Moreover, Astana Opera House in cooperation with Teatro San Carlo will
produce Puccini's opera Turandot in 2015. The guest performances will be held in both
Astana Opera House and Teatro di San Carlo in the same year.



The Teatro alla Scala troupe will be coming on tour to Astana Opera House with Don
Quixote ballet by Minkus in June.



In all, eight premieres are scheduled to be staged at Astana Opera House in 2014. They
are Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, Adolphe Adam's ballet Giselle, Aram Khachaturian's
ballet Spartak, Zhubanov's ballet Karagoz, Brusilovsky's opera Kyz Zhibek, Puccini's opera
Tosca, Verdi's Aida and Mozart's Magic Flute.



It is expected that Zhibek Zholy Ballet and Opera Festival will be held in the second
half of September and October. Wiener Staatsoper, the Mariinsky Theatre and other theatres
are planning to come to Astana Opera House for the festival.







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