La Khovantchina - Opera - Season 21/22 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

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    La Khovantchina

    Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski

    Opéra Bastille - from 26 January to 18 February 2022

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    [EXTRAIT] LA KHOVANTCHINA by Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski (Dmitry Belosseslkiy) [EXTRAIT] La Khovantchina by Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski (Dmitry Belosseslkiy)

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La Khovantchina

Opéra Bastille - from 26 January to 18 February 2022

Opera

La Khovantchina

Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski

Opéra Bastille - from 26 January to 18 February 2022

4h00 with 2 intervals

Language : Russian

Surtitle : French / English

  • Opening night : 26 Jan. 2022

About

In few words:

In the wake of Boris Godunov, Mussorgsky continued to explore and examine Russian history. He drew inspiration for this opera from the Moscow uprising of 1682, the year in which Peter the Great was crowned tsar. Whilst hoping to reform Russia, he runs into resistance from the nobility and the Church – the former led by Prince Ivan Khovansky, and the latter represented by the Old Believers and their leader Dosifey. Mussorgsky graced this dark page of history with the most fascinating score imaginable whose hauntingly sombre tones seem to rise out of the depths of time. With its extravagant costumes and monumental sets Andrei Serban’s production plunges us into the feudal Russia of the 17th century.

CHARACTERS

Prince Ivan Khovansky: Leader of the Streltsy, a rebellious Russian military corps
Prince Andrei Khovansky: Son of Prince Ivan Khovansky, who wishes to place him on the throne
Prince Vassili Golitsyne: Former lover of the Tsarina
Dosifei: Leader of the Old Believers and ally of the Streltsy
Marfa: Andrei’s former mistress who became an Old Believer
Emma: A young German girl with whom Andrei is in love
Susanna: An Old Believer
Varsonofiev: Golitsyn’s confidant
  • Opening
  • First part 50 mn
  • Intermission 20 mn
  • Second part 75 mn
  • Intermission 20 mn
  • Third part 65 mn
  • End

Performances

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Audio clips

La Khovantchina (saison 21/22) - Acte3 (Dimitry Ivashchenko)

La Khovantchina (saison 21/22) - Acte2 (Anita Rachvelishvili)

La Khovantchina (saison 21/22) - Acte1 (Dmitry Belosseslkiy, Dimitry Ivashchenko)

La Khovantchina (saison 21/22) - Acte5 (Dmitry Belosseslkiy)

Backstage

  • Draw-me La Khovantchina

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    Draw-me La Khovantchina

  • Mussorgsky, folklorist and modernist

    Video

    Mussorgsky, folklorist and modernist

  • A clairvoyant heroine

    Video

    A clairvoyant heroine

  • Podcast La Khovantchina

    Podcast

    Podcast La Khovantchina

  • Imaginaries La Khovantchina

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    Imaginaries La Khovantchina

Draw-me La Khovantchina

01:51’

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Draw-me La Khovantchina

Understand the plot in 1 minute

By Octave

To explore and examine Russian history. He drew inspiration for this opera from the Moscow uprising of 1682, the year in which Peter the Great was crowned tsar. Whilst hoping to reform Russia, he runs into resistance from the nobility and the Church – the former led by Prince Ivan Khovansky, and the latter represented by the Old Believers and their leader Dosifey. Mussorgsky graced this dark page of history with the most fascinating score imaginable whose hauntingly sombre tones seem to rise out of the depths of time. With its extravagant costumes and monumental sets Andrei Serban’s production plunges us into the feudal Russia of the 17th century.  


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© Guergana Damianova / OnP

Mussorgsky, folklorist and modernist

06:56’

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Mussorgsky, folklorist and modernist

An interview with Hartmut Haenchen on the subject of Khovantchina

By Marion Mirande

On the occasion of the production of Khovanchina that he is conducting at the Opéra Bastille, Hartmut Haenchen talks about this great musical fresco and discusses the unique place occupied by its composer, Modest Mussorgsky, in the history of Russian art.    

© Guergana Damianova / OnP

A clairvoyant heroine

07:13’

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A clairvoyant heroine

Interview with Anita Rachvelishvili

By Marion Mirande

In Modest Mussorgsky's Khovantchina, the female character of Marfa embodies a range of attributes whose ambivalence contributes to her richness. A formidable role for a great mezzo that requires a keen grasp of its Russianness, and which Anita Rachvelishvili approaches with insight. 

© Guergana Damianova / OnP

Podcast La Khovantchina

Podcast

Podcast La Khovantchina

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" - by France Musique

By Charlotte Landru-Chandès

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" offers original incursions into the season thanks to broadcasts produced by France Musique and the Paris Opera. For each opera or ballet production, Charlotte Landru-Chandès (opera) and Jean-Baptiste Urbain (dance), present the works and artists you are going to discover when you attend performances in our theatres.

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Imaginaries La Khovantchina

01:07’

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Imaginaries La Khovantchina

A repertoire work narrated in a visual poem born of popular culture

By Marc de Pierrefeu

La Khovantchina by Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski, from 26 January to 18 February 2022 at the Opera Bastille.

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