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La Khovantchina
Opéra Bastille - from 26 January to 18 February 2022
La Khovantchina
Modeste Petrovitch Moussorgski
Opéra Bastille - from 26 January to 18 February 2022
4h00 with 2 intervals
Language : Russian
Surtitle : French / English
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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 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
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La Khovantchina
Opera in five acts
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Performances
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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)
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01:51’
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Draw-me La Khovantchina
Understand the plot in 1 minute
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
06:56’
Video
Mussorgsky, folklorist and modernist
An interview with Hartmut Haenchen on the subject of Khovantchina
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
07:13’
Video
A clairvoyant heroine
Interview with Anita Rachvelishvili
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
Podcast La Khovantchina
"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" - by France Musique
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01:07’
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Imaginaries La Khovantchina
A repertoire work narrated in a visual poem born of popular culture
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