Opera seasons of the United Dnepropetrovsk and Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre In Krasnoyarsk during the Great Patriotic War
Abstract
The article draws attention to one of the brightest pages in the history of the musical life of Krasnoyarsk during the Great Patriotic War. It is connected with the activities of the Dnepropetrovsk and Odessa opera theatres evacuated to the Siberian city (from September 1941 to June 1944). Based on the available archival materials and publications in the newspaper “Krasnoyarsk Worker”, the author recreates the repertoire poster for three war seasons, provides fragments of reviews characterizing the productions, focuses on the most significant creative personalities, including the director M.P. Stefanovich, conductors L.I. Giskin and I.S. Shteiman, leading soloists O.I. Blagovidova, S.M. Tukhner, A.F. Krivcheni and others. An analysis of the announcements published in the newspaper revealed the active participation of musicians from the United Dnepropetrovsk and Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre in the musical life of Krasnoyarsk, performing not only on the stage of the A.S. Pushkin Drama Theatre (520 performances during the entire period of stay), but also in hospitals, military units, industrial enterprises and collective farms (1800 concerts!). An important result after the departure of the theatres was the opening of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Operetta Theatre in November 1944.
About the Author
L. V. Gavrilova
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Siberian State Academy of Arts
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Liudmila V.Gavrilova, D. Sc. (Art Criticism), Full Professor, Head of the Department History of Music
660049, Krasnoyarsk
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For citations:
Gavrilova L.V. Opera seasons of the United Dnepropetrovsk and Odessa Opera and Ballet Theatre In Krasnoyarsk during the Great Patriotic War. ARTE. 2025;(3):5-15. (In Russ.)
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