MOSCOW, July 8 A gala concert of soloists and the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev with a unique projection show “The Light of Suzdal” will be held in the Suzdal Kremlin.
“On July 8, the Suzdal Kremlin will host the most spectacular event as part of the celebration of the city’s 1000th anniversary: against the backdrop of a grandiose projection show, the best soloists of the Mariinsky Theater will perform arias from operas by Russian composers, the orchestra will be conducted by maestro Valery Gergiev himself, and the magnificent landscapes of Suzdal will be the scenery.” , — said the press service of the event.
For the first time, the Suzdal Kremlin will turn into a huge open-air concert hall with a 360-degree view. Viewers will see endless meadows, a panorama of the ancient city and the ancient walls of the Bishop's Chambers of the 15th century and the Nativity Cathedral of the 13th century.
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“The year of the millennium of Suzdal began with fabulous miracles, when the walls of the Kremlin became a huge screen, where images of mythical heroes and real history came to life,” says the director of the Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve Ekaterina Pronicheva. “And now we will fill the event with vivid visual content, which itself unique to itself — a concert of the Mariinsky Theater under the direction of Valery Gergiev in the Suzdal Kremlin. The combination of magnificent music, architecture and history with technologies that expand the possibilities of perception gives rise to a very special aura — an aura of celebration and a wonderful fairy tale, so organic for Suzdal, which continues to surprise and give bright emotions. to those who visit it.»
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The bright visual component of the evening will be the projection show «Light» Suzdal», created with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
«Art director Konstantin Vorobyov, video content director Pavel Shchelkanov, artists Daniil, Denis and Nikolai Molodkin have already worked in Suzdal. An incredible colorful mapping show about the history of this land in the front courtyard of the Kremlin became a bright start to the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the city in January of this year The new show will be even more impressive, because it will not be shown in the narrow confined space of the courtyard, but from the opposite side to the entire building of the Bishop's Chambers. Its creators were inspired by Ivan Bilibin's graphics, Mstera lacquer miniatures and icon painting, traditional sewing and stone carving. and other crafts,” explained the press service.
For the gala concert, a program will be selected that matches the appearance of the historical monument. It will be based on famous parts from operas written by Russian composers of different musical eras.
Admission to the concert is free.