Kyz Zhibek

Venue: Astana, Astana Opera Date: March 12-13, 2024 Time: 19:00 Duration: 2 hour 20 minutes Age limit: 10+ Additionally: The Management reserves the right to replace performers and performed works. Yevgeny Brusilovsky Kyz Zhibek Opera in 2 acts and an epilogue Performed in Kazakh (accompanied by synchronised supertitles in Russian and English) Libretto by Gabit Musrepov The first Kazakh opera Kyz Zhibek was staged at the Kazakh Musical Theatre (now, the Abai State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre) in 1934, and was immediately recognized as a gem of the national musical art. The well-known conductor Abzal Mukhitdin and director Mikhail Pandzhavidze offer the audience a new reading of the national classical opera. Thanks to 3D technologies, the pages of the folk lyric and epic poem Kyz Zhibek come to life in the eyes of the audience: the projected moving caravan unexpectedly continues to go on stage, turning into real horses and camels. City walls, created by designers almost in full size, slide apart in an instant to present a vivid picture of life going on in the square in front of the Palace of Bazarbai. Bright costumes, video installations, the lighting designer’s interesting work, and most importantly - music - that we all know and love since our childhood, beautiful voices of soloists and harmonious sound of the orchestra make the production of Kyz Zhibek unforgettable. ORCHESTRA, CHORUS, BALLET, EXTRAS AND PUPILS OF THE CHILDREN’S STUDIO OF THE ASTANA OPERA HOUSE PRODUCTION GROUP: Author of the New Musical Version, Music Director and Conductor – Abzal Mukhitdin, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Conductor – Ruslan Baimurzin Producer – Mikhail Pandzhavidze Set Designers – Sofia Tasmagambetova, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan / Pavel Dragunov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Choirmaster – Yerzhan Dautov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Choreographer – Producer – Mukaram Avakhri, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Projection Designer – Pavel Suvorov Lighting Designer – Sergei Shevchenko Consultant – Askhat Mayemirov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Head of Children’s Choir – Altynganym Akhmetova Assistant Director – Yerenbak Toikenov Stage Managers – Altynganym Akhmetova, Ainur Khalelova Tickets purchased at the Astana Opera are exchangeable and refundable only in cases of cancelled or postponed performances. In all other cases, no refunds and exchanges are possible.