Birzhan – Sara

Mukan Tulebayev

Birzhan – Sara

Opera in two acts

Libretto by Kazhym Jumaliyev

NEW MUSICAL AND SCENIC VERSION

 

Music Director and Conductor – Abzal Mukhitdinov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Producer – Askhat Mayemirov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Consulting Director – Mikhail Pandzhavidze, Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan

Set Designers – Sofia Tasmagambetova, Pavel Dragunov

Chief Chorus Master – Yerzhan Dautov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Choreographer – Mukaram Avakhri

Assistant Choreographer – Aigul Tati, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Projection Designer – Sergio Metalli

Lighting Designer – Jacopo Pantani

Assistant Producer – Yerenbak Toikenov

 

 

The new musical and scenic version of Mukan Tulebayev’s opera Birjan – Sara, the gold standard of its genre and a kind of a “visiting card” of national art, will be presented on May 10.

Director Askhat Mayemirov, Consulting Director Mikhail Pandzhavidze and Conductor Abzal Mukhitdinov offer a new reading of Kazakh classics, by challenging perception stereotypes of the character traits of some heroes.

The very first scene of the fair will capture the audience’s imagination: there are talented folk artisans, craftsmen, brisk merchants, eagle hunters riding horses and deft tightrope walkers! Thanks to 3D technology, pictures of nature and daily routine will come to life. Bright costumes, video installations by the Italian expert Sergio Metalli, and most importantly – magnificent music, soloists’ beautiful voices and harmonious sound of the orchestra promise an unforgettable experience to the public.

 

ROLES AND PERFORMERS:

Birzhan –             Meir Bainesh, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Sara –         Maira Mukhamedkyzy, Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Zhanbota –          Zhanat Shybykbayev, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Analyk –              Gulzhanat Sapakova

Altynai –             Madina Islamova

Zhienkul –           Talgat Galeyev

Kozhagul –          Shyngys Rassylkhan

Serik –                 Ramzat Balakishiyev

Yestai –               Beimbet Tanarykov

 

Running time: 2 hours 55 minutes (with one interval)

 

Performed in Kazakh

(with Russian and English subtitles)

 

Management reserves the right to substitute performers