Puss in Boots

César Cui

Puss in Boots

Opera-fairytale

Libretto: Marina Pol' based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault

Running time: 50 minutes

Management reserves the right to substitute performers

Puss in Boots is a fairy tale by the famous French writer and poet Charles Perrault. It is included in his famous collection Mother Goose Tales, which was published in 1697, more than 320 years ago!

Everyone knows the story of how one of the miller’s sons received a meagre inheritance: a cat and some coins. The cat turned out to be a clever and loyal friend and asked to buy him some boots, using the last of the boy’s money. The cat then showed great wit, cleverly arranged everything, promoted his master to the position of Marquis and married him to the king’s daughter.

The Russian composer César Cui wrote the music for the children’s opera Puss in Boots, and it is full of charming melodies. This opera is also quite old – over a hundred years old – and was written in 1912. It first appeared on the theatre stage in 1913, not in Russia but in Rome, Italy, in the Theatre of the Little Ones (Puppet Theatre). This is how the opera Puss in Boots appeared to the public in the form of a puppet show, which was a real success, with at least 50 full houses in a row.

And in 2013, on the centenary of the first production, Puss in Boots premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.

LEAD ROLES AND PERFOMERS:

The Cat – Narul TOIKENOV

Marquis de Carabas (Jean) – Abylai BEKEN (Debut)

King – Valeriy SELIVANOV

The Ogre – Shyngys RASYLKHAN, laureate of the State Youth Prize “Daryn”

Princess – Ulpan AUBAKIROVA

ORCHESTRA, EXTRAS, STUDENTS OF THE ASTANA OPERA CHILDREN’S STUDIO

PRODUCTION GROUP:

Author of the New Musical Version: Alikhan Idrissov

Conductor: Elmar Buribayev

Stage Director: Yerenbak Toikenov

Set Designer: Malika Tulegenova

Costume Designer: Dariga Taishikova

Projection Designer: Azamat Kuttyguzhin

Lighting Designer: Sergey Kulak

Head of the Children’s Choir: Altynganym Akhmetova

Opera Company Director: Meir Bainesh, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Technical Project Manager: Victor Carare

Project Manager: Marzhan Zhakenova

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