The Victory Symphony of Spring

Dear guests!

In connection with the participation of the State Opera and Ballet Theatre “Astana Opera” in the pilot project Ashyq, we ask you to come to the performances in advance.

Please install the Ashyq application on your mobile device prior to visiting the Theatre.

Instructions:

1. Download and install the Ashyq application on your mobile device (App Store for iPhone, Google Play for Android).

2. Fill in your phone number and IIN.

3. When entering the Theatre, you have to select the ENTRANCE registration and scan the QR-code (ENTRANCE).

4. The system will determine the status of a visitor, which must be shown to the Theatre employee at the entrance.

Statuses:

Blue and Green – there are no restrictions on visiting our Theatre

Yellow – limited access to our Theatre, as they are exposed persons to COVID-19

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If the visitor has a “red” or “yellow” status, then the visitor is not allowed into the Theatre and, before the start of the performance, he/she returns the purchased tickets if there is a screenshot of the status.

To date, an algorithm has been developed for the actions of officials of the disease control and the internal affairs bodies when revealing the facts of violation of self-isolation by infected persons.

This algorithm was approved by the Interdepartmental Commission on 7 December 2020. Administrative liability is envisaged for such persons in the form of a fine.

5. If the visitor does not have the opportunity to independently check the status, then this procedure can be carried out by the Theatre employee using the “guard” mode – through the mechanical input of the IIN into the database with the consent of the visitor.

We sincerely hope for your understanding!

 

Age limit for performances in the Main Hall: 10+, for concerts in the Chamber Hall: 7+

We remind you that people over 65 years old are temporarily restricted to visit the theatre.

(In accordance with the Decree “On restrictive and quarantine measures in the city of Nur-Sultan” dated 02.02.2021 No. 5, clause 1.5. signed by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor Beisenova S.S.)

We also ask you to maintain social distancing and wear masks during the interval.

 

 

2020 / 2021                    Main Hall           the 8th Season

9 May * Sunday * 6.00 pm

Concert

The Victory Symphony of Spring

2020 / 2021                    Main Hall           the 8th Season

9 May * Sunday * 6.00 pm

 

Concert

The Victory Symphony of Spring

 

On the Great Victory Day, the artists of the Astana Opera House will present a symphony concert, featuring the masterpieces of classical music – Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad Symphony) by D. Shostakovich, Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra by R. Glière, as well as Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D major by R. Strauss.

 

Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad Symphony) op. 60 by Dmitri Shostakovich is one of the outstanding works of the war years. The music, created in the tragic first months of the war, reflected the sacrifice and boundless love of Leningraders for their city and country, and most importantly, their unshakable faith in victory.

 

Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra op.82 by Reinhold Glière was written in 1943. In the harsh and anxious time, the composer created a lyrical work. The very assignment of the solo part not to any instrument, but the voice testifies to the desire to reveal the innermost depths of the human soul in it. Glière's concert was supposed to help listeners to feel admiration for the beauty of the world and to believe in the coming triumph of life.

 

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D major, AV 144 was composed by Richard Strauss in 1945 at the request of the American soldier John de Lancie, who in peacetime was the oboist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The mood of this music cannot be confused with anything, even if you do not know that its author was an old man who has already celebrated his eightieth birthday. This is the mood of a person who says goodbye to the world with a light heart, having fun for the last time.

 

 

ON THE PROGRAMME:

Dmitri Shostakovich.

Symphony No. 7 in C major (Leningrad Symphony) op. 60. First part

Allegretto

 

Reinhold Glière.

Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra op. 82 in 2 parts

Andante

Allegro

 

Richard Strauss.

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D major AV 144 in 3 parts

Allegro moderato

Andante

Vivace - Allegro

 

 

PERFORMED BY:

Soloist:

Alfiya KARIMOVA, Honoured Artist of Bashkortostan (soprano)

Islam ALIYEV, Laureate of International Competitions (oboe)

 

The Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Abzal MUKHITDIN, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

 

 

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.