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"Requiem Akhmatova" - Poem "Requiem". Anna Akhmatova. Completed by a student of class 11T Yuryeva Evgenia. The poem was written in inhuman conditions. Requiem. What is the meaning of the epigraph? Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov - People's Commissar of Internal Affairs from 1936 to 1938. The years of Yezhovshchina are terrible with cruel repressions. The poem is a materialized oath, the realization of the highest mission undertaken by the artist.

"Opera Prince Igor" - Borodin Alexander Porfirievich, Russian composer and chemist. Khan Konchak in the opera "Prince Igor" by A.P. Borodin. " mighty bunch"- the community of Russian composers in 1850 - 60 years. "Prince Igor" - an opera by the Russian composer A.P. Borodin in four steps with a prologue. In 1856 he graduated from the Medico-Surgical Academy.

"New Year's song" - This is the laughter of friends cheerful, This is dancing near the Christmas trees - That's what it means, that's what the New Year means! That's what it means, that's what the New Year means! What is New Year? - That's what it means, that's what the New Year means! That's what it means, that's what the New Year means! sl. M. Plyatskovsky, m / f "What is the New Year? What is the New Year? These are berries and honey.

"Pencils" - Circus. Rain. Hare. Snowdrop. Gnomes. Pencil drawing. Cat. Children draw. Christmas tree. Mountains and oceans. Bear. Clown. Elephants. Rainbow. We draw ourselves. Ship. Umbrella with pencils. Set of pencils. Boxes of pencils. Pencils. Box of pencils.

"Opera Snow Maiden" - Question 10. Determine the portrait of the author of the opera "Snow Maiden". Question 1. Name the author of the opera "The Snow Maiden"? 1. M.I. Glinka 2. N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov 3. P. I. Tchaikovsky. Opera "Snegurochka" (test). Question 9. (musical) Listen to the musical fragments and identify the shepherdess Lelya by voice. Question 4. What is the name dramatic work, according to which the opera is created? 1. fairy tale 2. libretto 3. monologue.

“Spring has come” - And you are far from Christ, my friend. Come to Christ quickly, friend. * * *. Chorus: Spring has come again, look around. Why are you standing bewildered? Look, it's already spring. Chorus: Spring has come again, Look around. 2. Birds and plants came to life, Rivers awaken from sleep.

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The musical always leaves a pleasant aftertaste, and although skeptics say that the best of the genre is in the past, modern musicals are just as amazing. Old school musicals are the unforgettable Swing Time (1936), An American in Paris (1951), Singing in the Rain (1952), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), The Sound of Music (1965), Oliver! ” (1968), All That Jazz (1979), Ball (1982), Victor/Victoria (1982).

More or less modern - okroshka from old hits "Moulin Rouge" and "Around the Universe", animated "The Lion King", biographical ones (Cole Porter and "The Pet", Bobby Darrin and "By the Sea") and manga musicals. Unfortunately, it is impossible to write about all of them, here are the best of them. And the cynical Stas and romantic Polina will criticize (or admire) the best musicals.

When you're in Manhattan and some untrustworthy, shifty-eyed man is selling Cats tickets for cheap, be sure to grab it. But only as a souvenir, because the musical has not been shown for ten years. This long-running production was visited by more than 50 million viewers in thirty countries. The show beat the conceivable and the unthinkable records: collected 7 Tony medals, the Laurence Olivier Award, the Evening Standard and the French Molière. “Cats” has been translated into 14 languages.

A talented person can make candy out of anything. Andrew Lloyd Webber was inspired by T. S. Elliot's "Popular Cat Science Written by an Old Possum"

The French author of detective stories Gaston Leroux, like no one else, understood the reader's interest in everything mysterious and inexplicable. The writer created a series mystical works, among which "The Enchanted Chair", "The Man Who Saw the Devil", "Mysterious King" and "Phantom of the Opera". Last about supernatural being living in a dungeon under the building of the Paris Opera.

The plot is dramatic love triangle. In the production of the opera Faust, a young stunt double, Christina Dayet, gets the lead role thanks to the guidance of a mysterious Phantom. Viscount Raoul de Chagny, who has known the girl since childhood, comes to the theater.

Bernard Show, who modestly rejected the Nobel Prize in Literature, wrote his own interpretation Greek myth about Pygmalion and Galatea. According to its plot, the great connoisseur of phonetics, Professor Higgins, on a dare, undertakes to teach any commoner, so much so that they cannot be distinguished from a secular person. The choice falls on the vulgar without measure flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who actually turns into a charming lady with an impeccable pronunciation.

Variations on the classics are often successful, and the show became wildly popular immediately after its Broadway premiere on March 15, 1956. Two years later, the premiere took place in London, where the role of Higgins was played by

The appetite of the people for bread and circuses is not a new phenomenon. In 1924, a young journalist for the Chicago Tribune, Maureen Dallas Watkins, wrote an article about a corps de ballet actress who killed her boyfriend, followed by a story about a married woman who shot her lover. Both articles were of considerable interest. When Maureen studied drama at Yale, she wrote a play. "Chicago". Various stage performances and several film adaptations followed, including "Roxy Hart" with the brilliant Ginger Rogers in the title role.

When the famous choreographer and director Bobby Floss drew attention to the plot, a very close to us stylized as the 20s appeared.

Many artists received prizes at Eurovision, but after a certain period there is no one to remember. Nearly. Because the first steps on the road to glory are on international competition done by Canadian Celine Dion and Swedish quartet ABBA.

Abbamania 80's totally unique phenomenon: even if a person of that generation does not understand music at all, the name of the group instantly awakens a wave of memories. Unpretentious melodies with pleasant lyrics are so fond of that hits “Winner takes it all”,"Dancing Queen", “Gimme Gimme Gimme”, “S.O.S.” still sing along all over the world, and the lyrical “Happy New Year” became an anthem

Summer I don’t remember what year, the song spoiled many Belle. It sounded from every doorway and was re-sung by any more or less voiced individual. I read somewhere that Julius Kim was responsible for the Russian-language texts (beware of the sixties poets!). Not everyone who survived then healed their wounds.

The creation of the musical began in 1993: Luc Plamondon brought about three dozen songs to the composer Riccardo Coccante. Coccante's blanks subsequently became hits Belle, "Le temps des cathedrales" and "Dance mon Esmeralda". A skillful canvas was the novel by Victor Hugo “Notre Dame Cathedral”.

The project turned out

I don't really want to talk about what is on the stage now. From some texts with magical phrases “good is hopeless / and evil is so reliable” or so dear to Stas Mikhailov “for you / for you / for you”, you want to go to a zaimka and never come back. There was no cake in the Soviet Union, but there were musicals. They were called differently, but the essence is the same - "Orpheus and Eurydice", "Prince and the Pauper", "Penelope", here music tapes "The Pig and the Shepherd», "Tractor drivers", "Funny boys", "Volga-Volga", "Circus", "Spring".

Recently a musical "Juno and Avos" turned 30 years old. Perhaps such a rare luck happens once in a

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" written by Frank Baum. A little pity for Western readers, interpretation of the Soviet writer Alexander Volkov "Wizard emerald city» , written in 1939, seems to me much more interesting and dynamic. However, the opinion is biased, a favorite book of childhood, after all. But America made up for this with a plethora of adaptations, spin-offs, remakes, songs, and more, more, more, including the musical. “Bewitched”.

1. "My wonderful lady(My Fairy Lady) (1956)

Frederick Lowe (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (libretto and lyrics), after analyzing the dramatic material of Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion", decided to write a musical. The plot of the musical largely repeats Shaw's play, the story of the transformation of the main character from a vulgar flower girl into a charming young lady.

Phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet with his linguistic colleague, Colonel Pickering, to turn a London flower girl named Eliza Doolittle into real lady. Eliza moves into the professor's house, learning is not easy, but, in the end, she begins to make progress. At the embassy ball, Eliza passes the exam with brilliance. The ending of the musical is optimistic - Eliza returns to her teacher Higgins.

The musical premiered on March 15, 1956. The London premiere took place in April 1958. The role of Higgins was played by Rex Harrison, and Eliza was played by Julie Andrews. The show immediately became wildly popular, tickets were sold out six months in advance. However, the overwhelming success of the musical was a complete surprise for its creators.

The musical was performed 2,717 times on Broadway and 2,281 times in London. It was translated into eleven languages, including Hebrew, and was successfully performed in more than twenty countries. The musical received 6 Tony awards. The original Broadway cast recorded over five million copies sold, and George Cukor's film of the same name was released in 1964. Warner Brothers paid a record $5.5 million for the film rights to the musical. The role of Eliza went to Audrey Hepburn, and Rex Harrison successfully moved from theater stage to the big screen. The film was nominated for an Oscar and received eight of the 12 statuettes.

The musical "My Fair Lady" is still loved by the public and thanks to producer Cameron Mackintosh and director Trevor Nunn, the show can now be seen in London.

2. "The Sound of Music" (The Sound of Music) (1959)

In 1958, American screenwriters Howard Lindsay and Russell Cruz, along with producer Richard Halliday and his wife, actress Mary Martin, teamed up to work on a play based on the German film The Von Trapp Family. The film tells about an Austrian family who, fleeing Nazi persecution, were forced to leave their homeland and go to America. The story was not invented - the film was based on a book written by Maria von Trapp, a direct participant in the events described.

Mary Martin was a star musical theater, and although this time it was about dramatic performance, she could not deny herself the pleasure of performing as a singer. Initially for musical arrangement the authors intended to use folk songs and religious hymns from the repertoire of the von Trapp family. However, Mary wanted to perform a song written especially for her. Composer Richard Rogers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein helped Martin in this. They made brand new musical numbers, turning the play into the musical "The Sound of Music".

November 16, 1959 premiered on Broadway. The play was directed by David Jay Donahue. The main role, of course, was played by Mary Martin, the role of Captain von Trapp - Theodor Bickel. The audience, in love with Mary Martin, struggled to get into the musical, which provided him with excellent fees.

The Sound of Music was played 1,443 times and won 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the original album won a Grammy. In 1961, the musical toured the United States, and in the same year the show opened in London, where it ran for more than six years, thus becoming the longest-running American musical in the history of the West End.

In June 1960, 20th Century Fox acquired the film rights for $1.25 million. The plot of the film was somewhat different from the story told in the play, but it was in this version that The Sound of Music gained world fame. The film had its world premiere in New York on March 2, 1965. The picture was nominated for an Oscar in 10 categories, of which it won five.

The film adaptation did not become the last page in the history of the musical, it is still loved by the public and is staged all over the world. In the 1990s, the show could be seen in the UK, South Africa, China, the Netherlands, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Peru, Israel and Greece.

3. "Cabaret" (Cabaret) (1966)

The literary basis for this legendary performance was Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories about Germany in the early 1930s and John Van Druten's play I Am the Camera. The musical tells about the romance of a young American writer Cliff Bradshaw and singer from the Berlin cabaret "Kit-Kat Club" Sally Bowles.

In Berlin in the 1930s, the fate of a young Englishman Brian Roberts, an aspiring writer forced to earn extra money by lessons, throws. Acquaintance with the American cabaret singer Sally gives Brian a fresh, unforgettable experience. The writer and the singer fell in love with each other, but they are destined to survive the separation. Sally refuses to go to Paris with her beloved, Cliff leaves Berlin with broken hearted. Cabaret, last resort spirit of freedom, filled with people with swastikas on their sleeves...

The premiere took place on November 20, 1966. The production was directed by the famous Broadway director Harold Prince, John Kantser wrote the music, song lyrics - Fred Ebb, libretto - Joe Masteroff. The original cast included Joel Gray (entertainer), Jill Haworth (Sally), Bert Convy (Cliff) and others.

The production withstood 1,165 performances and received 8 Tony awards, including in the Best Musical nomination. In 1972, Bob Fossey's Cabaret was released with Joel Gray (entertainer), Liza Minnelli (Sally) and Michael York (Bryan). The film received eight Oscars.

In 1987, Joel Gray again played the role of the entertainer in the revival of the show. In 1993, in London, and then five years later, on Broadway, a completely new production of "Cabaret", created by director Sam Mendes, opened. This version of the play has also received numerous awards. The musical went through about 2,377 performances and 37 previews and closed on January 4, 2004.

4. "Jesus Christ– Superstar" (Jesus Christ Superstar) (1971)

"Jesus Christ" was conceived by Andrew Lloyd Webber (composed music) and Tim Rice (libretto) not as a traditional musical, but as a full-fledged opera written by a modern musical language, in compliance with all operatic traditions (hero's aria, chorus, heroine's aria, etc.). Unlike traditional musicals, there are no dramatic pieces in "Jesus Christ" - everything is built on vocals and recitatives. The combination of rock music with classical motifs, the use of modern vocabulary in the lyrics, their high quality, the so-called sung-through principle (the whole story is told exclusively through songs, without the use of unsung dialogues) made "Jesus Christ Superstar" a real hit.

The musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" tells the story of the last seven days of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, seen through the eyes of his disciple Judas Iscariot, disillusioned with what the teachings of Christ had become. The plot covers the period from the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem to his execution at Golgotha.

The opera was first heard in the form of an album in 1970, on which the main role was played by Ian Gillan, who is the vocalist of the "golden composition" deep purple, the role of Judas was played by Murray Head, Mary Magdalene - Yvonne Elliman On the Broadway stage, the musical was first shown in 1971. Some critics believe that Jesus was portrayed as the first hippie on earth. The Broadway production only lasted 18 months.

A new production of the musical was created at the London theater in 1972, the role of Jesus was played by Paul Nicholas, Judas - Stephen Tate. This production was more successful, ran on stage for eight years and became the longest-running musical. American director Norman Jewison directed Feature Film based on the work in 1973. In 1974 the film won an Oscar for Best Music. In addition to great music and vocals, the film is interesting for its unusual interpretation of the theme of Christ, which is an alternative to orthodox Christianity.

One of the most famous musicals, also called rock opera, generated a lot of controversy and became a cult work for a whole generation of hippies, without losing its relevance today. "Jesus Christ Superstar" was translated into different languages, has been repeatedly staged and has been staged for more than 30 years on the stages of Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Bulgaria, France, Sweden, America, Mexico, Chile, Panama, Bolivia, Germany, Japan and the UK.

5. "Chicago" (Chicago) (1975)

On March 11, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago Tribune published an article by journalist Maureen Dallas Watkins about a certain variety actress who had killed her boyfriend. Since sex crime stories were especially popular with readers, another article by Watkins came out on April 3, 1924. This time it was about married woman who shot her lover. The hype that accompanied these and others crime stories, made the strongest impression on Maureen. Later, leaving the newspaper, she went to study drama at Yale University. It was there, as an educational assignment, that she wrote the play "Chicago".

On December 30, 1926, Chicago opened on Broadway. The play withstood 182 performances, in 1927 the film of the same name was shot, and in 1942 the film "Roxy Hart" directed by William Velman with Ginger Rogers in the title role was released.

Bob Fossey, the famous choreographer and Broadway director, could not pass by such a plot. To implement the project, Fossey brought in composer John Kander, librettists Fred Ebb and Bob Fossey. The score of "Chicago" is a brilliant stylization of American hits of the late 20s, and in terms of the way the musical material is presented and its theme, "Chicago" is very close to vaudeville.

This is the story of corps de ballet dancer Roxie Hart, who murdered her lover in cold blood. Once in prison, Roxy meets Velma Kelly and other killers. The warden of the prison, Matron Mama Morton, and the sly lawyer Billy Flynn help Roxy get out. The court finds Roxy innocent, but this does not bring her joy. In the final scene of the musical, the entertainer announces the debut of "the duo of two sparkling sinners," queens of the Chicago underworld, Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart. They made their way into show business.

The musical premiered at the 46th Street Theater on June 3, 1975, with Gwen Verdon as Roxy, Chita Rivera as Velma, and Jerry Orbach as Billy. Chicago only opened in the West End in 1979. This production had nothing to do with the performance of Bob Fossey. After 898 performances on Broadway and 600 showings in the West End, the show was cancelled. In 1996, the show was revived under the direction of Walter Bobby and choreographer Ann Rinking. The four performances played at the City Center were received with such enthusiasm that the producers of the show decided to move it to Broadway. The cast included Ringing herself as Roxy, Bebe Neuwirth as Velma, James Naughton as Billy Flynn and Joel Gray as Amos. "Chicago" was awarded six Tony Awards, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Album.

In 1997 the musical opened at London's Adelphi Theatre. London's "Chicago" was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for "Best Musical", and Ute Lemper - as " Best Actress musical". The performance in an updated form was shown in Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Holland, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal and Russia.

At the end of 2002, the Miramax film studio released a film adaptation of the musical with Catherine Zeta-Jones (Velma), Renee Zellweger (Roxy) and Richard Gere (Billy Flynn), directed and choreographed by Rob Marshall. The film "Chicago" was enthusiastically received by the public and was awarded the "Golden Globe" in the category "Best Musical or Comedy". In addition, the picture was nominated for an Oscar in 12 nominations, of which it won six.

6. "Evita" (Evita) (1978)

In October 1973, Tim Rice was driving a car and accidentally heard the end of a radio broadcast. The program was about Evita Peron, the wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Peron, and this story interested the poet. Tim Rice felt that Eva's life story could well be the subject of a new musical. His co-author Lloyd Webber was unenthusiastic about the idea, but on reflection he agreed.

Rice studied in detail the biography of the main character of his future musical, walking through London libraries and traveling to Argentina, where he wrote most storyline. Evita combines various musical styles, Latin American motifs are included in the score. Tim Rice introduces a narrator, a certain Che (whose prototype is Ernesto Che Guevara), into the musical.

In the summer of 1976, the first demo recordings of a new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice were presented to guests at the first Sidmonton Festival. Soon the studio "Olympic" began recording the album. The part of Evita was performed by the actress Julie Covington, the young singer Colm Wilkinson became Che, and Peron was performed by Paul Jones. The album was a wild success. Already three months after its release, the number of copies sold was 500 thousand, and even in Argentina, where the disc was banned, every self-respecting family considered it necessary to purchase it.

Celebrity director Hal Prince began work on the production. Elaine Page became the new Evita, and the famous rock singer David Essex was invited to play the role of Che. Evita premiered on June 21, 1978. The play was a huge success and received the West End Theater Society award for "Best Musical of 1978", Elaine Page received the award for Best Actor in a Musical. The disc of the original London line-up of Evita went gold in the first weeks after going on sale.

On May 8, 1979, Evita opened in Los Angeles. Four months after the American premiere, on September 21, 1979, the same cast performed for the first time on Broadway. "Evita" won the hearts of the public and received 7 "Tony" awards.

After the success on Broadway, the musical was staged in a huge number of countries: Australia, Spain, Mexico, Austria, Japan, Israel, Korea, South Africa, Hungary. Filming began twenty years after Evita was born. Directing was entrusted to Alan Parker, Madonna played Eva Peron, Spanish film star Antonio Banderas was invited to play the role of Che, British actor Jonathan Pryce played Peron. Written especially for the film new song- "You must love me", which brought its authors "Oscar".

7. "Les Misérables" (Les Miserables) (1980)

The novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo received its second birth in a musical created by composer Claude-Michel Schonberg and librettist Alain Boublil. Work on the musical lasted two years and, finally, a two-hour sketch of the future musical was recorded. With the help of librettist Jean-Marc Nathel, this sketch was turned into a concept album, which was released in 1980 and sold 260,000 copies. calling card musical was an engraving depicting a small Cosette.

The stage version was presented to the Parisians on September 17, 1980 at the Palais des Sports. The performance was attended by over half a million people. Maurice Barrier played the role of Jean Valjean, Jacques Mercier - Javert, Rose Laurence - Fantine, Marie - Eponina, Fabienne Guyon - Cosette.

In 1982, the young director Peter Ferago, who really liked the concept album Les Misérables, brought it to the attention of British producer Cameron Mackintosh. McIntosh turned the project into a show of the highest class. over creation new version the musical "Les Misérables" worked strong team: Directed by Trevor Nunn and John Kead, the English text was composed by Herbert Kretzmer in close collaboration with the creators of the musical. The performance was staged at the Barbican Theater under the auspices of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The premiere of the new version of the musical took place on October 8, 1985. The most "long-lived" production of the musical "Les Misérables" is proud of the Palace Theater in London. In total, the performance was shown in this theater more than six thousand times.

In 1987, Les Misérables crossed the Atlantic and settled on Broadway, thus beginning their triumphal march around the world. Despite the fact that the musical is already over twenty years old, it does not leave the stage and continues to be very popular all over the world. Les Misérables has been translated into many languages: Japanese, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, German, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, Danish, Czech, Spanish, Mauritanian, Creole, Flemish, Finnish, Portuguese. In total, the musical "Les Misérables" was seen by residents of two hundred cities in thirty-two countries of the world. The creation of Alan Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg was watched by more than 20 million viewers around the world.

8. "Cats" (Cats) (1981)

The basis for "Cats" was a cycle of children's poems by T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, published in 1939 in England. This is a collection of ironic sketches of feline characters and habits, behind which various human types are easily guessed.

Andrew Lloyd Webber began writing songs based on Eliot's poetry in the early 70s. By 1980, the composer had accumulated enough musical material, which was decided to be processed into a musical. The cat show was destined for success: the British are known for their love for these animals. The musical team consisted of talented people- produced by Cameron Mackintosh, directed by Trevor Nunn, stage designer John Napier and choreographed by Gillian Lynn.

When it came to stage performance of Webber's songs, the main problem faced by the creators of the musical was the lack of a plot. Fortunately, thanks to the widow of T. S. Eliot, Valerie, the authors had at their disposal letters and drafts of the poet, from which they fished out bit by bit ideas for the plot outline of the play.

There were special requirements for the actors of the musical - they had to not only sing well and have perfect diction, but also be extremely plastic. In the UK, it was not easy to recruit a troupe of 20 people, so the prime minister was also included in the cast. Royal Ballet Wayne Sleep, and pop singer Paul Nicholas, and actress Elaine Paige, and young singer and dancer Sarah Brightman.

In the "Cats" theater, created by designer John Napier, there is no curtain, the hall and the stage are a single space, and the action takes place not frontally, but throughout the depth. The stage is designed as a dump and is a mountain of picturesque rubbish, the scenery is equipped with sophisticated electronics. The actors are transformed into graceful cats with layered make-up, hand-painted bodysuits, yak hair wigs, fur collars, tails and glittery collars.

The musical premiered on May 11, 1981 in London, and a year later the play opened on Broadway. Until its closing on May 11, 2002, the performance ran in London with great success, earning the title of the most "long-playing" theatrical performance in history English theater(over 6,400 performances). The musical "Cats" broke every conceivable record in the United States. In 1997, after 6,138 performances, the musical was recognized as the number one Broadway longevity. Over 8 million people have watched the London production in 21 years, and its creators have earned £136 million.

During its existence, the musical was staged more than forty times, it was visited by more than 50 million viewers in thirty countries, translated into 14 languages, and the total amount of fees in this moment exceeded $2.2 billion. Cats' awards include the Laurence Olivier Award and the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical, seven Tony Awards, and the French Molière Award. Recordings from both the London and Broadway original cast were awarded Grammys.

9. The Phantom of the Opera (1986)

The birth of the musical began in 1984, when British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber married the young actress and singer Sarah Brightman. Based on the voice of Sarah, Lloyd Webber composed "Requiem", but he wanted to show his wife's talent in a larger work. This work was the musical "The Phantom of the Opera", created based on novel of the same name French writer Gaston Leroux. It's bleak and romantic story about a supernatural being that lived in a dungeon under the Paris Opera.

Sarah Brightman played the role of the main character - Christina Daae. The main male part was performed by Michael Crawford. The role of Christina's lover, Raul, was played by Steve Barton in the premiere cast. The libretto was written by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the lyrics were written by Charles Hart. theater artist Maria Bjornson conceived the famous Phantom mask and insisted that the notorious falling chandelier be lowered onto the audience and not onto the stage.

The musical premiered on October 9, 1986 at Her Majesty's Theatre, in the presence of members of the royal family. The first Broadway production of The Phantom premiered at New York's Majestic Theater in January 1988. It became the second longest-running play in Broadway history after Cats, with 10.3 million viewers.

More than 65,000 performances of The Phantom have been performed in 18 countries, including Japan, Austria, Canada, Sweden, Germany and Australia. Productions of The Phantom of the Opera have received more than 50 prestigious awards, including three Laurence Olivier Awards and 7 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards, and the Evening Standard Award. "The Phantom of the Opera" won the sympathy of more than 58 million viewers from all over the world. Nearly 11 million people have already watched it in New York alone, and over 80 million worldwide. Income from ticket sales for the Phantom of the Opera exceeded $ 3.2 billion.

10. "Mama Mia" ( Mamma Mia) (1999)

The idea of ​​creating original musical based on ABBA songs, owned by producer Judy Kramer. The basis of the musical is 22 songs of the group. Since in the original all the songs were performed by women, the story of mother and daughter, about two generations, was offered as a starting point. It was necessary to come up with a story worthy famous hits Swedish quartet. The writer Katherine Johnson came to the rescue, writing a story about a family living on the Greek islands. History is of no less interest to the viewer than songs. Katherine was able to logically build the songs into a single storyline, the songs are divided into dialogues and colored with new intonations. The music was written by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

"Mama Mia" is a modern, ironic, romantic comedy in which two main lines appear: a love story and a relationship between two generations. The plot of the performance is an interweaving of comedy situations, which are emphasized by the cheerful music of ABBA, original costumes and witty dialogues of the characters. The essence of the project is expressed in the characteristic logo "Mama Mia" - the image of a happy bride. This picture has become an internationally recognized brand.

A young girl Sophie is about to get married. She wants to invite her father to the wedding to take her to the altar. But she doesn't know who he is, as her mother Donna never talked about him. Sophie finds her mother's diary, in which she describes relationships with three men. Sofia decides to send invitations to all three. All the most interesting things begin to happen when guests arrive for the wedding ... Mom gets married at the same time as her daughter.

The first test of the musical "Mama Mia" took place on March 23, 1999, when the pre-premiere screening took place in London. Then the reaction of the audience could be described in one word - delight: people in the hall did not sit in their seats for a minute - they danced in the aisles, sang along and clapped. The premiere took place on April 6, 1999.

After the London production, the musical "Mama Mia" is staged in parallel in 11 different places around the world. 11 worldwide productions gross more than $8 million per week. More than 27 million - the total number of viewers around the world who visited the musical "Mama Mia". More than 20,000 people visit the musical "Mama Mia" every day around the world.

US$1.6 billion worldwide box office revenue from Mama Mia.

For eight years of hire, the musical was staged in more than 130 major cities. The album recording the first production of "Mama Mia" became "platinum" in the US, Australia and Korea; double platinum in the UK and gold in Germany, Sweden and New Zealand.

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Despite the fact that the genre of the musical is still relatively young, it managed to win the love of audiences around the world and have a tremendous impact on popular culture. This material will give you the opportunity to learn more about the most famous musicals peace.

"My Fair Lady"

opens the era of great Broadway musicals. Its premiere took place on March 15, 1956. Music composer Frederic Lowe and libretto and lyricist Alan Lerner were inspired by Bernard Shaw's drama Pygmallion. The production quickly became wildly popular, tickets were sold out six months in advance. On Broadway, the show was given 2717 times, and in London - 2281. Recordings of the musical with the original Broadway cast sold about 5 million copies. It has been translated into eleven languages ​​and staged in more than twenty countries. Are you interested in such famous musicals? You can still enjoy this masterpiece in London.

"Jesus Christ Superstar"

is a rock opera that took the genre to a whole new level. The music for it was written by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber, the lyrics belong to Tim Rice. The work first appeared in 1970 as a musical album, where the title part was performed by Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. In 1971, the musical was staged on Broadway, and a year and a half later in London. The show was treated with resounding success, and so far, for 30 years, it has been put on theater scenes around the world. Rock music combined in it with everything familiar classical history. Many other famous musicals ended up adopting this wonderful concept.

"Chicago".

Maureen Dallas Watkins wrote a scandalous news column that generated incredible buzz. In 1926, the journalist wrote the play "Chicago" based on several notes, which was then put at the basis of the musical of the same name. The musical premiered on June 3, 1975 at the 46th Street Theatre. Its authors John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse have managed to create an unsurpassed atmosphere that captivates audiences in many countries. The play has been staged thousands of times the best venues having won many prestigious awards. Famous musicals are often filmed, and Chicago was no exception: the 2002 film won the Golden Globe and 6 Oscars.

"Cats"

- Another work of the great maestro Webber. This time, he was inspired by T. S. Eliot's collection of children's poems, Popular Cat Science by an Old Possum. On May 11, 1981, the musical first saw the light of day on the stage of the New London Theater, and a year later it was also staged on Broadway. He was recognized as the most "long-playing", 6400 performances were given, the production was seen by more than 8 million people, and the creators earned about 136 million pounds sterling. Few even very famous musicals can boast of such recognition.

Musical Notre Dame de Paris (fr. Notre-Dame de Paris)

stands out among the flagships of the genre in that it is of French origin. It was created by Riccardo Coccante and Luc Plummonton based on the novel by Victor Hugo Notre Dame Cathedral. The debut took place in Paris on September 16, 1998. The musical got into the Guinness Book of Records as having the most successful first year of work. He turned out to be very popular on the stages of many different countries, both on tour and in productions. Our country was no exception; even the most famous musicals have not experienced such popularity in Russia.

"Mama Mia"

is a musical inspired by the work of the cult Swedish band ABBA. It is based on 22 songs of this group, the idea of ​​​​creation belongs to producer Judy Kramer. The film was directed by Phyllisa Floyd and composed by ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. The pre-premiere screening took place in London on March 23, 1999, and the musical was first shown to the audience on April 6 of the same year. The people who came experienced a real delight, they could not sit still, but danced and sang along. The musical was staged in 11 other countries around the world, it was seen by more than 27 million people. Weekly rental fees reach more than 8 million dollars, daily visits increase by 20 thousand. The total box office receipts worldwide exceeded $1.6 billion. During the rental, the show visited 130 major cities. That's what they call really famous musicals!

"Juno and Avos".

In conclusion, we will tell you about the first domestic musical, rock opera "Juno and Avos". Composer Alexei Rybnikov was responsible for the music, and the poet Andrei Voznesensky became the author of poetry. Mark Zakharov showed the premiere on July 9, 1981 on the stage of the Moscow Theater named after Lenin Komsomol. The musical toured successfully in many countries, and was also staged in a number of theaters around the world.

Of course, these are not all famous musicals, but we told you about most of the most prominent representatives. Everything else is in your hands, but we can say with confidence that by visiting any of the performances described, you will definitely not remain indifferent!

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Each New Year I buy a calendar. This, you know, with loose leaflets, different anniversaries and events for every day. Almost all of January flies by without reading - holidays, no time! Therefore, everything interesting begins in February. I open the first leaf: more than 80 years ago on this day, the premiere of the first film musical "Broadway Melody" took place, critics called it "the worst brainchild of Hollywood" ... However, the film was an unprecedented success, collected an impressive box office and received an Oscar.

In principle, despite the fact that America is considered the birthplace of the musical, but almost every self-respecting cultural country considers it its duty to realize itself in this (By the way, in case someone does not know what a musical is, then official data, this is "a musical stage work in which dialogues, songs, music are intertwined, choreography plays an important role").

So, our "trial balloon" - zong opera "Orpheus and Eurydice". With resounding success, she traveled almost the entire Union, but never saw world stage. But... to the credit of the creators of the zong opera, it must be said that it became the first Russian musical to receive a diploma from the British Musical Award and was declared performance of the year. Moreover, it entered the Guinness Book of Records: the number of performances by one team exceeded 2000! Alas, I am only familiar with popular excerpts from this work, but Petersburgers and guests of the cultural capital can still see "Orpheus" on the stage of the Rock Opera Theater (in the title role, by the way, again its first performer Albert Asadulin) .

The first television version of the musical in Russia was " Juno and Avos". For a 12-year-old me, that show was a real cultural shock, and I cried something ... The story of Count Rezanov and Conchita could hardly leave anyone indifferent. The performance has been on the Lenkom stage for 30 years, but this is the first performance with Karachentsov, Shanina and Abdulov, agree, the best...

Not everyone can boast of having seen a "live musical", and I can't. But film musicals are our universal love.

"Golden Key", "The Adventures of Pinocchio", "About Little Red Riding Hood"- Magical, adored by everyone literally from the cradle, children's performances by Alexei Rybnikov are now liked by our children.

Little Red Riding Hood's song is our wonderful childhood... Yana Poplavskaya- the idol of the boys of those years and the subject of slight envy of girls.

Musical " The Star and Death of Joaquin Murieta also staged by Alexei Rybnikov based on the dramatic cantata by Pablo Neruda in 1976 at the Lenkom Theater (1st place in the hit parade of the best records, by the way!). In 1982, the film of the same name was released on the cinema screens. Great music, but such a... ambiguous plot! I confess I've only watched one episode so far...

"Sunset (Moldavanka)" based on the " Odessa stories"and" Sunset "by Isaac Babel (if you haven't read it yet, I recommend it). The only Russian one staged in the USA was called How It Was Done in Odessa ("How It Was Done in Odessa"): 30 theaters, more 1000 performances. On the screen came out under the name "Bindery worker and the King. Dear Odessa dialect ...

Especially in terms of musicals distinguished themselves " new year greetings"leading Russian TV channels ...

"Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka"- comedy-musical based on the work of N.V. Gogol. The film became a real New Year's gift to viewers in 2003. "Incomparable Solokha" (Lolita Milyavskaya), the ubiquitous moonshiner Verka Serduchka. And what a charming Devil managed to portray Philip Kirkorov!

"Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro"- modern musical comedy (Russia - Ukraine) based on the play by Beaumarchais "Crazy Day" (scriptwriter and director Semyon Gorov). New Year's premiere 2004. Anastasia Stotskaya, Boris Khvoshnyansky, Lolita Milyavskaya, Philip Kirkorov, Sofia Rotaru - brilliant cast and a really "crazy day"!

And finally, an independent film that has nothing to do with the New Year.

"Dandies" - a film musical of 2008, filmed by Valery Todorovsky - about the life of young people in the 1950s, composed of hits of "Russian rock" in jazz and rock and roll adaptations: about the reckless and cheerful youth of our grandparents, dads and mothers, our with you and for those who will be young after us...

Not having time to finish the material, she could not stand it - she put on a disc with "Dandies" and ... "Give me this day, give me this night, give me at least one chance!" The son came up: "Mom, are you watching Stilyag? Even I have already watched it twice! It's cool!" Like this...

And how do you feel about the musical genre on the Russian screen?