Spartacus

Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, Grand Stage, Novosibirsk, Russia

Scene 1 from the ballet "Spartacus", photo 7

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Important Info

Type: Ballet

City: Novosibirsk, Russia

Starts at: 18:00

Acts: 3

Intervals: 2

Duration: 3h

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Overview

Spartacus by A. Khachaturian is one of the largest ballet productions on the Novosibirsk stage: both the size of the scenery and phenomenal might and power coming from the characters, should it be Spartacus, Crassus or gladiators of Ancient Rome, simply amaze. The production is staged by legendary Yuri Grigorovich and Simon Virsaladze.

Fifty years ago, the Bolshoi Theater hosted the premiere of the ballet Aram Khachaturian by the Soviet composer Spartak staged by Yuri Grigorovich. By that time, Igor Moiseev and Leonid Yakobson had already presented their stage incarnations of this score. However, it was “Spartak” of Grigorovich that became the hallmark of the theater and the Soviet ballet as a whole.

History

Premiere of this production: 27 December 1956, Kirov Theatre, Leningrad

Spartacus is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978). The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record.

Synopsis

Act I
The Roman consul Crassus returns to Rome from his latest conquests in a triumphal procession. Among his captives are the Thracian king Spartacus and his wife Phrygia. Spartacus laments his captivity and bids a bitter farewell to Phrygia, who is taken off to join Crassus’ harem of concubines. To entertain Crassus and his entourage, Spartacus is sent into the gladiatorial ring and is forced to kill a close friend. Horrified at his deed, Spartacus incites his fellow captives to rebellion.

Act II
The escaped captives celebrate their freedom. Meanwhile, Crassus entertains the Roman patricians with lavish entertainment. Spartacus and the other escaped captives disrupt the orgy and rescue the slave women, including Phrygia. Aegina insists that Crassus pursue the slave army immediately. The lovers celebrate their escape to the "Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia".

Act III
Aegina discovers Spartacus’s camp and observes the lovers emerging from their tent the next morning. Aegina sends word to Crassus, who sends his army in pursuit. Internecine struggles break out among Spartacus’s forces. Finally, Crassus’s forces discover Spartacus and impale him upon their spears. Spartacus’s closest followers recover his body and carry it off while Phrygia mourns her loss.

Venue Info

Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre - Novosibirsk
36 Krasny Prospect

The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre (the official title is the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre is one of the most important theatres in Novosibirsk and Siberia. It is located at the center of Novosibirsk at Lenin square.

The building was completed in February 1944, and the first performance was held on 12 May 1945. As of 2012, it is the largest theatre in Russia, larger than the Bolshoi Theatre (literally "Big theatre") in Moscow. After its renovation in 2005 with computerized stage equipment, at the time it became the most technically advanced in Russia. The total area of the building is 11,837 m2 (127,410 sq ft), the volume is 294,340 m3 (10,395,000 cu ft). The theatre is often called the "Siberian Coliseum" because of its size and beauty. The auditorium seats more than 1,790 spectators. Its upper gallery is decorated with copies of antique Greek statues.

Music directors

Current music director is Dmitri Jurowski. Previous directors were Teodor Currentzis (2004 to 2010) and Ainars Rubikis.

The building

The principal construction of the theatre building is the big dome, which is 60 metres (200 ft) wide and 35 metres (115 ft) high. The dome is a unique construction that supports itself without girders or columns. The ratio of its thickness (an average of 8 cm (3.1 in)) to its radius is less than that of a chicken's egg.

In front of the dome there is a large foyer, while behind it there is a 30-metre (98 ft) deep stage with bars rising up to 30 metres (98 ft) above.

The theater also served as the fifth pit stop in the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race.