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The audience saw a two-part Spanish music operetta, Sarsuela. According to the author of the performance concept Vladimir Prudnikov, it is impossible to interpret such music with indifference; here it is necessary to feel the warmth of the south, the aroma of wine and the temptations of the dark-eyed Spaniard.
“While touring Spain, I saw many sarsuela and flamenco performances, which lasted from 15 minutes to three or even four hours. My idea was to collect the best musical numbers from many of these performances and create a story that connects them ”, said Professor Sarsuela, author of the concept and musical director. Vladimir Prudnikov.
The sarsuela is a lyrical-dramatic genre formed in Spain, characterized by a change in spoken and sung scenes. In this sense, the sarsuela recalls styles of European musical theater such as the German Singspiel or the French comic opera.
This genre is often considered a variant of the operetta, but the sarsuela also has its own characteristics, for example, its plot necessarily takes place in a Spanish province, and the influence of traditional Spanish music can be heard in the music.
The Lithuanian version of the sarsuela sounded not only melodies typical of this genre, but also other Spanish rhythms, such as flamenco or tango, flourishing in the Spanish environment beyond the Atlantic.
“I was always fascinated by flamenco. The first meeting with him was in 1983, when we saw a version of Carmen by the dancer and choreographer Antonio Gades. We didn’t have much information about flamenco at that time, but the performance captivated many dancers, and that love did not go anywhere. In our performance, flamenco will not be danced by professional dancers, but by singers. They had to compete with complex chains of syncopic rhythms, when one is sung and the other is danced “, said the director and choreographer of the performance Jūratė Sodytė.
She was willingly supported by the soloists of the performance, who admitted that the dance lessons in rehearsals required much more effort than the vocal parts of “Sarsuela.” For some, it was a new experience, never before experienced.
The roles of “Sarsuela” were performed by young opera soloists: Indrė Anankaitė-Kalašnikovienė, Kamilė Bontè, Monika Buožytė, Evelina Greiciūnaitė, Ieva Barbora Juozapaitytė, Eglė Stundžiaitė, Eugenijus Chreozas’s incarnation. by actor and director Gintaras Liutkevičius.
The Argentine tango was interpreted by the mimans artist Kamilė Mazrimė. Director Martynas Staškas lost neither dance nor direction in the performance itself: his mission was to unite musicians and soloists in a unified musical image.
