artist Alexander Kostomolotsky
Vyacheslav Butusov: “Recently I discovered Turgenev for myself”
Vyacheslav Butusov is not afraid to take risks. An architect by training, he realized that his real vocation is music. Then, at the peak of popularity, he disbanded a group beloved by millions and gathered a new team. Today he is preparing a new format of performances – the performance-concert “Awakened Joy”, combining classical music, songs written for rock performance, and literature. Continue reading
Russian operas that conquered the world
Domestic history, literature and music in a single piece.
Stage unity of music, voice, drama plot. For the first time, opera came to Russia in the 18th century with Italian performers. The founder of the first Russian theater Fyodor Volkov became the author of the first Russian opera with a folk plot. A century later, the Russian opera conquered the entire musical world. Continue reading
Alexandrov Ensemble
10 facts about the largest Russian art group – the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army named after Alexander Alexandrov.
1. The Alexandrov Ensemble is a military unit where professional musicians serve. Their routine includes not only rehearsals – they take an oath, undergo a drill, they know how to handle weapons. Continue reading