О конкурсе “OperettaLand”
In October 2010 the competition of the young actors of operetta “OperettaLand” for will start for the third time (the first two competition have taken place in 2007 and 2008). The competition is taking place with the support from Ministries of Culture of Russia, The Department of the Culture of the Governemnt of Moscow City, The Union of theatrical workers of Russia. The target of the competition is to develop and discover new names in the genre of the operetta and to further assist their professional growth and to develop their potential.
The directors and the artistic leaders of the leading musicals in Russia, make up the international judges for the competition. As well as foreign producers and those involved in musicals and theatre. “OperettaLand” is not just a creative competition of young actors but also a unique fair of young talents. The competition consists of three stages and it is concluded with “Gala” Concert of the laureats.
Выгнанов, Гусев, Васильев, Левин
During the competition days not only do the participants show their abilities and talents but also will have a chance to get consult as well as take part in master-classes on performance of arias and duets of operettas. The participants that are coming from different cities to Moscow will have a chance to visit theatres in Moscow.
Competition is actively illuminated with the media: the news releases of television channels “Russia”, “Kultura”, “Stolica”, the programmes with the participation of the laureates of the VGTRK “Kultura”, “Radio Russia”, “Radio Orfei” and “Radio Kultura”. The articles in the different newspapers and magazines. The “Gala” Concerts of the laureates of competition of 2007 and 2008 were repeatedly demonstarted on the television channel “Kultura”.
The “Gala” Concert of the laureats of the International Competition will take place in the theatre “Novaya Opera”. The programme of the concert consits of : performances of laureats, the musical congratulations to the laureats by the chief representatives of genre and by the popular actors of theater, cinema and television. The stars of Budapest Operetta will also congratulate the winners of the competition. Along with all the main awards, there will be also rother awards for the best performance of the arias and duets from Aleksander Zhurbin’s musical (in connection with the anniversary of the composer) for the laureats of the competition. There will be also a special prize for the elegance which will be awarded by the historian of fashion Aleksander Vasilyev.
For the first time within the framework of the competition the tour around cities of Russia is planned.