Tsarina: Birgitta Festival

Sobre o Evento

David Tuhmanov’s contemporary opera "Tsarina" will be presented at the Birgitta Festival.

David Tukhmanov (born in 1940) is one of the most famous Russian song‐writers. In 1970s, he wrote a number of pop songs which became known all over the Soviet Union. Famous pop singers like Iosif Kobzon, Sofia Rotaru and Valery Leontiev have performed his songs. His only opera so far “Tsarina” was completed in 2005 and is based on the life of Russian empress Catherine the Great.

The Birgitta Festival of the Tallinn Philharmonic Society combines the dark charm of a medieval convent in Tallinn, Estonia with the latest in modern musical theatre in all its variety and richness.

Production
Helikon‐Opera, Director Dmitri Bertman, Moscow
Libretto: Juri Ryashentsev, Galina Polidi
Stage Director, Artistic Director of the theatre: Dmitri Bertman
Musical Director: Konstanstin Chudovsky
Set design and costumes: Igor Nezhny, Tatjana Tulubieva
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Chorus Master: Deniss Kirpanev
Choreographer: Evald Smirnov


Gates open two hours before the scheduled starting time of a performance. The Ribe Summer Terrace and Altia wine cellar also open at that time.