Tbilisi’s Fall Opera Schedule Hits a High Note
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre has renewed its season, hosting stunning productions in the fall. Whether you’re an opera enthusiast or you’re looking for an introduction to this world, you’ll be sure to find opera shows in Tbilisi to suit you.
Opera tickets in Tbilisi aren’t always expensive either, so you’ll be able to experience a delightful opera at a great price.
Carmen- October 15-16
Stage conductor - Zaza Azmaifarashvili
Stage director - Levan Tsuladze
Scenographer - Irakli Avaliani
Costume designer - Polina Rudchik
Choreographer - Gia Margania
Carmen is a half-wild, fascinating creature, a gypsy by birth, and living with a band of smugglers in the mountains near the coast of Spain. The smugglers are foiled in their attempt to get their illegal goods into the little town by Don Jose, an officer in the regiment stationed there.
Carmina Burana- Premiere October 28-30
Carl Orff
Carmina Burana
One-Act Ballet
Scenic Cantata
With the participation of the Ballet Company, Opera Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Directed by choreographer: Ilya Jivoy
Staging Conductor: Zaza Azmaiparashvili
Costume Designer: Sonia Vartanian
Lighting Designer: Konstantin Binkin
Set design: Ilya Jivoy
Set designer assistant: Aleksey Tantsyrev
Director of the Ballet Company Nina Ananiashvili
Carmina Burana is a theatre piece based on a collection of 13th century songs and poems composed by minstrels and monks who had freed themselves of monastic discipline. The ballet is an abstract landscape of movement, bemoaning and celebrating the ever-changing fate of man.
Giselle - November 4-6
Adolphe Adam
Ballet in Two Acts
Choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Libretto by Theophile Gautier and J. Saint-Georges
Choreographic version by Alexei Fadeyechev
Staiging Conductor: Zaza Kalmakhelidze
Production Designer: Viacheslav Okunev
Lighting Designer: Paul Vidar Saevarang
Assistant to the Choreographer: Tatiana Rastorgueva
Orchestra of Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre
Conductor: Papuna Ghvaberidze
Director of the Ballet Company Nina Ananiashvili
The story of Giselle is a romantic tale of innocent love and betrayal; of philandering Count Albrecht and a trusting peasant maid, Giselle. Although she has a weak heart, Giselle loves to dance. Her beauty has enchanted Albrecht.
Macbeth- November 26-30
Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth
Music Director of the production and Conductor Zaza Azmaiparashvili
Director Daniele Abbado
Associate Stage Director Boris Stetka
Scenographer Graziano Gregori
Costume Designer Carla Teti
Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. A civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.
This is all you can enjoy in the fall so far. Stay tuned to see what Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater has in store for the Christmas programme.