Baku, Azerbaijan, April 11. Leyla Aliyeva,
Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, participated in the
presentation of the opera “Cinderella” performed by the
world-famous 200-member cast Helikon-Opera Moscow Musical Theater
at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on April 19, Trend reports.
The performance of the Helikon-Opera theater play by Azerbaijani
composer Leonid Weinstein is a piece of art that every little
princess must see. The music of Leonid Weinstein, a student of the
outstanding composer Gara Garayev, is bright and memorable. The
opera, presented on the stage of the Heydar Aliyev Palace, was
conducted by Yalchin Adigozalov, People’s Artist of Azerbaijan.
The presentation was attended by Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy
Director General of the Russian TASS News Agency, Yuli Gusman, the
famous theater and film director, TV presenter, actor, public and
political figure, the son of Azerbaijani composer Leonid Weinstein
– Deputy Director General – General Producer of NTV TV channel
Timur Weinstein and his family members, Farhad Badalbayli, Rector
of the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, People’s
Artist, as well as public and political figures.
The premier of the opera “Cinderella” took place in Baku on the
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre’s stage in 1985.
After 35 years amazing transformations and magic were created on
the Helikon-Opera stage with the help of large-scale scenery and
modern holographic technologies.
The plot of the opera, premised on the legendary fairytale by
Charles Perrault, focuses on the triumph of goodness and beauty
over evil and hate. The hospitable Storyteller engaged viewers of
all ages into the exciting game. The audience also saw coming to
life objects: the pumpkin turning into a sparkling carriage, the
mice – into beautiful horses, Cinderella into the princess, and
each guest of the theater being able to try on a “glass
slipper.”
The stage director is Ilya Ilyin, and the artistic director is
Dmitry Bertman.
The opera aroused great interest among the audience.