Golden Hall of Musikverein in Vienna presented unusual program - excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s opera Undina. One of the first performances of reconstructed opera by Tchaikovsky was played by Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Fedoseyev together with the Wiener Singverein on March 7.
Rejected by the Mariinsky Theatre in 1870, Undina was never staged during composer’s life, and the composer with a sorrow destroyed much of its music. Some small parts he inserted into other musical compositions. Fragments of the opera were performed only few times since then. Their sheet music is stored in Tchaikovsky house museum in Klin, Russia.
Since childhood, the Russian composer loved the poem of Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, which later lay at the basis of his opera. The poem was recited by renowned Austrian actor Peter Matic. Opera leading signers Anna Aglatova and Sergei Rodchenko participated in the staging too. The Vienna choir performed its part in the Russian language.
At the conclusion of the concert, the Sawn Lake Suite and other compositions of Tchaikovsky were played. The Vienna audience gave a standing ovation.
It should be reminded that Undina was presented in Russia at the end of 2015 in honor of the Great Russian composer. It was 175th anniversary of P. I. Tchaikovsky two years ago.
Russkiy Mir
