Mazepa: trailer (a backstage story of Tchaikovsky’s opera)

The trailer of the Ilya Shlepyanov’s production (1950) of Tchaikovsky’s “Mazepa“ presents a backstage view to a full-scale historcal drama. The video has become the leader by the number of views in the recent social media flash mob #магиякулис, organised in celebration of the World Theatre Day by the Ministry of Culture of Russia. Musical Director: Valery Gergiev Stage Director: Ilya Shlepyanov (1950) Set Designer: Alexander Konstantinovsky Revival Director: Yuri Laptev Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva