Before the performance (11:15) children will be invited to take part in a joyful dance around the tree with Father Frost, Snow Maiden and heroes of fairy tales.
New Year costumes are welcome.
Libretto by Gyula Harangozó based on the eponymous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Premiere at the Estonian National Opera: 1 February 2008
Premiere at the Astana Opera: 19, 20 November 2021
Production of the Hungarian State Opera
The ballet Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, written by Hungarian composer Tibor Kocsák in collaboration with choreographer Gyula Harangozó, brought its creators worldwide fame. The production has been shown 120 times at the Hungarian State Opera, the Erkel Theatre and the Open-Air Festival in Szeged. It is one of the most frequently staged ballets of our time, which successfully represents the national culture of Hungary in countries such as Estonia, Russia, Finland, Australia, Hong Kong, Macau.
The Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is probably known to all children. This is a story about a beautiful orphan princess and an evil stepmother who often asks the mirror who is the most beautiful woman in the world. Jealousy for the grown-up Snow White pushes the queen to do evil – she orders the servant to kill the girl in the forest, but the princess manages to hide in the dwarf’s house. Who and how will save Snow White from her stepmother's persecution, children (and adults too) will learn from the ballet-fairy tale about good and evil, trustfulness, purity and true love.
ROLES AND PERFORMERS:
Snow White – Madina UNERBAYEVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan
Prince – Daniyar ZHUMATAYEV
Queen – Yerkezhan ZHUNUSSOVA
Huntsman – Zhaksylyk SAUKYMBEKOV (Debut)
Witch – Kuat KARIBAYEV
DWARFS:
Dopey – Beibarys AKARYS / Sultanbek GUMAR / Bostan KOZHABEKOV (Debut)
Happy – Nima TOKOV / Ruslan KANAGAT (Debut) / Yersultan TOYGULOV (Debut)
Doc – Zhanadil BEISSEMBIYEV / Olzhas MAKHANBETALIYEV
Grumpy – Bakytzhan TALGATULY / Kuat KARIBAYEV
Sneezy – Olzhas ANUARBEK / Alexandr KORNILOV (Debut)
Sleepy – Zhannar NARYNBEKOV / Askar SARZHANOV
Bashful – Abzal NURMAKHAN / Sanzhar AUBAKIROV
GOBLINS:
Purple – Amina MUSTAFAYEVA / Mao SUDO
Green – Zhuldyz ZHUMAZHANOVA / Aizhan KAZHYBAYEVA (Debut)
Red – Diana YESKALIYEVA / Vega Kamar IKBALOVA (Debut)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Choreographer: Gyula Harangozó
Music Director and Conductor: Arman Urazgaliyev
Set Designer: Kentaur
Costume Designer: Rita Velich
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Yepanchin
Assistant of the Choreographer: Blanka Fajth
Assistant of the Set Designer: Peter Halász G.
Teachers-Repetiteurs: Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Rustem Seitbekov, Galiya Begalina, Damira Zainullina, Nikolay Korshunov
Stage Managers: Altynganym Akhmetova, Ainur Khalelova
Artistic Director of the Ballet Company –
Altynai ASYLMURATOVA, People’s Artist of Russia
BALLET DANCERS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF THE ASTANA OPERA HOUSE
Please note: there is a pigeon participating in the performance
