One girl left the house in the forest. In the forest, she lost her way and began to look for the way home, but did not find, but came to the house in the forest. The door was opened; she looked at the door, saw: there was no one in the house, and entered. In … Read more
The first in Italy “scientific” comedy takes place on the island of Metellino, in vague “antique” times. In the prologue, it is declared that modern authors can compete with the ancients in craftsmanship, although the Italian language is still inferior in ecclesiastical Greek and Latin. The play begins with the fact that the young man … Read more
Vasily Ivanovich, a Russian emigrant living in Berlin, was a modest, gentle bachelor with intelligent and kind eyes. Once, at a charity ball, arranged by emigrants from Russia, he won a ticket for a fun trip. He did not want to go anywhere, but he could not sell the ticket. At the station he saw … Read more
FIDELIO Opera in two acts Libretto by I. Sonnleitner and G. Treichke1 Characters: Florestan, the prisoner Leonora, his wife, hiding under the name Fidelio Don Fernando, Minister Don Pizarro, the prison governor Rocco, the jailer Marcelina, his daughter Zhakino, the gatekeeper Tenor Soprano Baritone Baritone Bass Soprano Tenor Prisoners, officers, guards, people. The action takes … Read more
A. A. Blok The Rose and the Cross The action takes place in the XIII century. in France, in Languedoc and Brittany, where the uprising of the Albigoys, against which the Pope organizes the crusade, is beginning to flare up. The army, designed to help the overlords, is moving from the north. The play begins … Read more
Stanislav Lem Solaris In the future – a very distant from us “cosmic future” of mankind – these farewell words are heard: “Kelvin, you fly, all the best!” The psychologist Kelvin, at an incredible distance from the Earth, descends from the spacecraft to the planetary station – this is a huge silver whale floating above … Read more
Denis Diderot Rameau’s nephew The work is written in the form of a dialogue. His characters are the narrator (Diderot himself is implied) and the nephew of Jean-Philippe Rameau, the greatest representative of classicism in French music of the times of Diderot. The narrator first gives a characterization to Rameau’s nephew: he certifies him as … Read more
The captain of artillery and his wife Alice, a former actress, live in a fortress on the island. Autumn. They are sitting in the living room, located in the fortress tower, and talking about the forthcoming silver wedding. The captain believes that it must be noted, while Alice would prefer to hide from their eyes … Read more
Five days a person goes to the depths of the south-eastern steppe of the Soviet Union. On the way, he presents himself as a locomotive engineer, a geologist-spy, or “another organized professional being, just to occupy his head with an uninterrupted thought and distract the longing from the heart” and reflects on the reorganization of … Read more
In a small state where Prince Demetrius reigned, every citizen was given complete freedom in his endeavor. And fairies and magicians above all put warmth and freedom, so with Demetrius, many fairies from the magical land of Ginistan moved to the blessed little principality. However, after the death of Demetrius, his successor, Pafnuti, conceived the … Read more