LS Petrushevskaya Music Lessons In the poorly furnished apartment Gavrilovy returned from prison Ivanov, a roommate of the thirty-eight-year-old Frontier. He says that he wants to see his newly born daughter Galya and live a quiet family life. The Gavrilovs do not believe him. Especially irreconcilably opposed to the drunkard Ivanova, the eldest daughter of … Read more
Alesha Karamazov is the hero of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Brothers Karamazov (1878-1880), the third son of Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, the brother of Ivan Karamazov, Dmitry Karamazov and Smerdyakov. At the beginning of the events of the novel AK turned twenty years old. It was “handsome, red-cheeked, with a bright gaze, full of health.” At … Read more
GIRL WITH THE WEST Opera in three acts Libretto by G. Civiniani and K. Tsangarini Characters: Minnie, the owner of the bar on the hill Jack Ranch, sheriff Dick Johnson (Ramerets) Nick, the waiter “Polka” Ashby, the agent of the transport company Soprano Baritone Tenor Tenor Bass Baritone Tenor Baritone Baritone Tenor Tenor Baritone Bass … Read more
In 1877, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virgino Schiaparelli discovered on Mars a network of straight lines, which he called the canals. There was a hypothesis that these channels are artificial structures. Such a point of view was later refuted, but during her lifetime, Schiaparelli enjoyed wide recognition. And from this the idea of the habitation … Read more
PATTERNS Opera in four acts (eight scenes) Libretto by Ya. P. Polonsky Characters: Vakula, smith Solokha, mother of Vakula, witch Besk from hell, fantastic face Chub, the elderly Cossack Oksana, daughter of Chuba Tenor Mezzo soprano Baritone Bass Soprano Panas Pan Head } Kubovya Chuba Bass Tenor School teacher from bursakov Luminous Ceremoniesman Duty Old … Read more
The story is written in the form of notes of the heroine addressed to the Marquise de Croamar, whom she asks for help and for this purpose tells him the story of her misfortunes. The heroine’s name is Maria-Suzanne Simonen. Her father is a lawyer, he has a great fortune. She is not liked in … Read more
In one village lived an old woman with her son. His son’s name was Ivan, and he was so mediocre that he could not do anything, for whatever he took. His old mother lamented about this and dreamed of marrying him on an economic wife. Once, when the mother and her son ate everything that … Read more
The main characters of the story are the king of Persia Solomon and his beloved Sulamith. The story consists of twelve parts. The first part depicts before the reader Persia during the reign of Solomon, tells of Solomon and his deeds. The king was about forty-five years old, when the fame of him, his wisdom … Read more
FAUST Opera in five acts1 Libretto by J. Barbier and M. Carré Characters: Doctor Faust Mephistopheles Margarita Valentine Siebel Wagner Marta, a neighbor of Margarita Tenor Bass Soprano Baritone Mezzo soprano Bass Mezzo soprano Students, soldiers, townspeople, girls, women, spirits, etc. The action takes place in Germany in the Middle Ages. HISTORY OF CREATION Opera … Read more
The main character was called Vasya. He was a boy from a wealthy family, his father was a judge. However, the childhood of the child was by no means a happy one. Vasya was completely alone. His mother died, and his father paid no attention to the child. The judge was very sad for his … Read more