Rehearsals for the opera play "The One Face of Happiness", based on the conceptual concept and musical dramaturgy of our celebrated opera diva and professor from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts Sara Vujošević Jovanović, in co-production with the University of Montenegro, started in the royal theater "Zetski dom" in Cetinje.
It is a historical musical and stage project which, in honor of the jubilee, 140 years since the laying of the foundation stone of the Royal Theater "Zetski dom" and 50 years since the founding of the University of Montenegro, unites three main arteries of art and culture in Montenegro: the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Music Academy from Cetinje.
The project "The only face of happiness" is a tribute to the brothers Haydn, skilfully connecting fragments of the cantata "Ovation" and parts of famous symphonies by an older, world-famous composer Franz Joseph Haydn, with an exceptional musical and stage performance - the German comic opera "The Double Bassist from Wergl" composed by his younger brother Johann Michael Haydn.
In addition to Sara Vujošević Jovanović, who is in charge of the conceptual concept and musical dramaturgy, the direction is entrusted to Minja Novaković, and the scenography is entrusted to the professors and students of the Sculpture study program from the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Professors are working on the project Željko Reljić i Adin Rastoder, together with students Milutina Kasoma, Evgenija Popović, Ivo Tripković, Vasilij Anđušić, Boban Vlahović. A well-known artist from Serbia also worked on the scenography Milan Markovic.
The opera soloists are Sara Vujošević Jovanović (soprano) and Dimitrije Grinih (baritone), I direct Alexey Molchanov, prof. from the Academy of Music, Cetinje.
The composition of the orchestra consists of: Maria Lazuka i Tanja Bogdanović (violin), Gleb Bednjakov (viola), Vladimir Stoljetov/Teodora Uskoković and Maja Antić (cello), Aleksandra Trifunović (double bass), Diana Orlandic (flute), Mikola Gorbenko (oboa), Nikola Kovacevic (already), Anica Bulatović (trumpet), Alexey Molchanov (harpsichord I), Anja Abramović Vujović (harpsichord II), under the watchful eye of the artistic director of the chamber orchestra: Tanja Bogdanović.
Students and alumni from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, from the Acting study program, from the professors' classes participate in this unique opera performance. Branimir Popović i Branislav Mićunović: Kristina Mrkic, Iskra Zeković, Darija Pravilović, Marija Vujović, Aleksa Balević i Luka Stankovic.
She is in charge of choreography and stage movement Tamara Vujosevic Mandic, she is a costume designer Jelena Roganović, the producers Luka Radovic i Ognjen Savić.
The premiere performance of the opera play "The Only Face of Happiness" is scheduled for September 14 at the Royal Theater "Zetski dom", while the rerun is scheduled for the following day.
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