On January 26, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine hosted a concert performance of the opera "Don Juan" by V.A. Mozart, dedicated to the birthday of the great composer of all times and nations. The highlight of the concert was the performance of the already world-famous lyrical baritone Andrii Bondarenko, who masterfully performed the role of Don Juan. Darya Lytovchenko as Donna Anna, Lyudmila Ostash (Donna Elvira) and Tetiana Zhuravel (Tserlina) shone on stage with him this evening.
The Leporello part was performed by Andrii Maslakov, Donna Ottavio by Anatoly Pogribny, Mazetto by Oleksandr Kharlamov, who sang accompanied by the National Chamber Ensemble "Kyiv Soloists" under the direction of conductor Serhii Golubnychy. Vitaly Palchikov (mise-en-scene), People's Choir Chapel "Golden Gate" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine also took part in the event.
The performance took place as part of the "Austria-Ukraine" Year of Culture with the support of the Embassy of Austria in Ukraine. By the way, all the tickets were sold in three days!
"An extraordinary evening of Mozart at the Kyiv Philharmonic - an extraordinary interpretation of "Don Giovanni" with baritone Andrii Bondarenko and many wonderful young opera singers from Ukraine and the wonderful chamber orchestra "Kyiv Soloists" with conductor Serhii Golubnychy. Oksana Lyniv, the founder of the Lviv MozArt festival and the chief conductor of the opera in Graz, Austria, really promotes the spread of Mozart's music in Ukraine. Congratulations and thank you for this bright performance!" - Hermine Poppeller, Ambassador of Austria to Ukraine, noted after the concert.
Yes, indeed, the entire creative team performed a wonderful opera in one breath, and that is why the audience did not let the singers and musicians off the stage for a long time after the performance, rewarding them with wild ovations and bouquets of flowers.
© Photo by Herman Bogapov
