Veronika Franco Curtisan Biography

Teterkin clarinet; D. Iryanov Clarinet. The main character of the performance is the legendary Italian courtesan and poet of the Renaissance of Veronika Franco, the daughter of the courtesan of Paola Thracassa and the merchant Francesco Franco decided to follow in the footsteps of her mother. She was a friend of many noble, high -ranking Venetians, led an open, secular lifestyle. Cultural and intellectual development began in childhood, engaged in science and elegant arts along with their brothers.

In the year, Veronica, having known married life and barely reached the age of 19, was included in the list of “all the main and most respected Curtains of Venice”, was included in the elite group, and was considered the most revered lady of the hemilate. In X became a frequent guest of various literary salons, where she read her poems, sonnets and other lyrical works.

Veronika Franco masterfully owned several musical instruments, including a lute and spinet, a small variety of harpsichord, suitable for home musical, was familiar with the work of ancient poets. The Curtain Circle circuit included artists, politicians, thinkers and poets. In October, Veronica had to fight off the accusations of witchcraft and heresies, which the Holy Inquisition presented to her.

It was documented that the courtesan was actively defending, using the Venetian dialect, confidently defended her case and, in the end, managed to escape from the threatening execution. The performance is based on the facts of the biography of the legendary Veronica Franco, on historical events. There are invented heroes who make the stage life of a unique personality truly bright, sophisticated, beautiful, full of complex tests and sincere feelings.

The word is the authors of the play: Alina Chevik, director: “Our heroine, Veronika, Curtisan, and from the point of view of morality, the family of her activities is very doubtful.

But I believe that she is, first of all, a woman who wants to be beloved and happy, and therefore our play about love. Love can be justified by many actions ... " Alexander Zhurbin, composer: “I wrote this music with pleasure. The plot gave me, as a composer, a large style and emotional range ... ". Vladislav Starchevsky, playwright: “This is not just a story associated with the XVI -century Venice Curtains, this is the fate of Veronica Franco, who defended the equality of men and women in love, considered it its right to publicly discuss social problems and give practical advice in love affairs.

So it can be considered one of the first feminists in history. ” Sergey Plotov, playwright: “Curtain” is a story about one of the most outstanding poets of his time, whose verses have reached today. But do not look for biographical and historical accuracy in the plot of the musical. This is, first of all, a love story that in any era is stronger than all trials and prejudices.

” Having barely entered the room of the Moscow Operetta Theater, the audience falls into a magical, exquisite, beautiful, alluring Venice. The silhouettes of the buildings of a beloved by many Italian city are displayed on the amazing beauty of the curtain, created specifically for the performance. During the action, gondolas pass through the channels, transporting the heroes from place to place.

They are controlled by sweet-headed minstrel-tondells, caressing their singing for young lovers. The scenery and costumes are made in a spectacular stylization of modernity under the renaissance fashion and architecture. Here everything is luxurious, rich, made with love and taste. In robes, you can find out expressive elements of aristocratic images characteristic of the Renaissance.

The musical material of the performance abounds with melodies of different styles and directions. There is rock and rap, classic and jazz. All heroes and characters experience a whole gamut of feelings painted in different shades. Love duets fill the hearts and souls with a delicate, lyrical, classical sound, jealousy is fatal, entertainment can be stained in pop and rapper tones.

The melodies are very easily remembered, the audience in the intermission and after the performance sang the most numbers they like. So potential hits and hits are born. The music lovers appreciated not only light, funny episodes, but also heavy, deeply dramatic scenes. A bright, interesting, witty, original text is added to them. Thoughts and feelings of characters are dressed in words that are pleasant to listen.

Each artist living an adapted Renaissance story does not just sings and dances beautifully, but puts his soul into the image, putting intelligence and imagination. Veronica Franco Natalia Bystrova is divided into two parts. In the beginning she is a young girl, gentle, bright, deeply lyrical, romantic. Then, having gone through a series of trials and becoming “the best courtesan”, she gains wealth and invaluable baggage of knowledge, becomes passionate and expressive, but extremely thoughtful and attentive.

The actress's voice sounds in different styles: this is a classic, and rock, and jazz. There is also a grandiose rap battles in its performance.A duel partner is an insidious villain, an unrecognized genius, poet Muffio Vasily Remchukov, suffering from unrequited love. The lyrical hero Marco Maxim Katyrev is the embodiment of greatness, aristocracy and nobility. A stately figure and velvet, soft, bewitching voice - important strokes to the portrait of a high -born person, politics, warrior, leader who wants to believe.

Kuzen Marco Muffio is the complete opposite of him, a poor poet. He is passionately in love with Veronica, but clearly envies her poetic gift, almost manic striving to get her hand and heart. He does not experience warm feelings for his brother, considering him a pamper of fate. Fabio David Levin, friend Marco, has a completely different character. He will turn off entertainment, but at a difficult moment comes to the rescue.

She sings in a low, bewitching voice, gently and insinuatingly. This heroine in her youth was forced to take up a controversial in terms of morality in order to feed the family. She received an excellent education, became wise and interesting. This character is confident that the main thing in the life of a real policy is not love, but a family. Wanting to make a career in the world of those in power, the son, in his opinion, should forget about feelings and marry by calculation.

One of the most comic characters in the performance is the French king Henri Alexander Babik. A foreign monarch is amused by the people, ruthlessly carpeting an unfamiliar language. The frantic energy of this hero cannot go unnoticed. Veronika Franco is the best courtesan, and there are many representatives of the elite among her friends: the Venetian rain Gleb Kosikhin, Minister Ramberti Andrei Dementev, Admiral Marthengo Konstantin, Bishop Da Torre Alexander Kaminsky and other noble Signors.

The scene of interrogation of the courtesan is the culmination of the performance, it was resolved against historical facts, but in the best traditions of the musical. There is pain, fear, despair, jealousy, deception, betrayal, sincerity, fidelity, devotion, honor, courage, nobility and love. The musical material of the key episode is not subject to oblivion. Like operetta, the musical refers to the "light" genres of the musical theater.

In both cases, the action is born thanks to the synthesis of vocals, choreography, recitation and drama. The interaction of different means of acting expresses creates very strong, for a long time memorable performances that you want to watch and listen again and again. The stage adaptation of the life of the Italian courtesan Veronika Franco is a setting of this type. She offers our attention to Venice of the 16th century, which lived, created, loved, had fun, in spite of any troubles and misfortunes, including wars, slander and deadly epidemics.

Olga Purchinskaya.