The Vakhtangov Theater invites you to the musical performance "Mademoiselle Nitouche" staged by director Vladimir Ivanov. The premiere of the comedy based on the operetta by Florimond Herve took place on December 30, 2004. Since then, the performance has been performed on the stage of the theater more than 300 times and has always been a success with the audience.
Sparkling vaudeville, sometimes balancing on the verge of farce, has the charm and grace that are inherent in all traditional Vakhtangov productions. Almost four hours of stage time fly by, thanks to the alternation of musical and dance numbers with playful dialogue-improvisations.
About the play "Mademoiselle Nitush"
The plot of the French operetta of 1883 is familiar to the mass audience from the film musical by Leonid Kvinikhidze "Heavenly Swallows".
The action takes place in the provincial France XIX century. At the center of history lies classic fairy tale about Cinderella. In the role of Cinderella - a young pupil of the monastery boarding school - Denise de Flavigny, who dreams of becoming an actress. By chance, she reveals the secret of a devout and strict music teacher - Celestin. Outside the monastery, the young man turns out to be a cheerful rake, the author of frivolous operettas for his beloved, the spoiled operetta prima Corinne.
One evening, at the request of Denise's parents, Celestin is forced to take her to town with him. He leaves the girl in the hotel, and he goes to the premiere of his new operetta. Curious Denise secretly follows the teacher and finds herself in the theater, where a happy ending takes place. The prima donna Corinne makes a scandal and refuses to perform. Taking this opportunity, Denise enters the stage under the pseudonym "Mademoiselle Nitouche" and captivates the audience with her singing. After a series of amusing ups and downs, all the heroes find personal happiness, and the organist Celestin enjoys the success of his creation.
Cast members
The 2019 production of Mademoiselle Nitush features a stellar cast. The charismatic Maria Aronova shines in the role of a mentor of the boarding school. The role of Celestine is played by Alexander Oleshko. Nonna Grishaeva, Pavel Lyubimtsev, Valery Ushakov also take part in the performance. Musical director Tatyana Agayeva. Costume designer Svetlana Sinitsyna. Stage design - Boris Valuev.
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"Mademoiselle Nitush" at the Vakhtangov Theater is a brilliant actor play, magnificent scenery, and sparkling humor. A bright comedy extravaganza infects with a playful mood, making the whole audience laugh.
They began to play Florimond Herve's operetta "Mademoiselle Nitouche". Another re-reading of this story by the renowned Moscow band proved once again that the light genre is a rather difficult thing. Vakhtangov's "Mademoiselle Nitush" can be compared to a very delicate cream cake. Just one awkward movement of the hands is enough - and all its fragile grace will be forever destroyed, and from a rough touch, all the roses and leaves will immediately turn into an unsympathetic mess.
Boring quality factor
Vladimir Ivanov, who staged countless performances on the famous stage, always tried to make them distinguished by a special quality factor and quality. Vakhtangov's "Mademoiselle Nitush" is a benign spectacle, although perhaps a little boring for those who do not like long gatherings in the theater, because the duration of the action is almost four hours. But the time spent in the hall cannot be considered wasted, because right in front of the audience unfolds extraordinary story love: to the stage, prima donna, music, choirmaster and young lieutenant.
What is it about
Who has forgotten the intrigue of this operetta, we recall. This classic plot French sitcom. A beautiful pupil of the boarding school for noble maidens named Deniz has long cherished the dream of the theater. Once, secretly from a strict boss, she manages to get into the local variety show for the premiere of an operetta, authored by a monastery singing teacher.
It is there, according to all the rules of the genre, that she meets her love in the person of Lieutenant Champlatro. A debut on stage is added to this happy and life-changing meeting for a girl: she replaces the local prima donna, who has kicked up on the basis of jealousy. The result of this story is universal happiness and three weddings at the end of the play.
Living legend
The play “Mademoiselle Nitush” is probably one of the most musical and elegant works played on stage. Vakhtangov theater. Florimond Hervé's operetta about a young pupil of a boarding school, rushing with all her might to the stage, where she will replace a capricious prima donna and fall in love with a guardsman, is a real legend within these walls. Indeed, after the war, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya herself shone in this performance - beautiful and incendiary. Until now, the audience is very old age they remember with what pleasure they absorbed every movement of her hands, every turn of the head, the sound of her voice ...
"Mademoiselle" or "madame"?
But in the new reading, “mademoiselle” can most likely be called “madame”: the actress playing her role is not very young, and she has plenty of tediousness and a little slow pace. Despite the fact that the actress, who initially plays Deniz, is really talented (everyone knows her very well, this is Nonna Grishaeva), this particular role is not the most successful for her. Later, she was replaced by Olga Nemogay, but even with her prettiness and youth, the beautiful Georgian from the television version, Iya Ninidze, stands before her eyes.
In this production, with all the diligence of the director, actors and other stage workers, everything was too much: too much innocence, too much bitchiness, too much tearfulness, too much stupidity.
And one more thing: it is a pity that, with all the shortcomings, it is light and interesting performance"Mademoiselle Nitush" is practically devoid of author's music. Indeed, it is strange: in Herve's operetta there is almost no music by Herve himself, but a lot of unknown music French composers. This is somewhat strange and, unfortunately, all the charm and general mood stories. But... This is the director's decision, which you can't argue with.
"Mademoiselle Nitush" Vakhtangov, it was decided to play in pure genre(This is a very commendable decision of the director). But in this case, the whole set of vaudeville stamps was needed, which the actors (with the exception of Aronova) lacked. Indeed, for almost four hours it is quite difficult to fall out of the blue, hide behind curtains, faint, portray passionate love ... Undoubtedly, Vakhtangov's actors perfectly master the techniques of an easy (but in fact - very difficult) genre. But the duration of the performance lubricates their skill a little.
Let him only tell me: “You are more beautiful than any dream ...”
If in the television version the head of the boarding house looks like a refined, very modest woman who is secretly in love with Maestro Celestin, then Vakhtangov's operetta “Mademoiselle Nitouche” shows her completely different. The actress, who has been playing her for several years, has simply cosmic energy. She is good in every stage appearance: when her jokes are somewhat vulgar, and even when she just stands silently on the stage. This is her, actress Maria Aronova.
The way she showed the head of the boarding house "Heavenly Swallows" - touching and whispering, expansive and bespectacled - will make even the most strict viewer laugh out loud. She has a completely unique comic gift. Yes, and the image created by her gives additional bonuses- immense ass, hare bite, red tuft. It is Maria Aronova who is able to make the audience laugh with those tricks that her stage partners unsuccessfully try to squeeze out at least a semblance of a smile.
Impressions from what you see
You can see and feel the play "Mademoiselle Nitush" in completely different ways. Reviews about it are also very different. Some admire the indescribable play of talented actors - Alexei Zavyalov (now deceased, unfortunately), Viktor Dobronravov, Olga Nemogay, Lydia Velezheva, Alexander Oleshko ...
Others are sure that the work of Vladimir Ivanov is similar to a respected decent lady who, due to incomprehensible circumstances, suddenly found herself in a brothel and, not understanding the rules of behavior in it, behaves (just in case) much freer and more cheeky than the inhabitants who live here for a long time. This category of viewers believes that the actresses wag their asses too much, the actors have too horsey laughter, they all bulge their eyes too much and scream loudly.
And yet, the play "Mademoiselle Nitush", tickets for which you can buy even without leaving your home, via the Internet, is very kind, funny and musical. Even after his only viewing, each viewer instantly revives faith in something bright, sincere and warm.
For the 300th time they played "Mademoiselle Nitouche". The performance was first presented to the audience on December 30, 2004 and has been triumphant on the stage of this theater since then.
During the 12-year life of "Mademoiselle Nitush" three times updated its cast, the only constant was the inimitable role of the head of the boarding house "Heavenly Swallows". Based on the idea of the stage director and theater director Cyril Krok it was decided to make the 300th performance unique - to gather on one stage all the participants in the production since its premiere in 2004.
photo: Valery Myasnikov
As a result, the audience had a unique chance to see three squads at the same time! In the role of Denise shone -, and. The colonels were almost a platoon -, and. Celesten, aka Floridor, was one in three persons, and. And the brave hussars are all like a selection -, and (actor of the theater of Satire). The directors of the Operetta, and in general preferred to appear in three at once, apparently in order to try to restore a little order in this festive bustle reigning on the stage with their powerful managerial staff.
photo: Valery Myasnikov
Comparing performers is pointless. Each of them put a piece of himself into the character, added his own shades, sated it intonation and colored it timbre. Everyone, without exception, was greeted with applause by the audience and after the performance they were showered with flowers. But, of course, the prima of this action is Maria Aronova. The whole frame rests on her charm and improvisation, she sets the pace and rhythm of this production, and without her, of course, it is not possible to imagine Mademoiselle Nitouche.
photo: Valery Myasnikov
I would like to wish you a long and happy life performance and once again congratulate all the Vakhtangovites on the well-deserved award of the Teatral magazine award for the most commercially successful staging- "Mademoiselle Nitouche", which, despite 12 years of solid theatrical experience, continues to collect full houses and attract the attention of the public. Keep it up!
photo: Valery Myasnikov
as Floridor-Celestin in Mademoiselle Nitouche.
Bernard Grun
French composer Florimond Herve(June 30, 1825 - November 4 1892) entered the history of music as the founder of the French operetta, and Mademoiselle Nitouche became the most successful, famous and beloved by many operettas. This operetta is a collection of hilarious absurdities. The author has invested in his work the leaven of "follies", proudly trampling on the too sober, and therefore too boring " common sense". In 1845, Florimond Herve won a competition for the position of organist in the church of Saint-Eustache (Paris). At the same time, he worked in musical theater. The author actually depicted in "Mademoiselle Nitouche" a situation from his life, and the main character, Celestin, wrote from himself.
The story of a young nunnery pupil is considered to be one of the masterpieces of musical comedy. According to the author himself, "Mademoiselle Nitouche" became his most perfect work. The operetta "Mademoiselle Nitouche" is actually very elegant, light musical comedy. Sparkling jokes, comical situations and, of course, amazing music. That is why "Mademoiselle Nitush" - the best choice for those who like to laugh heartily and want to enjoy the action.
The plot of "Mademoiselle Nitouche"
The main character of the operetta, Denise de Flavigny, a modest pupil of the monastery boarding school, dreams of becoming an actress. By chance, she learns the secret of the music teacher Celestin: a hypocrite and a bore in the monastery, outside it - he is a writer of funny operettas. In the evening, secretly from the head of the boarding house, Deniz slips into the premiere of the operetta. The quarrelsome actress Corina, who plays the leading role in the operetta Celeste, unexpectedly refuses to go on stage. Instead, Denise performs brilliantly under the name of Mademoiselle Nitush and captivates the audience with her performance. Among the other spectators in the hall there is a young lieutenant Fernand Champlatro ... After a series of amusing misunderstandings, according to the laws of the operetta genre, everything ends with a happy ending.
According to Wikipedia, there are more than 10 attempts to film Mademoiselle Nitouche. Let's look at the three most famous ...
"Mademoiselle Nitush", Yves Allegret (1954)
In 1954, the French film director Yves Allegre made the film "Mam'zelle Nitouche" starring Fernandel and Pierre Angeli. This picture has taken pride of place in the list of masterpieces of world cinema, and fully deserves it! Today, watching this film, you are transported to two eras at once. The days of girlish, monastic schools, and the glorious 50s, when the infinitely charming Fernandel was out of competition in French comedy. Only his "horse" smile could cause laughter.
Home female role- Mademoiselle Nitush - played by the young and charming Pier Angeli! It's hard not to fall in love with this actress: beautiful, smiling, perky, talented and incredibly good!
Gorgeous, charming musical French comedy. Who else, if not the French, to make a film based on the French operetta. Of course, there is a lot of music in the film (after all, it is an operetta), cheerful songs and dances, love twists and turns and subtle French humor. And Louis de Funes also starred in the film - young, not yet bald, while in the episode ...
"Mademoiselle Nitush", Nikolai Khrobko (1974)
Another video of the film-play "Mademoiselle Nitush" directed by Nikolai Khrobko at the Moscow Theater named after M. N. Yermolova was filmed in 1974. The main roles were played by T. Shumova and V. Vasiliev. This is a love story told with humor. A young pupil of the boarding school dreams of becoming an actress, and her parents are going to marry her off to some military man. The military man was also not asked, but he falls in love with a young actress who got on stage thanks to the modest composer Floridor, who wrote the operetta. Beautiful music and dramatic actors are very organically combined in the style of a French operetta.
"Sky Swallows", Leonid Kvinikhidze (1976)
Released in December 1976 musical comedy Heavenly Swallows directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze. “Sky Swallows” is the same, familiar, kind operetta “Mademoiselle Nitush”. The film turned out great, last turn thanks to a successful cast. The film starred Lyudmila Gurchenko, Andrey Mironov, Alexander Shirvindt. Each of them was a master of acting, and was able to create a character filled with details and character. Mironov with frank pleasure played the role of Floridor Celestin. main role Denise was played by Iya Ninidze, who was 14 years old at that time. She was chosen by the director for her striking resemblance to Audrey Hepburn. The joint game of talented actors causes a feeling of delight. The film has a lot of brilliant subtle humor, many jokes from the film, as they say, "gone to the people." The film was filmed at the Swallow's Nest, scenic views sunny Crimea add a feeling of lightness and happiness.
The performance of Mademoiselle Nitush will give the capital audience new meeting with the famous classical history. It tells about how the monastery choirmaster secretly wrote operettas and dreamed of staging them on a professional stage. At the same time, a young pupil of one of the boarding schools strove to become a real famous singer. But will their dreams come true? And what will help a girl not only get on stage, but also find her personal happiness?
It is easy to understand that the popular operetta of the same name by Herve became the basis for this production. The plot of this work is now widely known throughout the world. After all, for more than a century it does not seek to leave the musical scene. In addition, this sparkling and impetuous comic story about dreams and happiness has been used more than once in some other art forms. For example, she received a wonderful embodiment in the cinema. And metropolitan viewers can easily order tickets for the performance of Mademoiselle Nitush. Since ancient times, on this legendary stage, there has been good tradition comedy musical productions. Such works here enjoyed stable success with the audience almost always. And this vaudeville story has become a wonderful successor to this tradition. This is not surprising, since even today it has not lost its meaning at all. After all, every person always wants to love and be loved, and so that all his dreams come true.
Premiere it musical performance took place in Moscow in 2004. Its author was the famous director Vladimir Ivanov. The main difference of the production was that a real professional orchestra takes part in it. And all the actors participating in it not only dance beautifully, but also sing great live. That is why she has long fallen in love with the Moscow audience and became the owner of prestigious awards and prizes.
