Don Quixote (1941)
During the prewar season several performances were put on stage in the theatre. Among them is “Don Quixote” by Mikhail Bulgakov (based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes). Bulgakov had a hard time writing “Don Quixote”, he did it under the pressure of the theatre and died a year before the first night. The performance was put on stage by I. Rapoport, music by T. Khrennikov, poems by P. Antokolsky.
Main Stage
Premiere was on 8 April 1941
Characters & Cast:
The cast |
|
| Alonso Quixano (Don Quixote) |
Ruben Simonov Nikolay Bubnov |
|
Antonia, his niece |
Galina Pashkova Elena Ponsova |
|
Sancho Pansa, armor-bearer |
Anatoliy Goryunov Ivan Solovyev |
|
Pero Perez, village priest |
Anatoly Pavlikhin |
|
Nicolas, hairdresser |
Eugeniy Maximov |
| Aldonsa Lorensa (Dulsinea) |
Nina Zorina |
|
Sanson Carrasco, batchelor |
Andrey Abrikosov |
| Palpmeck, lefty |
Nikolay Pazhitnov |
|
Maritornes, hotel servant |
Dina Andreeva |
| Mules drover |
Alexander Khmara |
| Duke |
Vladimir Osenev |
| Duchess |
Anna Danilovich |
| Duke’s confessor |
Vladimir Pokrovsky |
| Duke’sMajor-domo |
Yriy Alekseev-Meskhiev |
| Dr Aguero |
D. Karaushev |
| Duenna Rogrigez |
Vera Golovina |
| Pigman |
Grigory Merlinsky |
| Martinez’s servant |
Konstantin Monov |
|
Pablo, hotel servant |
Aleksey Kotrelyov |
| A dancer |
Elena Kara-Dmitrieva |
| Street Musicians |
Aleksey Emelyanov Georgy Ivanov |
| Palomeck’s guests | |
| Tenorio Hernandez | Nikolai Gritsenko |
| Pedro Martinez | Rafik Ekimov |
| Duke’s pages | |
| 1st | Nadezhda Generalova |
| 2nd | Valentina Ershova |
Crew:
| Production |
Joseph Rapoport |
| Decorator |
Pyotr Williams |
| Music |
Tikhon Khrennikov |
| Lyrics |
Pavel Antokolskiy |
