THE SNOW MAIDEN
THE SNOW MAIDEN
Duration: 3 hours and 10 minutes including an interval
Premier will take place at
Hessisches Staatstheater, Wiesbaden, 30.01.2025
CREATIVE TEAM
Composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Musical Director Leo McFall
Director Maxim Didenko
Set and Costume Designer Galya Solodovnikova
Choreographers Sofia Pintzou & Alexander Fend
Video Designer Oleg Mikhailov
Lighting Designer Oliver Porst
Choir Director Aymeric Catalano
Dramaturg Hanna Kneißler
Prompt Oliver Riedmüller
Musical assistant Holger Reinhardt
Musical rehearsal Julia Palmova & Adam Rogala
Evening Performance Management Marvin Mohrhardt
Stage Design Assistant Masha Dilger & Lena Mikulinskaya
Costume Assistant Annika Kuchnowski
Stage Managemer Kenneth Pettitt
CAST
Snowflakes Josefine Mindus
Kupawa Alyona Rostovskaya
Lel Fleuranne Brockway
Misgir Jaeyoung Ha
Tsar Berendey Richard Trey Smagur
Mother Spring Camille Sherman
Father Frost | Bermjata Young Doo Park
Bobyl Sascha Zarrabi
Bobylicka Aistė Benkauskaitė
Leshy Nathan Byon
Town crier Byungkok Hyun
Town crier Aldomir Mollov
Kupawa's mother Shirli Polena
Dance Saskia Lehm
Dance Valentina Ávila Hurtado
Dance extras Feras Zarka
Dance extras Frederick Brandes
Dance extras Duy Sandro Preuß-Feldweg
Dance extras Huy Duc Tran
Choir Choir of the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden
Choir Extra Chorus of the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden
Orchestra Hessian State Orchestra Wiesbaden
She grew up in the eternal ice and is therefore immune to the cold. But Rimsky-Korsakov's title character, Snow Maiden, longs for nothing more than to meet people. In her search for love, she must learn that this feeling is not only overwhelming but also life-threatening…
“The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka)” from 1882 is Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's third contribution to musical theater, spanning a wide musical range: from Russian folk melodies to detailed soundscapes of natural noises, to an innovative musical language that Rimsky-Korsakov's student Stravinsky later took up again. General Music Director Leo McFall and director Maxim Didenko invite you to discover a forgotten treasure.
Having grown up in Siberia, Maxim Didenko has personally experienced how extreme cold can influence human behavior. Together with his team, he presents a world on the brink of climate tipping point – an ice desert whose population is fighting for its very survival. To cope with the hostile conditions, people have developed various strategies: While the research teams led by Father Frost and Mother Spring strive to overcome the cold with the help of science and fight for the last remaining green plants in this landscape, the majority has reverted to archaic rituals. Led by the charismatic shaman Lel, they invoke anything that provides warmth – be it thermal energy or alcohol. Those who can, defend their interests with armed security forces. And not everyone has the same opportunities: Tsar Berendey lives and rules with a small elite in an underground refuge. For his people on the surface, however, everyday private life becomes more important than ever – above all, the many facets of love. With spectacular visuals, atmospheric videos, and choreographed tableaux, the production tells a fairy tale in the modern guise of a science fiction series.
