{"id":1321,"date":"2026-10-02T15:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/?post_type=events&p=1321"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:49:46","slug":"opera-zhibek-saty","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/events\/opera-zhibek-saty\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera \u201cThe Silk Ladder\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2026\/2027 PALACE OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION \u2014 XIV SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 18, Sunday, 17:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPICCOLO\u201d THEATRE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gioachino Rossini<\/strong>
\n\u201cThe Silk Ladder\u201d<\/strong>
\nOne-act opera farce<\/em><\/p>\n

Performed in Italian<\/em>
\n(with simultaneous translation into Kazakh and Russian)<\/em><\/p>\n

Duration \u2014 1 hour 20 minutes<\/em>
\nPlease note the age restriction: 10+<\/em>
\nThe Directorate reserves the right to replace performers.<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1822, when Beethoven met Gioachino Rossini at the height of his fame, he told him: \u201cUnder no circumstances should you attempt to write anything other than opera buffa; any other style is contrary to your nature.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Several years earlier, the 20-year-old composer, the future author of The Barber of Seville<\/em>, had written the one-act comic opera farce The Silk Ladder<\/em> for Venice\u2019s Teatro San Mois\u00e8, to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa.<\/p>\n

In The Silk Ladder<\/em>, brilliant humor and comedy, together with the lively improvisational style of the characters, are perfectly combined with the virtuosic vocal and instrumental parts characteristic of Rossini. The composer celebrates the tenderness, passion and spontaneity of young lovers whose relationship is initially meant to remain a secret.<\/p>\n

The story takes place in the 18th century and follows Giulia, who has secretly married her beloved Dorvil. Her husband reaches her room by climbing through the window using a silk ladder that she lowers for him.<\/p>\n

However, Giulia\u2019s guardian, the elderly Dormont, unaware of her marriage, plans to marry her off to Blansac. A series of misunderstandings and awkward situations becomes increasingly complicated, but ultimately leads to a happy ending.<\/p>\n

CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER<\/strong><\/h3>\n

PRODUCTION TEAM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Conductor \u2014 Abzal Mukhitdin<\/strong>, People\u2019s Artist of Kazakhstan<\/em>
\nStage Director \u2014 Alla Simonishvili<\/strong>
\nDirector \u2014 Erenbak Toykenov<\/strong>
\nSet and Costume Designer \u2014 Manana Gunia<\/strong>
\nTechnical Director of the Project \u2014 Viktor Karare<\/strong>
\nDirector of the Opera Company \u2014 Talgat Mussabayev<\/strong>, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan<\/em>
\nAssistant Director \u2014 Gulsara Meirambekova<\/strong>
\nPrincipal Accompanist \u2014 Dolores Umbetaliyeva<\/strong>, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan<\/em><\/p>\n

OPERA SOLOISTS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF
\n\u201cASTANA OPERA\u201d STATE OPERA AND BALLET THEATRE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets purchased from the State Opera and Ballet Theatre \u201cAstana Opera\u201d are subject to exchange or refund only in the event that the performance is cancelled or rescheduled to another date. In all other cases, tickets cannot be returned or exchanged.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1322,"template":"","event-type":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/1321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/a-vm.kz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-type?post=1321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}