This is the stuff that dreams are made of
День - November 8, 2017
"Les Pêcheurs de Perles" conquers Kharkov with the premiere at the Opera and Ballet Theater. (...)
This new production exceeds all expectations.
The creators of "Les Pêcheurs de Perles" created a spectacle of unknown quality by working in such a way that soloists learned to trust their own humanity. New methods of acting were taught and a soft and lyrical sound was developed.
The creators of sets, costumes and choreography also sought an unrivalled authenticity with maximum effect as a result.
That is why the Kharkov version has a European flavour: refined, modern, but without the artificial humbug that is so often en vouge nowaday.

"Pearl-Fishers" on top of the vocal Olympus.
Wremja - November 15, 2017
This "Pearl-Fishers” reaches the level of emotional and philosophical understanding of text and music. Gone are the times when opera artists only demonstrate their vocal-abilities performances on stage. In this opera there were not only vocalists but bright personalities who were impressively able to show the internal dramatic conflicts and the emotional state of the characters.
I think this "Pearl Fishers” is a unique achievement and it proves that it’s creators understood that the quality of all components is inherent in this type of art.




For more video's click on the numbers at the bottom of the screen
1. Trailer
2. Short impresion of the Premiere
3. First Act of the Opera
4. Second and third Act of the Opera
5. Item about rehearsals
6. Item about persconference

Musical Director	Jeroen Weierink
Stage Director	Marc Krone
Set	Karel Spanhak
Costumes	Marrit van der Burgt
Choreography	André de Jong
Leïla	Yulia Anotonava
Nadir	Maxime Borocheck
Zurga	Mikita Marynchak / Vladimir Efimenko
Nurabad	Yuriy Kudryavtsev
Choir: The Choir of The Kharkiv State Theatre for Opera and Ballet XATOB	Christina Amanskaya, Katja Baranova, Svitlana Melenyk, Zoja Chikalova, Anoushka Kalayan, Olga Sergei, Ksucha Palechina, Olga Balabanova, Irina Pipovarenko, Sergei Rogov, Roman Tkachenko, Alexander Aspidov, Nicolai Pavlenko, Alexander Khibnik, Sergei Ryzhenko, Alexander Sergijeni, Gergei Nevalonnenji, AlexanderZachartuk, Alexander Gorbatov, Alexei Mavtchan, Dennis Gamalgi, Roman Jaleputa, Jegor Owilko
Dancers	Nikolay Dzhura, Mariya Bozhko, Jenya Grechanyi, Anna Chechyna, Lena Leontieva, Egor Shaposhnikov

Ukraïne and The Netherlands 2017-2018