Undoubtedly, not one musical can be compared to the Count Orlov troupe, ever sedes in Russia. Unprecedented and the size of the troupe: Vladimir Tartakovsky and Alexei Brubonin, for some roles, were not two, but three artists! So, for example, the main female role is Elizabeth - three times of the musical shared immediately: Valery Lanskaya, Aglaya Shilovskaya and the theon Dolnikova. They will present the viewer the image of the famous princess Tarakanova, and each - in its unique style. It is symbolic that the musical talent of all three future Elizavet in different years revealed precisely on the stage of the Operetta Theater.
An unexpected and promising choice was made and when approving performers on the main male role. The Count Orlova itself will be played "veteran" and the debutant of the genre: Andrei Belyavsky, who took part in the sensational productions "Monte Cristo", Notre Dame de Paris, Romeo & Juliette, and a dramatic actor, the son of the legendary Soviet hockey player Alexander Ragulin.
In the rest of the roles - no less sonorous names: Igor Balalayev, Vladimir Dybsky, Sergey Lee, Alexander Marakulin, Lick Rullah, Alexander Golubev, Maxim Novikov and many others.
Not without sensation: A popular actress Ekaterina Guseva will play one of the main women's roles, and she will appear in front of the audience in a completely new role. The artist, which before that played, mainly the role of young and romantic heroines, this time will embody the image of the most influential woman in the history of our country - Empress Catherine Great. Guseva itself admits that while hardly represents how to approach a new image for himself.
"Playing Catherine II - the task for me is not easy, but insanely interesting. The actors are a miracle of reincarnation in its pure form! And the vocal voice experiment ... In some parties you need to sing in a small octave, simply speaking, bass ... In any case, I adore unbearable, at first glance, creative tasks! " - Catherine admitted.
Soon the acting troupe of the new musical will begin rehearsals on the stage. And on October 6, the most expected premiere of the upcoming theater season will take place in the Operetta Theater.