28 September 2021
DIRECTOR GEORGY TOVSTONOGOV'S BIRTHDAY
Today is the birthday of one of the outstanding directors of the twentieth century, the people's artist of the USSR, the winner of the State Awards George Alexandrovich Tovstonov (1915-1989). From the first day of his director's career, he attracted the attention of fans of the theater, experts and critics with his performance based on his own interpretation method. The famous director of music for “Optimistic tragedy” V. Vishnevsky in 1955, delivered by G. Tovstonov collaborated with many artists, paying special attention to the music of the performance to get an interesting stage interpretation of the works of both classical and modern authors. Among them, the outstanding Azerbaijani composer Kara Karaev. The composer wrote in the Leningrad Drama Theater named after. Pushkin (now Alexandrinka). The second joint work of K. Karaeva and G. Tovstonogova became the play “King Henry IV” by V. Shakespeare, delivered in 1969 at the Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater named after. Gorky (now named after G. Tovstonogov). The production of both performances became a significant event in the theater space of the USSR.
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