The Mariinsky Theatre St Petersburg
Music and libretto by Rodion Shchedrin after Vladimir Nabokov’s eponymous novel
Musical Director: Valery Gergiev Conductor: Sergey Neller Stage Director: Sláva Daubnerová Set Designer: Boris Kudlička Costume Designer: Natalia Kitamikado Lighting Designer: Daniel Tesař Video Designers: Jakub Gulyás, Dominik Žižka Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
PERFORMERS Conductor: Valery Gergiev Lolita: Pelageya Kurennaya Humbert Humbert: Petr Sokolov Charlotte: Daria Rositskaya Claire Quilty: Aleš Briscein
News: The Mariinsky Theatre production LOLITA is nominated to the Golden Mask Award- Russian National Theatre Award for the season 2020/21. Rodion Schedrin's Lolita opera staged by Sláva Daubnerová will compete to The Best Opera Production. Also, Pelageya Kurennaya (Lolita) is listed as The Best Female Singer nominee, Alexander Mikhailov (Clare Quilty) and Petr Sokolov (Humbert) as The Best Male Singer. Petr Sokolov received the prestigeous St. Petersburg Teatre Award "Golden Soffit" for his portrayal of Humbert in Shchedrin's "Lolita" at the Mariinsky Theatre as well the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers for The Best Chorus Performance.
Original production by the National Theatre in Prague (2019) Premiere of this production: 3 October 2019, National Theatre, Prague Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 13 February 2020, St Petersburg
