Directing as an exploration of the score.
Theatre as a form of intellectual expression.
Working with the leading opera stages of Russia and Europe, Sergey Novikov combines the academic musical tradition with contemporary visual solutions, engaging both with the canon and with rare, complex repertoire.
Theatre as a form of intellectual expression.
Working with the leading opera stages of Russia and Europe, Sergey Novikov combines the academic musical tradition with contemporary visual solutions, engaging both with the canon and with rare, complex repertoire.
BIOGRAPHY
Classical repertoire in dialogue with contemporary theatrical language.
From Tchaikovsky and Verdi to Strauss and Mussorgsky.
Sergey Novikov’s productions have been presented on the leading stages of Russia and Europe — including the Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinsky Theatre, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Helikon-Opera, and major regional opera houses.
Each production represents a precise reading of the score and an independent dramaturgical concept.
From Tchaikovsky and Verdi to Strauss and Mussorgsky.
Sergey Novikov’s productions have been presented on the leading stages of Russia and Europe — including the Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinsky Theatre, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Helikon-Opera, and major regional opera houses.
Each production represents a precise reading of the score and an independent dramaturgical concept.
OPERA PRODUCTIONS
Photographs from productions, rehearsals and public appearances of Sergey Novikov.
Working processes, stage concepts, behind-the-scenes moments and excerpts from performances.
Working processes, stage concepts, behind-the-scenes moments and excerpts from performances.
MEDIA
PRESS
Professional criticism and analytical materials on Sergey Novikov’s productions.
Reviews and assessments by experts, theatre critics and specialized publications.
Reviews and assessments by experts, theatre critics and specialized publications.
- “The production, specially created for the festival by director Sergey Novikov, turned out cohesive and fully accomplished. Despite being assembled like a mosaic from disparate fragments of the score […] it was both compelling to listen to and captivating to watch.”“The director reveals the theatrical backstage in all its brilliance, exposing human nature and gently mocking it, never fearing excess — even exaggeration (laughter was heard repeatedly in the hall, and in opera that in itself is already an event!).”“The combination of modern video projection technologies […] and stage machinery […] creates real magic: the theft of the Moon, a flight across a starry winter sky, a raging snowstorm, the disappearance of the Devil and the little shoes in a flash of fire — all this and much more unfolds before an astonished audience.”