The Golden Cockerel

Following celebrated productions of Prokofievs Semyon Kotko and Shchedrins The LeftHander Valery Gergiev continues his survey of uniquely Russian works with The Golden Cockerel RimskyKorsakov s final and arguably most mysterious opera This vibrant new production mixes live action with CGI and is the vision of Anna Matison an acclaimed playwright scriptwriter film director and producer The Golden Cockerel was Matison s directorial debut with the Mariinsky and saw her also take on the roles of production and costume designer The melodious nature beauty and leitmotifs of the plot are underscored by the production designs the opera uses pantomime and masquerades while the sets utilised 3D video projections