The Wanderer in Bulgar
| The Wanderer in Bulgar | |
|---|---|
 The screenshot of The Wanderer in Bulgar. | |
| Directed by | Vladislav Chebitarev |
| Written by | Vladislav Chebitirev |
| Starring |
Venera Ganieva Alfred Kamilevsky Damir Siraciev Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Artists |
| Music by | Räşid Kalimullin |
| Cinematography | Mönir Zalyuşev |
Release dates | 1989 |
Running time | 30 min. |
| Country |
 USSR |
| Language | Tatar |
The Wanderer in Bulgar aka The Minstrel in Bulgar (Tatar: Cyrillic Ил Гизүче Болгарда, Latin İl Gizüçe Bolğarda) is a 30 minutes Tatar rock opera written and directed by Vladislav Chebitarev, music by Räşid Kalimullin based on İldar Yüziev's libretto for classical opera Cuckoo's Cry.[1][2] It was filmed in Kazan Television Studio under Gosteleradio of USSR.
Plot
A group of youngsters visits historical ruins of the Bulgar city, the sacred place of their ancestors. While climbing up and down the ruined towers and minarets The Wanderer begins to see some flashbacks, symbolizing the return to the roots and historical identity. So the journey back to the past and up to the nowadays begins, his every step followed by different musical illustration.
Cast
Main Characters
- Venera Ganieva,
- Damir Siraciev as guest,
- Alfred Kamilevsky,
Others
Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Artists:
- Vladimir Yakovlev,
- Marat Gimatutdinov,
- Igor Zhukov,
- Konstantin Zakharov,
- Alexander Barmin,
- Anatoly Petrov,
- Ramil Gafiatullin,
- Ruald Sidayev,
- Ruslan Butayev,
- Ilya Migachev,
- Nadejda Magdeyeva,
- Farida Galeyeva,
- Dinara Bikbova,
- Kamil Kamalov,
- Kamil Fäyzrahmanov,
- Dmitry Pivovarov,
- Dmitry Rytov,
- Alfia Chebotareva,
- Zinaida Yakovleva,
Vokals by
- Venera Ganieva,
- Zölfät Xakim
- Damir Siraciev as the guest
- Rafael Sähäbiev
- Rawil İdrisov
- Räşid Kalimullin
Music Performed by
- ZMC (Zapiski Mertvogo Cheloveka)
- Alexander Ivanov's Band
Choreography by
- Vladimir Yakovlev
References and notes
- ↑ Personal web-site of Räşid Kalimullin, "Work" section. http://www.rashidkalimullin.ru/work/work.htm
- ↑ Räşid Kalimullin on Sofia Gubaidulina Centre of Contemporary Music. http://www.muscentre.org/cgi-bin/get.pl?id=10
- ↑ This is the subject to oral history. No documentary evidence available.