''The Wanderer in
Bulgar'' aka ''The Minstrel in
Bulgar'' ( tt-Cyrl, Ил Гизүче Болгарда, translit=İl Gizüçe Bolğarda) is a 30 minutes
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different rock opera written and directed by
Vladislav Chebitarev
Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław (disambiguation), Władysław, ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав ...
, music by
Räşid Kalimullin based on
İldar Yüziev's libretto for classical opera
Cuckoo's Cry.
[Räşid Kalimullin on ''Sofia Gubaidulina Centre of Contemporary Music. http://www.muscentre.org/cgi-bin/get.pl?id=10''] It was filmed in
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
Television Studio under
Gosteleradio
The State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union (Russian: Государственный комитет СССР по телевидению и радиовещанию) commonly known as Gosteleradio of the USSR (Го ...
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
Damir Siraciev ( tt-Cyrl, Дамир Сираҗиев, russian: Дамир Сиразиев ''Damir Siraziev'', born October 17, 1954) was a Volga Tatars, Volga Tatar theatre director and actor. He was born Siraziev Raid Ravilovich (russian: Сир ...
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,
Vocals 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
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Ale ...
Choreography by
*Vladimir Yakovlev
References and notes
External links
1989 films
1980s musical films
Rock operas
Soviet musical films
Tatar music
Tatar-language films
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