Film presentation -- the Ukrainian opera "Naimychka", Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 7pm in NYC

[Hanya Krill]

FILM

 

Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 7 pm

"Naimychka" (The Servant Woman), 1963, color musical, 82 min.

Ukrainian opera by M. Verykivsky based on Taras Shevchenko's eponymous poem.

Produced by Dovzhenko Studios in Kyiv in cooperation with the State Film
Agency of Ukraine.

 

A young girl, seduced by a lancer, leaves her illegitimate son with a
childless family. She then becomes their servant and a part of her son's
life. 

Vira Donska-Prysiazhniuk plays the lead role, with vocals by Kyiv Opera
soprano Lilia Lobanova. Opera lovers should not miss this extraordinary
production. The film is a treasure trove of folk art traditions, including a
spectacular traditional Ukrainian wedding scene.

 

Introduction by Lubow Wolynetz, Curator of Folk Art at The Ukrainian Museum.

 

Admission (includes reception after the lecture and access to exhibition
galleries) is $15; $10 for members and seniors; $5 for students.

Tickets online:
http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/shop/display.php?&psku=tkt141004-7&mode=sp

 

Visitor information:

http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/visit.html

 

This film screening is in conjunction with the Museum's current exhibition
"Taras Shevchenko: Poet, Artist, Icon"

http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org/exhibitions/2014/shevchenko/

 

The Ukrainian Museum's film program is supported, in part, by public funds
from the New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the
City Council.

 

Hanya Krill

hanya.krill at ukrainianmuseum.org

Coordinator of Programs

The Ukrainian Museum

222 East 6th Street

New York, NY 10003

212-228-0110

http://www.ukrainianmuseum.org

https://www.facebook.com/UkrainianMuseum

 

Check the Museum's website and Facebook page for additional event listings.

 

 


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