Presentation of the musical “Anna Karenina” was held in an unusual place.

Ekaterina Guseva and Dmitry Ermak

Photo: Yury Feklistov

Valeriya Lanskaya and Natalia Bystrova

Photo: Yury Feklistov

Ekaterina Guseva, Valeria Lanskaya and other members of the new musical “Anna Karenina” became participants of the presentation, which was very unusual for a musical performance. The project was presented at the Moscow Hippodrome. However, it is quite consistent with the plot of the literary source of the musical. After the action one of the key scenes of the novel Tolstoy is just during the race.

The participants of the play: Natalia Bystrova (kitty), Ekaterina Guseva (Anna Karenina), Karine Asiryan (Betsy), Valeria Lanskaya (Anna Karenina), Anne Gusenkova (Countess Vronskaya)

Photo: Yury Feklistov

Soloists of the musical appeared before the audience in luxurious costumes (for their creation took several weeks, and the outfits were made not only in Moscow but also in St. Petersburg and several times was brought to a fitting in the capital). And after the singers performed several numbers from the upcoming show, which will premiere in the Operetta Theatre on 8 October.

The performers: Anna Kochenkova (Countess Vronskaya), Valeria Lanskaya and Ekaterina Guseva (Anna Karenina), Natalia Bystrova (kitty), Dmitry Ermak (Vronsky)

Photo: Yury Feklistov

The actors rose to the podium of the legendary Moscow Hippodrome, down to the treadmills, where they were introduced with racehorses. And finally, for the guests of the presentation made a real race of trotters.