The Court of Novosibirsk entered a lawsuit demanding to show the original opera “Tannhauser” – Kommersant

                             
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In the Central District Court of Novosibirsk lawyer Inessa Ryabinin has filed a lawsuit to protect the rights of consumers to Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. It requires the lawyer to show her the Wagner opera “Tannhauser” in the original. “In support of the claim Ryabinin IY indicates that she purchased a ticket for the opera” Tannhauser “, but in fact it has been staged, the action and the characters that do not match with the original plot of the opera, claimed to be shown. The plaintiff requested the defendant to carry out screening of the opera “Tannhauser” in the original “- leads the court TASS message. The adoption of a claim to the production will be resolved within five days.

Director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre of Boris Mezdrich was fired from his job as Minister of Culture of Russia on March 29 for “failure to follow directions founder “. The dismissal was connected with the statement in December 2014 on the stage of Wagner’s “Tannhauser.” The prosecutor’s office of Novosibirsk instituted against Mr. Boris Mezdricha case under Part 2 of the Administrative Code st.5.26 (deliberate public desecration of religious or theological literature, objects of religious veneration, signs or emblems ideological symbolism and paraphernalia of any damage or destruction). However, the court dismissed the case, finding in the production of “Tannhauser” offending religious feelings.

Learn more about the scandal around the staging of “Tannhauser,” read the article “” Tannhauser “gave his resignation ».