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,

The screenshot from the only known VHS cassette, found in Istanbul.^[3]

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

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