Project
Tosca
Category
Best Implemented Theatre Set Design
About the project (provided by the applicant)
“Together with stage designer Alexander Khramtsov, the director created a space with ruined walls, within which each of the characters deals with the traumas of war in their own way. Astonishingly, in the very first scene the arcades of an Italian church courtyard, combined with the movement of Puccini’s music, instantly brought to the Zazerkalye Theatre hall the aromas of Rome, unforgettable to anyone who has ever visited this divinely beautiful city.” (V. Dudin, Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Zazerkalye of Tosca).
“The beauty of the Catholic celebration created by stage designer Alexander Khramtsov delights the audience. The white colonnade of the symbolic cathedral shimmers with the starry lights of candles, while the radiant crown above it emanates truly divine radiance, making even the snow-white figure of the Virgin seem to glow from within.” (E. Ometsinskaya, Argumenty Nedeli. The Queen is Dead. Long Live the Queen!).
Location
13 Rubinstein Street, St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2025
Project website
https://www.zazerkal.spb.ru/repertoire/product480.htm
Extra visual materials
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/sxPm_tWSn0SbxA
Applicant
Alexander Vladimirovich Khramtsov
Graduated from the Faculty of Scenography of the St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy. In 2011, nominated for the Golden Sofit Award for Best Scenography in Musical Theatre. Teaches at the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Department of Scenography and Stage Costume. Designed more than 50 productions in various cities across Russia. In 2022, the production Farewell to Matyora, designed by him, received the Ministry of Culture of Russia Award as Best Theatrical Production Based on Russian Classical Literature. In 2024, awarded the Golden Arlekin Festival Prize for Best Stage Designer’s Work.
Author of the project
Alexander Vladimirovich Khramtsov
Photo
Viktor Vasiliev
Customer
St. Petersburg State Children’s Music Theatre Zazerkalye
Status of the project
Implemented
