Edward Verigo

Eduard Verigo is the author of more than 40 dramatic works (plays, libretto, dramatization, etc.), of which 30 were staged at professional theaters of the USSR and the Russian Federation, including:

• “I turn to actions” (in the Sverdlovsk (now academic) drama theater in 1973, then in the Lviv Russian theater of the Soviet Army in 1979);
• “Malachite Box” (based on the tales of P. Bazhov, at the Sverdlovsk Drama Theater, in 1978);
• “History in Epidamna” (in poetry, according to the plot of T. M. Plavt, in the Pskov Drama Theater named after A. S. Pushkin, in 1980, then in the theater “Yekaterinburg Cabaret” under the name “Ancient Greek anecdote”, in 1990)
• “The Queen and the Bicycle” (in the Sverdlovsk Academic Theater of Musical Comedy, in 1984, music by S. Sirotin; also in the Nizhny Tagil Drama Theater named after D.N. Mamin-Sibiryak);
• “The Capture Group” (co-authored with A. Osokin, at the Yaroslavl Academic Drama Theater named after Fedor Volkov, 1986; the play was also released as a separate publication in the VAAP) ;.
• “In love and hate” (in the Krasnodar Academic Drama Theater named after Maxim Gorky, in 1986);
• “Conspiracy” (in verse, co-authored with V. Kurochkin, at the State Music Theater of the Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in 1987, music by G. Korepanov-Kamsky);
• “The Road to May” (at the Sverdlovsk Academic Theater of Musical Comedy, in 1995):
• “Spring Water” (in verse, in collaboration with V. Kurochkin, based on the novel by I. Turgenev, in the Omsk Musical Theater, in 1996, music by E. Ptichkin);
• "Catherine the Second, Grenadier and Siberian Shaman" (burlesque vaudeville at the Lysven Drama Theater named after A. Savin, in 1992, then at the Kamensk-Ural Drama Theater, then at the Tobolsk Drama Theater named after P, P. Ershov ( 2005) and in the Irbit Drama Theater named after A.N. Ostrovsky (2011);
• “From Wing to Inspiration” (in verse, co-production of the Yekaterinburg Music and Drama Theater for the Disabled “TWIN” and the theater of musical and choreographic miniatures “Little Ballet”, 2003.);
• “The Magic Sword of the Blacksmith Yeremey” (a fairy tale in verse, at the Voronezh (now academic) drama theater named after A. V. Koltsov, in 1972 the play was then staged at the drama theaters of Kamensk-Uralsky, Dzerzhinsk and Tobolsk ;.

Among the directors of the performances of Eduard Verigo: n.a. USSR V. Kurochkin (2 performances), N.A. RSFSR V. Bityutsky, n.a. RSFSR A.Sokolov, n.a. RF Yu.Bure-Nebelsen, n.a. RF K. Strezhnev, s. di. RSFSR V. Bukharin (5 performances), s. di. RSFSR E. Stepantsev (3 performances), s. di. RSFSR G.Mikhailov (2 performances), s. di. RF A. Govoruho, V. Medvedev (7 performances) and others.

Not yet delivered:

• "Ladies' Regiment" (comic opera based on Moliere, music by D. Tukhmanov).
• “Everything is in your will” (drama about the love of the first wife of Peter the First, Evdokia Lopukhina and the transfiguration Stepan Glebov);
• "Moon Maiden and Conquistador", a drama in which there are only two characters: Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilyov;
• The play "And the Soldier Came" (co-authored with V. Volnov) was published in the magazine "Youth Variety" in 1989.

Scenarios of films, television and radio plays and theatrical performances

Edward Verigo Scriptwriter:

• the three-part television feature film "Without rank" (co-authored with B. Shapiro-Tulin), shot by order of the USSR State Radio and Television Sverdlovsk Film Studio in 1985, directed by O. R. Vorontsov;
• the three-part television feature film “Empowered by the Revolution” (co-authored with B. Shapiro-Tulin and film director Z. Roizman); shot by order of the USSR State Radio and Television Film Studio "Uzbekfilm" in 1987
• television documentary film "The sky begins with the earth", shot by Chita television in 1969, directed by V. Ivanov.

as well as a number of television shows, including:

• “You have the floor, Andrei Skvortsov” and “Armored Train“ Prince Mstislav Udaloy ”(co-authored by director V. Nikolayev); (SGTRK, second half of the 70s);

E. Verigo - screenwriter and director of more than 20 videos

Based on the plays and scripts of E. Verigo, a number of radio plays were staged, including:

• on the Central Radio - “I Pass to Actions” staged by the Lviv Russian Theater of the Soviet Army (there is a spectacle on the Internet);
• on Perm Radio - “Catherine the Second, Grenadier and Siberian Shaman”

Eduard Verigo is also the author of more than 30 scenarios of citywide celebrations and large-scale theatrical performances in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and other cities.

Eduard Verigo is the author of six poetry books: “Con anima”, “Autumn peak”, “On the verge of hope”, “Alphabet of chiaroscuro”, “Gallery”, “City of Peter. Faces and reflections ”, as well as a children's book with the poem series“ About Uzh and about Hedgehog and other animals ringing ”and the fairy tale“ Dream as a gift ”.

In the sixties he began to work actively in the genre of song lyrics.

The song “Fighters” (music by V. Makhlyankin) brought Eduard Verigo the title of Laureate of the All-Union Competition for the best song dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Victory.

His songs have been repeatedly recorded on the records of the Melody company, published in the magazines Musical Life, Smena, Sovetsky Warrior, Peasant Woman and in many collections of publishing houses: Sovetsky Composer, Muzyka, Sovetskaya Rossiya , "Military Publishing House", "Art",

The most famous songs written in poems by Eduard Verigo:

• “Wives of Russian soldiers”, muses. D. Tukhmanova, Spanish I. Kobzon (first performance),
• then the song was recorded by the Double Red Banner Order of the Red Star of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army named after A. Alexandrov, soloist-L. Pshenichny, 1987;
• “Worship Russian bread”, muses. B. Ivanova, Spanish R.Nemenova, also, Rodniki Studio, etc .; wrote the music to the same text M. Aparnev, performs the song the ensemble "Siberian Dawns";
• “There, only there”, music. D. Tukhmanova, Spanish Zaitsev sisters,
• “You're Not Old, Mom,” muses. S.Tomina (Kolmanovsky), Spanish. I. Kobzon, also VIA "Orpheus", N. Brodskaya, M. Kodryanu;
• "Five Thousand Capless", muses. S. Sirotina, Spanish State Omsk Russian folk choir, still-vocal ensemble of the R&D department of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergencies (Yekaterinburg);
• "White Swan", music. R. Manukova, sp. Zh. Bichevskaya and VIA "Good fellows, more: V. Rumyantseva, Maryana;
• "San Sanych", music. D. Tukhmanova, Spanish N. Brodskaya, another trio of I. Dubtsova,
• N. Kochetkova and Alexa;
• “All the same dream.” Muse. E. Verigo, sp. E. Kamburova, also E. Frolova and Alizbar, under the name "Dream of a traveler";
• “Once It Happened,” Mus. A.Josifova, Spanish VIA "Funny guys", soloist
• R. Mushkambaryan;
• "Snow is falling" muses. E. Verigo, sp. V. Dvoryaninova;
• “Music”, music. S. Sirotina, Spanish the joint choir of elementary grades TsDMSh№ 1 of Kemerovo, also the choir studio "Rovesnik" (g. Zarechny), etc .; This song was awarded a special diploma of the 4th Moscow International Festival of Children and Youth Choirs;
• “Quad-qua”, muses. E. Verigo, Spanish ensemble "Mziuri", 1975; music was written on the same text by composer V. Makhlyankin, it sounded in the program "Baby Monitor" and recorded on a disc performed by V. Abdulov;
• “Mom’s day” (“And it was necessary for dad ...”), muses. V. Makhlyankina. Spanish R.Nemenova,
• also T. Miansarova;
• “I am waiting for a miracle”, muses. S. Sirotina, Spanish Yu.Novosyolova, also A. Balakin, M. Petunin

All these (and other) songs (including those in different versions) are on the Internet in audio and (or) video formats.

In addition to the poetic libretto and plays indicated above, Eduard Verigo wrote lyrics and musical numbers for many (over eighty) performances staged by drama theaters and youth theater of the USSR and the Russian Federation.

Eduard Verigo also wrote:

• Lyrics of the vocal cycle “Bagatelles”, composer L. Ettinger (first performed by the Moscow chapel of boys on 04/04/1969);
• libretto of a dramatic oratorio for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, reader, mixed choir and the symphony orchestra “Seven White Cranes”, music by K. Katzman, 1982; first performance on the stage of the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic.

In 1982, Eduard Verigo became the laureate of the All-Russian Theater Festival "The Image of a Modern Worker in Drama and Theater" for creating the text of songs and music for the performance of the Nizhny Tagil Drama Theater named after D. N. Mamina-Sibiryaka "Petrovich" O. Danilova ".

Then E. Verigo was awarded the diploma of the All-Russian Theater Festival "Heroic Development of Siberia and the Far East" "for creating music for the play" Amur Father "by N. Zadornov at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Drama Theater."

Eduard Verigo wrote the music of several hundreds of songs played on radio, television and in professional concert programs.

On the poetic cycles “Flowers for the Unloved” (lyrics) and “The Last Bonfire” (gypsy stylization), arranged in a dramatic manner, performances were staged at the Yekaterinburg Cabaret Theater, (1991)

Eduard Verigo also composed music for eighty-odd performances of the drama theaters of Moscow, Astrakhan, Ashgabat, Belgorod, Velikiye Luki, Voronezh, Dzerzhinsk, Yekaterinburg, Kirov, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Kostroma, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Lvov, , Ryazan, Tobolsk, Tula, Chita and the Ural cities: Irbit, Lysva, Kamensk-Uralsky and Nizhny Tagil; as well as the performances of Ryazan, Tula and Voronezh Youth Theater.

He wrote and repeatedly performed several cycles of songs in poster author’s concerts, including: “Applause” (zongs), “Blue Dragonflies” (romance), “Hussars of December (about the Decembrists)”, “Three Rivers” (mono-composition in genre of tragifars), "Sorry, Madame!" (humor);

E. Verigo was admitted to the Union of Journalists of the USSR in September 1963.

As a permanent author and correspondent for the Yunost radio station, as part of its visiting editorial office, he was in the Far East, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands.

He worked as an editor of literary and dramatic programs on Chita television, and as editor-in-chief of the directorate of the Siberian Tract interregional program.

Author of publications in the magazines Communist, Young Guard, Theater, Theater Life, Culture of the Urals, Youth Variety, in central and regional periodicals, including Soviet Culture, and Book Review, the weekly Literary Russia.

• Certificate of honor of the Komsomol Central Committee for victory in the radio song contest dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany (1970);
• Laureate diploma of the All-Russian Theater Festival "The image of a modern worker in drama and theater" (1982);
• Diploma of the All-Russian Theater Festival "Heroic Development of Siberia and the Far East" (1983);
• Special diploma of the 4th Moscow International Festival of Children and Youth Choirs (1996);
• Winner of the prize of the Sverdlovsk regional committee of the Komsomol (1978);
• Badge of the Komsomol Central Committee "For the development of new lands." (1958);
• Gratitude of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, the Presidium of the Supreme Council Kaz. SSR, Council of Ministers of the Kazakh .SSR, Central Committee of the Komsomol of Kazakhstan (1958)
• Gratitude of the plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Ural Federal District, addressed to the Yekaterinburg Musical Drama Tatry of the Disabled “TWIN” (2003, theater director E. Verigo);
• Certificate of honor of the Primorsky Territorial Committee of the Komsomol and others.

• Theatrical Life Magazine 37, 1982; Geography of Hobbies;
• “Evening Sverdlovsk”, 29.021984, “Plays, songs, poems”;
• “Book Review” on 10/7/1986 (in the article “Confrontation”);
• "Regional newspaper" 04/05/1995 (the city of Yekaterinburg) "Yesterday the war ended ...";
• Handbook "Who is Who in the Urals", 1998, p. 66
• The book of M. Ponomaryova-Stepnoy “The palette of my memory”, 2003, p. 32 .;
• http://ooiekburg.narod.ru/twin.htm "Theater of the disabled" TWIN ""
• Journal "Culture of the Urals" No. 7 (43) 2016, p. 92