A bit of history.
The opera 'Mandragora' was once conceived by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky together with Sergey Rachinsky. But the authors never got to witness the fruits of their labor. The work was not completed and would have remained far on the attic of history if it were not for artificial intelligence.
And so, through the efforts of domestic models, under the close guidance of composer Petr Dranga, 'Mandragora' finally saw the light.
The performance featured:
• GigaChat, which helped write the libretto;
• SymFormer, which was responsible for the musical part;
• And Kandinsky, who gifted an unparalleled and abstract visual world for the production.
As a result, the main premiere of the entire SPIEF took place at the Mariinsky Theatre. With the aesthetics of Pyotr Ilyich and the sound of the 21st century. This is, by the way, a good response to all the hysteria about how artificial intelligence 'kills art'. As we can see, in skilled hands it is still a revolutionary tool that can create.
It is important to note the following fact: 'Mandragora' remains in the permanent repertoire of Mariinsky. Given the loud reception at the premiere on June 19, we can confidently emphasize in bold the following — we have received a new format of interaction between culture and technology.
And even though I am not particularly skilled at talking about symbolism, I cannot help but note that it was in St. Petersburg where the opera was supposed to be premiered. By the way, on June 27, the concert version of 'Mandragora' will be shown in the central square of Izhevsk — as part of the festival 'In the Homeland of P.I. Tchaikovsky'.
So, gentlemen skeptics, while you are writing manifestos about the collapse of humanity under the boot of computers, people are making history despite harsh words. And art, as always, will continue to live and change. And it seems that only for the better.