| DATE |
THEATRE (STAGE) |
PERFORMANCE NAME |
TYPE |
FESTIVAL |
10 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Giuseppe Verdi "La forza del destino (Force of the fate)" (opera in four acts)
Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Designer: Andrei Voitenko
Stage Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
Opera |
|
10 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
1 st International Festival of the Handicapped Children’s Art. «Step towards». ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Mikhail Glinka
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Concert |
|
10 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
11 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
12 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Adolphe Adam "Le Corsaire" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
Choreography: Jules Perrot
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Mikhail Messerer
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Costume Designer: Tatiana Yastrebova
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
12 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
Production: Alain Maratrat
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov |
Opera |
|
12 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
13 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
OPENING OF THE VIII International Ballet Festival "MARIINSKY".
! PREMIERE ! Glass Heart (ballet in two acts)
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Choreography: Kirill Simonov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
 The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
13 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (Opera in 2 acts)
Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
|
13 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
Production: Alain Maratrat
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov |
Opera |
|
13 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
14 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Glass Heart (ballet in two acts)
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Choreography: Kirill Simonov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
14 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
Costume Designer: Irina Press
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
14 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
"Kashchei the Immortal" opera in one act (three scenes) (semi-stage version)
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov |
Opera |
|
14 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
4 th concert of the Season Ticket No.11. «Music of Vienna»
Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Titov |
Concert |
|
14 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (Ballet in 3 acts)
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
Choreography: Igor Belsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Mikhail Messerer
Choreography: Nina Anisimova
Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Concert of works by Modest Musorgsky
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Concert |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:30
evening |
 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. BRAHMS, BEETHOVEN
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Conductor: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra |
Concert |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
15:00
afternoon |
 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
15 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
16 March 2008
Sunday
13:00
afternoon |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
"Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
Costume Designer: Valery Levental
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
"Das Rheingold" the preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes (concert performance)
Composer: Richard Wagner
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Choir: Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
Tenor: Oleg Balashov
Soprano: Svetlana Volkova |
Opera |
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
International Festival of Arts. «From Avant-garde to Present Days»
Conductor: Alexander Titov |
Concert |
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
13:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
16 March 2008
Sunday
17:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
|
17 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
17 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
18 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
18 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Piano: Konstantin Lifschitz
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko |
Concert |
|
18 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
19 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
19 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
|
19 March 2008
Wednesday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
19 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
Organ music evening
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach |
Concert |
|
19 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
20 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
20 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Raymonda (Ballet in 3 Acts)
Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Nicolai Boyarchikov
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
20 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Chamber Music Concert
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Concert |
|
20 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" ballet in three acts
Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Staging: Mikhail Messerer
Choreography: Nikolay Zubkovsky
Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
Choreography: Vladimir Ponomaryov
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Mozart. Requiem
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko |
Concert |
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
4th concert of the Season Ticket No.3
«First symphony orchestra of Russia»
Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Robert Schumann
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yuri Simonov |
Concert |
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
21 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
One act ballets: ! PREMIERE ! Carnaval. ! PREMIERE ! For Four. Le Reveil de Flore.
Composer: Riccardo Drigo
Composer: Robert Schumann
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Choreography: Michel Fokine
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Classical Ballet |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
15:00
afternoon |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
Production: Alain Maratrat
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Opera |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
Piano Recital. Soloist Grigori Sokolov. MOZART, CHOPIN
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano: Maestro Grigory Sokolov |
Concert |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
22 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
|
23 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
CLOSING OF THE VIII International Ballet Festival "MARIINSKY" Ballet Gala (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet Stars only)
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Classical Ballet |
The VIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2008 |
23 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (Opera in three acts, seven scenes)
Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
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23 March 2008
Sunday
12:00
afternoon |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
Production: Alain Maratrat
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Opera |
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23 March 2008
Sunday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
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Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
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23 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
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Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
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23 March 2008
Sunday
13:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
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International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
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23 March 2008
Sunday
17:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
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International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
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24 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
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Eastern Festival |
Concert |
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24 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
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Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
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25 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
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Giacomo Puccini "Turandot" (lyric drama in three acts and five scenes)
Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
Set Designer: Isabelle Partiot-Pieri
Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich |
Opera |
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25 March 2008
Tuesday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
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Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
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25 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
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ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. TCHIAKOVSKY
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Yury Falik |
Concert |
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25 March 2008
Tuesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
25 March 2008
Tuesday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
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International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
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26 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
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Falstaff (opera in three acts and six scenes)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Choreography: Alla Sigalova
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Stage Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Costume Designer: Kirill Serebrennikov
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Set Designer: Nikolai Simonov
Costume Designer: Olga Reznichenko
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Pavel Smelkov |
Opera |
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26 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
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Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts)
Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
Costume Designer: Galina Soloviova
Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
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26 March 2008
Wednesday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
26 March 2008
Wednesday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
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27 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
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Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
Classical Ballet |
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27 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
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Johann Strauss "Die Fledermaus" (Operetta in 2 Acts)
Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
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27 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Festival Brass instrument evening at the Mariinsky Theatre
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Concert |
|
27 March 2008
Thursday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
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27 March 2008
Thursday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
27 March 2008
Thursday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
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28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
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Georges Bizet "Carmen" (opera in four acts)
Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
Choreography: Galina Kaloshina
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich |
Opera |
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28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
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Chick Corea & Gary Burton
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Concert |
|
28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Festival Brass instrument evening at the Mariinsky Theatre
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Concert |
|
28 March 2008
Friday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
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28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
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In memory of Mstislav ROSTROPOVICH
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Composer: Robert Schumann
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra |
Concert |
|
28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
28 March 2008
Friday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
28 March 2008
Friday
19:00
evening |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
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29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (melodramma in three acts)
Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Choreography: Alexandra Tikhomirova
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
Costume Designer: Giovanna Avanzi
Director: Irkin Gabitov
Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
Production design: Sergei Grachev
Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
Stage Director: Walter Le Moli
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet |
Opera |
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29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria Rusticana" (opera in one act)
Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
Set Designer: Dante Ferretti
Costume Designer: Gabriella Pescucci
Assistants to Stage Designer: Leila Fteita
Production: Liliana Cavani
Director: Marina Bianchi
Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Director: Yulia Prokhorova
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
|
29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
Festival Brass instrument evening at the Mariinsky Theatre
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Concert |
|
29 March 2008
Saturday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
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29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
«TEREM-QUARTET» Soloist – Carel KRAAYENHOF |
Concert |
|
29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
29 March 2008
Saturday
15:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
29 March 2008
Saturday
19:00
evening |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
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30 March 2008
Sunday
11:30
morning |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (ballet in two acts)
Choreography: August Bournonville
Costume Designer: Irina Press
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Alexei Repnikov |
Classical Ballet |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
|
Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Piano: Irina Soboleva
Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich |
Opera |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
|
Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria Rusticana" (opera in one act)
Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
Set Designer: Dante Ferretti
Costume Designer: Gabriella Pescucci
Assistants to Stage Designer: Leila Fteita
Production: Liliana Cavani
Director: Marina Bianchi
Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
Director: Yulia Prokhorova
Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera |
Opera |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
12:00
afternoon |
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
|
"Kashchei the Immortal" opera in one act (three scenes) (semi-stage version)
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera |
Opera |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
19:30
evening |
Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
|
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra |
Classical Ballet |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
15:00
afternoon |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
5 th concert of the Season Ticket No.12. «Various stories for children and their parents»
Composer: Aram Khachaturian
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky |
Concert |
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30 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
|
4th concert of the Season Ticket No.9
«Around the world with an orchestra»
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor: Alexis Soriano
Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra |
Concert |
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30 March 2008
Sunday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
13:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
30 March 2008
Sunday
17:00
afternoon |
State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
|
International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance) |
Circus show |
|
|
31 March 2008
Monday
19:00
evening |
Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
|
Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace |
Show |
|
World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
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