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"The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival (10 May 2008 - 27 July 2008)
Artistic Director – Maestro Valery Gergiev

The Stars of the White Nights Festival is one of the most popular and important events in terms of contemporary music and theatre.

The Stars of the White Nights Festival was initiated in 1993 by Valery Gergiev, Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre. The maestro says that he envisaged the first Festival as a "musical gift" to the city from the Mariinsky Theatre and the soloists who agreed to perform. From the first, the Festival turned to the best of world music, including works that are rarely performed or have been undeservedly forgotten.

The Stars of the White Nights Festival has gained in strength, popularity and international acclaim. Over fifteen years, the ten-day Festival has expanded to cover two or three months in summer. Renowned conductors and soloists consider it a special honour to perform at the Stars of the White Nights. Every year the Festival programme includes the Theatre's best opera and ballet productions, grandiose symphony works, chamber music and new theatre premieres. In recent years the Festival playbill has included programmes of works by supreme classical composers – Beethoven and Prokofiev's symphonies and opera and ballet and symphony music by Tchaikovsky. One major event in recent years was the staging of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, in addition to the Shostakovich Symphonies and Mahler Symphonies series.

This festival is a must for ballet, opera and classical music lovers. The annual White Nights Festival derives its name from the short summer season when the sun never sets, and the beauty of these White Nights contributes to the festival’s special atmosphere and its world-class programme of concerts, as audiences exit the historic theatre at midnight into daylight to stroll home through the theatrical setting of St Petersburg.


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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 10 May 2008 - 27 July 2008
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE
    10 May 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    OPENING OF THE Festival "The Stars of the White Nights 2008". The Maid of Pskov (opera in three acts). Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Soprano: Irina Mataeva
    Bass: Mikhail Kit

    Opera 
    ! PREMIERE !
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Season Premiere ! 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
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov

    Classical Ballet 
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya" (opera in concert in four acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Set Designer: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Costume Designer: Olga Lukina
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley

    Opera 
    12 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars World opera star Olga Borodina. Opera Gala (Best Parts from different Operas, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Opera Stars only).
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Borodina

    Opera 
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets: The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Carnaval. La Valse.
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (springtime tale in a prologue and four acts (in concert))
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

    Opera 
    14 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Dmitry Shostakovich "The Nose" (opera in three acts and ten scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Baritone: Vladimir Tyulpanov
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Larisa Shevchenko

    Opera 
    15 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine. "Apollo. Prodigal Son. La Valse."
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Elvira Tarasova
    Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
    Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    15 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Сoncert "St. Petersburg Musical Spring"
    Composer: Andrei Petrov
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Leonid Korchmar

    Concert 
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi

    Classical Ballet 
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mephistopheles (prologue, concert performance) ("Faust"). Cavalleria rusticana (concert performance)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Bass: Mikhail Kit

    Opera 
    17 May 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes) Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
    Costume Designer: Agostino Cavalca
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Christian Fenouillat
    Lighting Designer: Christoph Forey
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Stage Director: Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser
    Director: Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Soprano: Irina Mataeva

    Opera 
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Mikhail Glinka "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (magical opera in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga

    Opera 
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    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
    Dancer: Elvira Tarasova
    Dancer: Nikita Shcheglov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    19 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Sergei Popov
    Dancer: Irina Zhelonkina
    Dancer: Anna Sysoeva

    Classical Ballet 
    20 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Don Giovanni" (dramma giocoso in two acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Stage Director: Johannes Schaaf
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Conductor: Sasha Goetzel

    Opera 
    21 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
    Tenor: Mikhail Vishnyak

    Opera 
    22 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets: The Young Lady and the Hooligan. La Valse. Polovtsian Dances.
    Composer: Alexander Borodin
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Sergei Popov
    Dancer: Anna Sysoeva
    Dancer: Yulia Slivkina (Smirnova)

    Classical Ballet 
    22 May 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
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Conductor: Sasha Goetzel

    Opera 
    23 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Modest Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" Production: Andrei Tarkovsky (1983) (opera in four acts with a prologue (version of 1872))
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Director: Graham Vick
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Production design: Nikolai Dvigubsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov

    Opera 
    24 May 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova

    Classical Ballet 
    25 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Sergei Popov
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
    Dancer: Irina Zhelonkina

    Classical Ballet 
    25 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Piano evening: Schubert. Beethoven. Rakhmaninov. Prokofiev.
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Piano: Alexei Volodin

    Concert 
    26 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-fierie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Costume Designer: Elena Zaitseva
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
    26 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    N. Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tsars Bride" (Opera in concert in four acts)
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
    27 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    St. Petersburg 305th Anniversary Ballet and Opera Gala
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Classical Ballet 
    28 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "Macbeth" (opera in four acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: David Cunningham
    Stage Director: David McVicar
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tanya McCallin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Baritone: Edem Umerov

    Opera 
    29 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov

    Classical Ballet 
    30 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Great Ballerinas of the 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
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
    31 May 2008
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)" (opera in three acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Ian Judge
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
    Costume Designer: Tim Goodchild
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Markova-Mikhailenko
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley

    Opera 
    01 June 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexander Galibin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin
    Soprano: Nataliya Tymchenko
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin

    Opera 
    01 June 2008
    Sunday
    11:00

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Francis Poulenc. L`histoire de Babar, le petit elephant. Camille Saint-Saлns. Carnaval des animaux suite
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine

    Concert 
    01 June 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Henri Dutilleux. "Timbres, espace, mouvement" for orchestra. Maurice Ravel. Piano concerto in G . Jean Sibelius. Symphony No 1
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Alexei Volodin

    Concert 
    02 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

    Classical Ballet 
    ! PREMIERE !
    02 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    White Nights Premiere ! PREMIERE ! Operas in one act: "L`heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour)" by Maurice Ravel. "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
    Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
    Stage Director: Walter Le Moli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    03 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova

    Opera 
    03 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Francis Poulenc. Suite francaise. Igor Stravinsky. Octet. Darius Milhaud. La Creation du monde. Georges Bizet – Rodion Shchedrin. Carmen Suite
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Concert 
    04 June 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by Michel Fokine: Shopeniana. Shekherazade. Firebird.
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Yulia Bolshakova
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova

    Classical Ballet 
    04 June 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Les pecheurs de perles
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Kondina
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda

    Concert 
    05 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Composer: Cesare Pugni
    Composer: Leo Delibes
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Classical Ballet 
    05 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Benvenuto Chellini (production), Leo Hussain
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Leo Hussein

    Opera 
    06 June 2008
    Friday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin
    Soprano: Maria Guleghina
    Baritone: Sergei Murzaev

    Opera 
    06 June 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "Unknown Rakhmaninov" Piano Recital. Soloist - Denis Matsuev
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
    07 June 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-fierie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Costume Designer: Elena Zaitseva
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova

    Classical Ballet 
    07 June 2008
    Saturday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "Damnation of Faust" conductor - Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova

    Concert 
    08 June 2008
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "The Love for Three Oranges" (opera in a prologue and four acts)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Daniela Villaret
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Baritone: Vladislav Uspensky

    Opera 
    08 June 2008
    Sunday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Mariinsky and World Ballet Star Ulyana Lopatkina 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
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina

    Classical Ballet 
    09 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "Simon Boccanegra" (opera with a prologue and three acts). Conductor - Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Sergei Murzaev

    Opera 
    10 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    "Das Rheingold" (the preliminary evening of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Soprano: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Soprano: Lia Shevtsova

    Opera 
    11 June 2008
    Wednesday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    "Die Walkure" (the first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen)
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley

    Opera 
    12 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Great Ballerinas of the 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
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin

    Classical Ballet 
    13 June 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Siegfried (second day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen)"
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva

    Opera 
    14 June 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Great Ballerinas of the 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
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin

    Classical Ballet 
    14 June 2008
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Ramon Vargas Gala concert
    Tenor: Ramon Vargas
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
    15 June 2008
    Sunday
    16:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Gotterdammerung (third day of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Alexei Steblianko
    Soprano: Elena Nebera
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva

    Opera 
    17 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets on the music by Igor Stravinsky: Firebird. Les Noces (The Wedding). Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring).
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Elena Bazhenova

    Classical Ballet 
    17 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Sibelius Symphony No 5. Rakhmaninov Symphony No 1. conductor - Gianandrea Noseda
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
    18 June 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    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
    Baritone: Viktor Chernomortsev
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev

    Opera 
    19 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova

    Classical Ballet 
    19 June 2008
    Thursday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Richard Wagner "Tristan and Isolde" (drama in three acts). 2nd act, concert performance Video designs by Bill Viola
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Set Designer: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Designer: Bill Viola

    Opera 
    20 June 2008
    Friday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets on the music by Igor Stravinsky: Firebird. Les Noces (The Wedding). Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring).
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Elena Bazhenova

    Classical Ballet 
    20 June 2008
    Friday
    22:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Henri Dutilleux. Mystere de l`instant, Tout un monde lointain..., Correspondances. Claude Debussy. Prelude a L`apres midi d`un faune Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

    Concert 
    21 June 2008
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Graduation performance of the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    21 June 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Composer: Cesare Pugni
    Composer: Leo Delibes
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Ivan Kozlov

    Classical Ballet 
    22 June 2008
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Graduation performance of the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    22 June 2008
    Sunday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act ballets by Dmitry Shostakovich: "The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Leningrad Symphony"
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Svetlana Ivanova

    Classical Ballet 
    22 June 2008
    Sunday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Richard Wagner "Tristan and Isolde" (drama in three acts). 2nd act, concert performance Video designs by Bill Viola
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Set Designer: Dmitry Chernyakov
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Rene Pape
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Designer: Bill Viola

    Opera 
    23 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
    23 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Le nozze di Figaro. Overture. Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Violin Concerto. Johannes Brahms. Symphony No 3, Hungarian Dances No 1, 5. Conducted by Maxim Vengerov (Mozart, Brams)
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maxim Vengerov

    Concert 
    24 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Graduation performance of the Vaganova Russian Ballet Academy
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    24 June 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Bryn Terffi - GALA PERFORMANCE
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
    25 June 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Elektra (opera in one act)
    Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
    Stage Director: Jonathan Kent
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Paul Brown
    Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Soprano: Elena Nebera

    Opera 
    26 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

    Classical Ballet 
    26 June 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Sibelius - Violin Concert and symphony #3. Conductor - Valery Gergiev. Soloist - Sergei Khachatryan
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Violin soloist: Sergey Khachatryan

    Concert 
    27 June 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Alexander Borodin "Prince Igor" (opera in three acts with a prologue)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass: Alexei Tanovitski
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

    Opera 
    28 June 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by Michel Fokine: Shopeniana. Shekherazade. Firebird.
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
    Dancer: Yulia Bolshakova
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko

    Classical Ballet 
    29 June 2008
    Sunday
    17:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Gioachino Rossini "Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L`albergo del giglio d`oro (The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis)"
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

    Opera 
    29 June 2008
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Leonard Bernstein. Symphonic Dances. Antonнn Dvorбk. Concerto for cello with orchestra. Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Symphony No 5. Conductor - Christoph Eschenbach, Daniel Meeller Schon Schleswig Holstein Music Festival Orchestra (Bernstein Dvorak Tchaikovsky)
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

    Concert 
    30 June 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Piano Recital. Haydn. Mozart. Shubert. Beethoven. Soloist - Alfred Brendel
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
    01 July 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "Betrothal in a Monastery" (lyrical comic opera in four acts, nine scenes)
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Lighting Designer: Anatoliy Kuznetsov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Stage Director: Vladislav Pazi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko

    Opera 
    02 July 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Classical Ballet 
    03 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "The Love for Three Oranges" (opera in a prologue and four acts)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Daniela Villaret
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

    Opera 
    ! PREMIERE !
    04 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Season Premiere ! 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
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Anton Pimonov
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich

    Classical Ballet 
    05 July 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    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
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
    06 July 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

    Classical Ballet 
    06 July 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "Simon Boccanegra" (opera with a prologue and three acts). Conductor - Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Thomas Hampson

    Opera 
    07 July 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Dmitry Shostakovich "The Nose" (opera in three acts and ten scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman

    Opera 
    08 July 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev

    Classical Ballet 
    08 July 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Solo Concert by Vasily Gerello
    Soloist: Vasily Gerello
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
    09 July 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Alina Somova

    Classical Ballet 
    10 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova

    Classical Ballet 
    10 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Jean Sibelius. Symphonies No 2, 6, 7 Conductor - Paavo Jarvi
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Paavo Jarvi (GRAMMY WINNER 2003 "Best Choral Performance - Best Conductor")

    Concert 
    11 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Composer: Cesare Pugni
    Composer: Leo Delibes
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Nikita Shcheglov
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova

    Classical Ballet 
    ! PREMIERE !
    11 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! Powder Her Face
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Opera 
    12 July 2008
    Saturday
    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: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Bass: Alexei Tanovitski
    Soprano: Maria Guleghina
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
    13 July 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Igor Zelensky
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
    13 July 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Rodion Shchedrin "The Enchanted wanderer" opera in two acts
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Eugene Ganzburg
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Domskaya
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    14 July 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Jean Sibelius. Symphony No 3. Mariuce Ravel. Concerto for piano with orchestra. Mariuce Ravel. Bolero. Aram Katchaturian. Concerto for violin with orchestra
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Anika Vaviс
    Violin soloist: Nikolai Madoev

    Concert 
    15 July 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    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 
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 July 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Russian Premiere ! PREMIERE ! King Roger
    Composer: Karol Szymanowski
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    17 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets Apollo. The Prodigal Son. Le Reveil de Flore
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
    17 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Piano Recital. Olga Kern (Chopin, Rakhmaninov, Liszt)
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Olga Kern

    Concert 
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Russian Premiere ! PREMIERE ! King Roger
    Composer: Karol Szymanowski
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    19 July 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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin

    Classical Ballet 
    ! PREMIERE !
    19 July 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! Operas in one act: "L`heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour)" by Maurice Ravel. "Gianni Schicchi" by Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
    Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
    Stage Director: Walter Le Moli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Opera 
    21 July 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Maria Guleghina anniversary concert
    Soprano: Maria Guleghina
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
    22 July 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Sergei Rakhmaninov. Piano Concerto No 2. Soloist: Daniel Pollack. Sergei Rakhmaninov. Aleko (concert performance)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Daniel Pollack

    Concert 
    ! PREMIERE !
    23 July 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    World Premiere ! PREMIERE ! The Brothers Karamazov (mystery opera in three acts after the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (version of 2013))
    Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    ! PREMIERE !
    24 July 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    World Premiere ! PREMIERE ! The Brothers Karamazov (mystery opera in three acts after the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (version of 2013))
    Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    25 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets Apollo. The Prodigal Son. Le Reveil de Flore
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Ivanov
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Classical Ballet 
    25 July 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Dmitry Shostakovich. Symphony No 1. Symphony No 15
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
    26 July 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

    Classical Ballet 
    26 July 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Rodion Shchedrin "The Enchanted wanderer" opera in two acts
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Eugene Ganzburg
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Domskaya
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
    27 July 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    CLOSING OF THE Festival "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" and closing of the 2007/2008 Season.. Mariinsky Opera Star Nikolai Putilin Recital
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

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