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Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
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Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
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Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 01 May 2008 - 31 May 2008
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    01 May 2008
    Thursday
    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: Yulia Kasenkova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    01 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! "Spartacus" (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Stage Director: George Kovtun
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Recital of World Opera Star Anna Netrebko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Anna Netrebko
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
     
    01 May 2008
    Thursday
    18:30

    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 
     
    02 May 2008
    Friday
    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
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev

    Opera 
     
    02 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    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 
     
    02 May 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 
     
    02 May 2008
    Friday
    18:30

    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 
     
    03 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: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 May 2008
    Saturday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Herman von Lovenskjold
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 May 2008
    Saturday
    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 
     
    03 May 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 
     
    03 May 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    BEST ORGANISTS OF THE WORLD
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Bela Bartok
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concert 
     
    03 May 2008
    Saturday
    18:30

    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 
     
    03 May 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 
     
    03 May 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 
     
    04 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: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
    Dancer: Ruben Bobovnikov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 May 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 
     
    04 May 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 
     
    04 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    6th concert of the Season Ticket No.1
    «Yuri TEMIRKANOV and his orchestra»

    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Conductor: Maxim Shostakovich
    Cello: Sergei Slovachevsky
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    04 May 2008
    Sunday
    18:30

    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 
     
    04 May 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 
     
    04 May 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 
     
    05 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    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: Andrei Batalov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    05 May 2008
    Monday
    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 
     
    05 May 2008
    Monday
    18:30

    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 
     
    06 May 2008
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    06 May 2008
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    06 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    5th concert of the Season Ticket No.6
    «Passions to Romanticism»

    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler

    Concert 
     
    06 May 2008
    Tuesday
    18:30

    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 
     
    07 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Benjamin Britten "Turn of the screw" (opera in two acts with a prologue)
    Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman
    Movement Director: Andrew George
    Stage Director: David McVicar
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Music Coach: Steven Maughan
    Set Designer: Tanya McCallin
    Costume Designer: Tanya McCallin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Mezzo soprano: Lyubov Sokolova
    Soprano: Larisa Shevchenko

    Opera 
     
    07 May 2008
    Wednesday
    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 
     
    07 May 2008
    Wednesday
    18:30

    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 
     
    08 May 2008
    Thursday
    20:00

    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 
     
    08 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Charitable concert for the veterans
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    08 May 2008
    Thursday
    18:30

    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 
     
    09 May 2008
    Friday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: The Saint-Petersburg State Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Elena Sheshina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: The Saint-Petersburg State Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 May 2008
    Friday
    12:00

    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
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova

    Opera 
     
    09 May 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 
     
    09 May 2008
    Friday
    18:30

    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    10 May 2008
    Saturday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    10 May 2008
    Saturday
    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 
     
    10 May 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    6th concert of the season Ticket No.10
    «Family concerts»

    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Stanislav Gorkovenko

    Concert 
     
    10 May 2008
    Saturday
    18:30

    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 
     
    10 May 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 
     
    10 May 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 
     
    ! 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    11 May 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 
     
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 May 2008
    Sunday
    18:30

    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 May 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 
     
    11 May 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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    12 May 2008
    Monday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    12 May 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    5th concert of the Season Ticket No.5
    «Music of Vienna»

    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Mezzo soprano: Galina Sidorenko
    Conductor: Johannes Wildner
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    12 May 2008
    Monday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    6th concert of the Season Ticket No.8
    «Great foreign composers at the stage of the Assembly of the Noble»

    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Conductor: Johannes Wildner
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    13 May 2008
    Tuesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    14 May 2008
    Wednesday
    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 
     
    14 May 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 
     
    14 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    THIS MULTIFACETED ORGAN
    "SANCTUARY TRIO" (Canada)

    Concert 
     
    14 May 2008
    Wednesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    ! PREMIERE !
    15 May 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! "Spartacus" (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Stage Director: George Kovtun
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    15 May 2008
    Thursday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! "Spartacus" (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Stage Director: George Kovtun
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 May 2008
    Friday
    18:30

    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    17 May 2008
    Saturday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    5th concert of the Season Ticket No.9
    «Round the world with an orchestra»

    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Conductor: Moshe Atzmon
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    18 May 2008
    Sunday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    19 May 2008
    Monday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 May 2008
    Monday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    20 May 2008
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    20 May 2008
    Tuesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    21 May 2008
    Wednesday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Anniversary concert. State Academic Russian Orchestra named after Vassili Andreev Conductor – Dmitri KHOKHLOV
    Concert 
     
    21 May 2008
    Wednesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    22 May 2008
    Thursday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    22 May 2008
    Thursday
    18:30

    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    23 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 May 2008
    Friday
    18:30

    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    24 May 2008
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    24 May 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    6th concert of the Season Ticket No.11
    «Fairy tales of the old grandmother»

    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    24 May 2008
    Saturday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    25 May 2008
    Sunday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    26 May 2008
    Monday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 May 2008
    Monday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    ! PREMIERE !
    27 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "L`elisir d`amore (Love Drink)" opera-buffa in two acts
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
    Stage Director: Fabio Sparvoli
    Set Designer: Mauro Carosi
    Costume Designer: Odette Nicoletti
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Lighting Designer: Vinicio Cheli
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    27 May 2008
    Tuesday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    27 May 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    6th concert of the Season Ticket No.7
    «Sacred and secular music»

    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Soloist: Alexander Gergalov
    Orchestra: Concert choir of the Mussorgsky Opera and Ballet Theatre
    Conductor: Eduard SEROV
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh

    Concert 
     
    27 May 2008
    Tuesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    ! PREMIERE !
    28 May 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "L`elisir d`amore (Love Drink)" opera-buffa in two acts
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
    Stage Director: Fabio Sparvoli
    Set Designer: Mauro Carosi
    Costume Designer: Odette Nicoletti
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Lighting Designer: Vinicio Cheli
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    28 May 2008
    Wednesday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 May 2008
    Wednesday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    29 May 2008
    Thursday
    20:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-feerie in three acts with a prologue and an apotheosis)
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 May 2008
    Thursday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 May 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 
     
    29 May 2008
    Thursday
    18:30

    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 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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    30 May 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-feerie in three acts with a prologue and an apotheosis)
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 May 2008
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 May 2008
    Friday
    18:30

    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 
     
    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 
    "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival 2008 
    31 May 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Adolphe Adam "Giselle (Les Wilis)" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Choreography: Nikita Dolgushin
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 May 2008
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" Classical Ballet in 3 acts
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 May 2008
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 May 2008
    Saturday
    18:30

    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 
     
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