Playbill for the "The Stars of the White Nights 2008" International Ballet and Opera Festival (10 May 2008 - 27 July 2008)

DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE
10 May 2008
Saturday
19:00

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

Opera 
! PREMIERE !
11 May 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Season Premiere ! PREMIERE ! Glass Heart (ballet in two acts)
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Choreography: Kirill Simonov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
Soloists: Maxim Zyuzin
Dancer: Islom Baimuradov

Ballet 
11 May 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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)
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
Soprano: Mlada Khudolei

Opera 
12 May 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Olga Borodina. Opera Gala (Best Parts from different Operas, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Opera Stars only). Scenes from "Tsar's bride", "Samson et Dalila", "Carmen"
Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Mezzo soprano: Olga Borodina

Opera 
13 May 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
Dancer: Tatyana Serova
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Ballet 
13 May 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Soloists: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
Soloists: Olga Savova
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

Opera 
14 May 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Dmitry Shostakovich "The Nose" (opera in three acts and ten scenes)
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
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
Soloists: Alexander Morozov
Soloists: Vladimir Tyulpanov
Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
Soprano: Larisa Shevchenko

Opera 
15 May 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Dancer: Igor Kolb
Dancer: Elvira Tarasova
Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Ballet 
15 May 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
?oncert "St. Petersburg Musical Spring"
Composer: Andrey Petrov
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leonid Korchmar

Concert 
16 May 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
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
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova
Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi

Ballet 
16 May 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Opera 
17 May 2008
Saturday
19:00

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

Opera 
18 May 2008
Sunday
11:30

morning
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Mikhail Glinka "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (magical opera in five acts)
Composer: Mikhail Glinka
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Director: Irkin Gabitov
Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Soloists: Olga Trifonova
Bass: Edward Tsanga

Opera 
18 May 2008
Sunday
20:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (ballet in two acts)
Composer: Herman von Lovenskjold
Choreography: August Bournonville
Costume Designer: Irina Press
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Dancer: Elvira Tarasova
Dancer: Nikita Shcheglov
Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

Ballet 
19 May 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
Composer: Boris Asafiev
Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Anna Sysoeva
Dancer: Sergei Popov
Soloists: Irina Zhelonkina

Ballet 
20 May 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Don Giovanni (dramma giocoso in two acts)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
Soloists: Ildar Abdrazakov
Soprano: Mlada Khudolei
Conductor: Sasha Goetzel

Opera 
21 May 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
Soloists: Nadezhda Serdyuk
Soloists: Andrei Ilyushnikov
Soloists: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
Tenor: Mikhail Vishnyak

Opera 
22 May 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
Dancer: Tatyana Serova
Dancer: Anna Sysoeva
Dancer: Sergei Popov
Soloists: Yulia Slivkina (Smirnova)

Ballet 
22 May 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Die Zauberflote (Magic Flute) (concert performance)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production: Alain Maratrat
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Lyudmila Dudinova
Soprano: Larisa Yudina
Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
Conductor: Sasha Goetzel

Opera 
23 May 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Modest Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" Production: Andrei Tarkovsky (1983) (opera in four acts with a prologue (version of 1872))
Composer: Modest Musorgsky
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
Soloists: Alexander Gergalov
Soloists: Maxim Aksenov
Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov

Opera 
24 May 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
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
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Dancer: Tatyana Serova
Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova

Ballet 
25 May 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
Composer: Boris Asafiev
Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Dancer: Tatyana Serova
Dancer: Sergei Popov
Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
Soloists: Irina Zhelonkina

Ballet 
25 May 2008
Sunday
19:00

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

Concert 
26 May 2008
Monday
19:00

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

Ballet 
26 May 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Olga Trifonova
Soloists: Dmitry Voropaev
Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
Baritone: Alexei Markov

Opera 
27 May 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
St. Petersburg 305th Anniversary Ballet and Opera Gala
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Ballet 
28 May 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Giuseppe Verdi "Macbeth" (opera in four acts)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Stage Director: David McVicar
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Irina Gordei
Soloists: Ildar Abdrazakov
Soloists: Edem Umerov

Opera 
29 May 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov

Ballet 
30 May 2008
Friday
20:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
Dancer: Alina Somova
Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
Dancer: Olesia Novikova
Dancer: Yana Selina
Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

Ballet 
31 May 2008
Saturday
20:00

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

Opera 
01 June 2008
Sunday
20:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes)
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Larisa Diadkova
Soloists: Vladimir Galuzin
Soprano: Nataliya Tymchenko
Baritone: Alexander Nikitin

Opera 
01 June 2008
Sunday
11:00

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

Concert 
01 June 2008
Sunday
15:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Piano: Alexey Volodin

Concert 
02 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

Ballet 
! PREMIERE !
02 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
03 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Georges Bizet "Carmen" (opera in four acts)
Composer: Georges Bizet
Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Zlata Bulycheva
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Soloists: Viktoria Yastrebova

Opera 
03 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

Concert 
04 June 2008
Wednesday
19:00

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

Ballet 
04 June 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Les pecheurs de perles
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Olga Kondina
Soloists: Vladimir Moroz
Soloists: Daniil Shtoda

Concert 
05 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Composer: Cesare Pugni
Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Ballet 
05 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Benvenuto Chellini (production), Leo Hussain
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Zlata Bulycheva
Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
Conductor: Leo Hussein

Concert 
06 June 2008
Friday
21:00

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

Opera 
06 June 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Concert 
07 June 2008
Saturday
19:00

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

Ballet 
07 June 2008
Saturday
21:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Sergei Alexashkin
Soloists: Daniil Shtoda
Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova

Concert 
08 June 2008
Sunday
12:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
The Love for Three Oranges (opera in four acts, ten scenes)
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
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
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Soloists: Natalia Evstafieva
Soloists: Andrei Ilyushnikov
Tenor: Andrei Popov
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
Baritone: Vladislav Uspensky

Opera 
08 June 2008
Sunday
21:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Ulyana Lopatkina Ballet Gala (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet Stars only)
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina

Ballet 
08 June 2008
Sunday
18:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
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
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Opera 
08 June 2008
Sunday
22:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
The Mariinsky Theatre Brass Orchestra
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Modest Musorgsky
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 
09 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Artistic Director: Sergei Murzaev
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Soloists: Viktoria Yastrebova

Opera 
10 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
"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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Nikolai Putilin
Soloists: Zlata Bulycheva
Soloists: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
Tenor: Oleg Balashov
Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
Soprano: Lia Shevtsova

Opera 
11 June 2008
Wednesday
18:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
"Die Walkure" (the first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Composer: Richard Wagner
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Larisa Diadkova
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Soloists: Olga Savova
Soprano: Mlada Khudolei

Opera 
12 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
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: Filipp Stepin

Ballet 
13 June 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Opera 
14 June 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
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: Filipp Stepin

Ballet 
14 June 2008
Saturday
20:00

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

Concert 
15 June 2008
Sunday
16:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Richard Wagner "Gotterdammerung (third day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen)"
Composer: Richard Wagner
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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Larisa Diadkova
Tenor: Alexei Steblianko
Soprano: Elena Nebera
Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva

Opera 
17 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
Soloists: Elena Bazhenova

Ballet 
17 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

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

Concert 
18 June 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (melodramma in three acts)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
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
Soloists: Viktor Chernomortsev
Soloists: Viktoria Yastrebova
Soloists: Dmitry Voropaev

Opera 
19 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Dancer: Irina Golub
Dancer: Alina Somova
Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
Soloists: Anastasia Kolegova
Soloists: Daria Vasnetsova

Ballet 
19 June 2008
Thursday
18:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Richard Wagner "Tristan and Isolde" (drama in three acts) 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
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-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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
Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
Soloists: Elena Bazhenova

Ballet 
20 June 2008
Friday
22:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

Concert 
21 June 2008
Saturday
11:30

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

Ballet 
21 June 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Composer: Cesare Pugni
Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Anton Korsakov
Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev
Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
Dancer: Ivan Kozlov

Ballet 
22 June 2008
Sunday
11:30

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

Ballet 
22 June 2008
Sunday
18:00

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

Ballet 
22 June 2008
Sunday
21:30

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
Costume Designer: Irina Press
Choreography: Jean Coralli
Choreography: Jules Perrot
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
Dancer: Alina Somova
Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

Ballet 
22 June 2008
Sunday
14:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Richard Wagner "Tristan and Isolde" (drama in three acts) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Bass: Rene Pape
Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
Designer: Bill Viola

Opera 
22 June 2008
Sunday
21:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Chamber Music Concert. Quarteto Casals
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 
23 June 2008
Monday
19:00

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

Ballet 
23 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maxim Vengerov

Concert 
24 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

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

Ballet 
24 June 2008
Tuesday
19:00

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

Concert 
25 June 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Elektra (opera in one act)
Composer: Richard Strauss
Stage Director: Jonathan Kent
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Set Designer: Paul Brown
Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Olga Savova
Bass: Edward Tsanga
Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
Soprano: Elena Nebera

Opera 
26 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina
Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

Ballet 
26 June 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Soloists: Sergei Khachatryan

Concert 
27 June 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Alexander Borodin. Prince Igor (opera in three acts with a prologue )
Composer: Alexander Borodin
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
Soloists: Yevgeny Nikitin
Soloists: Nikolai Putilin
Soloists: Yevgeny Akimov
Soloists: Alexei Tanovitski
Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

Opera 
28 June 2008
Saturday
19:00

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

Ballet 
28 June 2008
Saturday
21:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler. Symphony No 8
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Yevgeny Nikitin
Soloists: Zlata Bulycheva
Soloists: Viktoria Yastrebova
Soloists: Lyudmila Dudinova
Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 
29 June 2008
Sunday
17:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
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)"
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
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
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Soloists: Daniil Shtoda
Soloists: Dmitry Voropaev
Soprano: Larisa Yudina
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

Opera 
29 June 2008
Sunday
12:00

afternoon
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Leonard Bernstein. Symphonic Dances. Anton?n Dvor?k. 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
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

Concert 
29 June 2008
Sunday
20:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Dmitry Hvorostovsky Gala Performance
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Composer: Sergey Rakhmaninov
Soloists: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Piano: Ilya Ivari
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 
30 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Opera Concert
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Opera 
30 June 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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

Concert 
01 July 2008
Tuesday
19:00

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

Opera 
02 July 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote"(grand ballet in four acts, seven scenes with prologue)
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Ballet 
02 July 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Piano Recital. Soloist: Christian Blackshaw
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Robert Schumann
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 
03 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
The Love for Three Oranges (opera in four acts, ten scenes)
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
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
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
Soloists: Nadezhda Serdyuk
Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

Opera 
! PREMIERE !
04 July 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Season Premiere ! PREMIERE ! Glass Heart (ballet in two acts)
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
Choreography: Kirill Simonov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Dancer: Alina Somova
Dancer: Anton Pimonov
Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich

Ballet 
05 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (melodramma in three acts)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
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
Soloists: Maxim Aksenov
Soloists: Lyudmila Dudinova
Soloists: Vasily Gerello
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

Opera 
06 July 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

Ballet 
06 July 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Baritone: Thomas Hampson

Opera 
07 July 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Dmitry Shostakovich "The Nose" (opera in three acts and ten scenes)
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
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
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Soloists: Vladislav Sulimsky
Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman

Opera 
08 July 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev

Ballet 
08 July 2008
Tuesday
19:00

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

Concert 
09 July 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote"(grand ballet in four acts, seven scenes with prologue)
Composer: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Anton Korsakov
Dancer: Alina Somova

Ballet 
10 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

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

Ballet 
10 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Paavo Jarvi

Concert 
11 July 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
Composer: Adolphe Adam
Composer: Cesare Pugni
Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Irma Nioradze
Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
Dancer: Nikita Shcheglov
Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
Soloists: Anastasia Kolegova

Ballet 
! PREMIERE !
11 July 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Opera 
12 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Giuseppe Verdi "La forza del destino (Force of the fate)" (opera in four acts)
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Tenor: Avgust Amonov
Soloists: Alexei Tanovitski
Soprano: Maria Guleghina
Baritone: Alexei Markov

Opera 
13 July 2008
Sunday
19:00

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

Ballet 
13 July 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Rodion Shchedrin "Enchanted wanderer" concert opera for three solo voices, chorus and orchestra (2002)
Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
14 July 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Piano: Anika Vavi?
Violin soloist: Nikolai Madoev

Concert 
15 July 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
! PREMIERE ! Die Zauberflote (opera in two acts)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

Opera 
! PREMIERE !
16 July 2008
Wednesday
19:00

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

Opera 
17 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine: Apollo. The Prodigal Son. Symphony in C
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: George Balanchine
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Ulyana Lopatkina
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
Dancer: Irina Golub
Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
Dancer: Olesia Novikova
Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

Ballet 
17 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

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

Concert 
! PREMIERE !
18 July 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Opera 
19 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin

Ballet 
! PREMIERE !
19 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Opera 
21 July 2008
Monday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
World Opera Star Maria Guleghina Gala Performance
Soprano: Maria Guleghina
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
22 July 2008
Tuesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Soloists: Daniel Pollack

Concert 
! PREMIERE !
23 July 2008
Wednesday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
World Premiere ! PREMIERE ! The Brothers Karamazov
Composer: Alexander Smelkov
Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
Production: Vasily Barkhatov
Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
! PREMIERE !
24 July 2008
Thursday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
World Premiere ! PREMIERE ! The Brothers Karamazov
Composer: Alexander Smelkov
Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
Production: Vasily Barkhatov
Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
25 July 2008
Friday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine: Apollo. The Prodigal Son. Symphony in C
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: George Balanchine
Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
Dancer: Andrei Ivanov
Dancer: Igor Kolb
Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

Ballet 
25 July 2008
Friday
19:00

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

Concert 
26 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre
Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
Costume Designer: Galina Solovyova
Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

Ballet 
26 July 2008
Saturday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
Rodion Shchedrin "Enchanted wanderer" concert opera for three solo voices, chorus and orchestra (2002)
Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

Opera 
27 July 2008
Sunday
19:00

evening
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) 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
Soloists: Nikolai Putilin
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Concert 


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