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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 01 December 2008 - 30 December 2008
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    01 December 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: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Dancer: Yevgenia Dolmatova
    Dancer: Kirill Safin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 December 2008
    Monday
    19:30

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Tours of the World-known St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre 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
    Principal Dancer: Irina Kolesnikova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 December 2008
    Monday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Nino KATAMADZE & Insight. With orchestra New Classic
    Concert 
     
    01 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.3. VOCAL EVENING. Olga KONDINA. Piano part – Boris KONDIN
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Soloist: Olga Kondina

    Concert 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "Don Carlos" (opera in four acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Angela Buscemi
    Costume Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Set Designer: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Roberto Aldorasi
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass: Mikhail Kit

    Opera 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:30

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Tours of the World-known St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre 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
    Principal Dancer: Irina Kolesnikova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Early music ensemble. "Hortus Musicus" (Estonia). Artistic director and soloist - Andres MUSTONEN
    Concert 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Glass Heart (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    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 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mozart. Concert for the bassoon with the orchestra
    Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
    Bizet- Shchedrin "Carmen-Suite"
    Borodin "Polovets Dances"
    Ravel "Bolero"

    Composer: Alexander Borodin
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Concert 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE ORCHESTRA. Artistic director and chief conductor - Alexander TITOV. Soloist and conductor - Sergey STADLER
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Alexander Titov

    Concert 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics 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 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mozart. Requiem
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko

    Concert 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    ORGAN EVENING. To Olivier Messiaen`s 100th Birth Anniversary. Thierry ESCAICH (France)
    Concert 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    PIANO EVENING. Teachers of Saint-Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov musical college.
    Olga ANDREEVA. Oleg WEINSTEIN. Vladimir PAVLOV

    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Un ballo in maschera (Masquerade) (opera in three acts)
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Soprano: Nataliya Tymchenko
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Ruggero Leoncavallo "Pagliacci" (opera in two acts with a prologue)
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
    Set Designer: Dante Ferretti
    Costume Designer: Gabriella Pescucci
    Lighting Designer: Gianni Mantovanini
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Leila Fteita
    Stage Director: Liliana Cavani
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Daniele Rustioni

    Opera 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.8. "Great Composers in Assembly of the Noble`s Hall"
    Conductor - Vladimir ALTSCHULER

    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Cherepnin
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.4. PIANO EVENING. Andrey DIEV
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Enrique Granados
    Composer: Maurice Ravel

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Un ballo in maschera (Masquerade) (opera in three acts)
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Tenor: Vsevolod Grivnov

    Opera 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics 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
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian
    Dancer: Artem Pykhachov
    Dancer: Oksana Shestakova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    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 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.13. "Mocius` stories". "Clever story".
    SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Mikhail KUKUSHKIN

    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA "KLASSIKA". Conductor - Alexander KANTOROV. Soloists: Marina ANDREEVA, Nikolai KOPYLOV
    Concert 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    18:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    B.Shtokolov International Vocal Competition. Closing
    Concert 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    16:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets: Apollo. Pas de Quatre. Pas de Deux.
    Composer: Cesare Pugni
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: Anton Dolin
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 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
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    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
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian
    Dancer: Denis Matvienko
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    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
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili

    Opera 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    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
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev

    Opera 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.12. "Music lessons". The Maestro Temirkanov International Foundation for Cultural Initiatives presents:
    Laureates of The Yuri Temirkanov Award

    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Niccolo Paganini
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Conductor: Arkadi Steinlucht

    Concert 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    ANNIVERSARY CONCERT. Amateurs Choir. Conductor - Konstantin NIKITIN
    Concert 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Elena YAPAROVA soprano. John HAYNES bass (USA). Piano part - Genrietta SEROVA
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Richard Strauss

    Concert 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    17:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    08 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Marking 100 years since the birth of David Oistrakh. Ravel "Tzigane". Tschaikovsky Trio of "Memories of great of artist"
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    08 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Dedicated to Olivier Messiaen. CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Nikolai MOKHOV flute. Albert BARBETA violin.
    Concert 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    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: Boris Gruzin
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Baritone: Yuri Laptev
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev

    Opera 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.9. "Over the World With an Orchestra" Germany
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Paul Hindemith
    Conductor: Eduard SEROV
    Piano: Pavel Egorov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    The Consulate General of South Korea in Saint Petersburg presents: Korean Traditional Music Concert "Aroma Of Korea"
    Concert 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    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: Boris Gruzin
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov

    Opera 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    World Opera Star Angela Gheorghiu Gala
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Ion Marin

    Concert 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Dedicated to Olivier Messiaen. PIANO EVENING
    Concert 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    11 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (Opera in 2 acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Daniele Rustioni

    Opera 
     
    11 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mozart . Symphony N 36 Linz. Mozart. Concerto in C for piano N 21. Mendelssohn. Symphony N 3 Scottish
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Miroslav Kultyshev
    Conductor: Igor Gruppman

    Concert 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Georges Bizet "Carmen" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Choreography: Galina Kaloshina
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Tenor: Yuri Marusin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga

    Opera 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    17:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Gala-concert dedicated to Maestro Yuri Temirkanov anniversary. Conductor – Maris JANSONS
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Bela Bartok
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Soloist: Dmitry Hvorostovsky
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Piano: Maestro Evgeny Kissin (GRAMMY WINNER 2005 "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance - Best Soloist")
    Violin soloist: Maestro Yuri Bashmet
    Conductor: Mariss Jansons
    Cello: Natalia Gutman
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Soloist: Vadim Repin
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Apollo. Prodigal Son. Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. Theme and Variations.
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    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
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Victoria Kutepova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    "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
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:02

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Verdi`s Requiem
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Marina Shaguch

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    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 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.4. PIANO EVENING. Elisso VIRSSALADZE
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and of the Beautiful Swan-Princess" (opera in a prologue and four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Piano: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Nataliya Tymchenko
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili

    Opera 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ballets by George Balanchine: "The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Ballet Imperial."
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    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
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian

    Classical Ballet 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    The Battleship Potemkin by Sergei Eisenstein to music by Edmund Meisel
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    OPENING OF THE 'ARTS SQUARE' FESTIVAL SAINT-PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA.
    Conductor – Maestro Yuri TEMIRKANOV. Soloist – Evgeny KISSIN

    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Piano: Maestro Evgeny Kissin (GRAMMY WINNER 2005 "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance - Best Soloist")
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.9. Lecture-concert. Franz SCHUBERT. Lecturer - Alexander GALITSKY
    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.5. Haydn And Vienna Of XVIII Century.
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Soloist: Nazar Kozhukhar

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    17:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    15 December 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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    15 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Ballet Gala Performance. "Pavana Mavra", "Paquita", "Divertissement"
    Composer: Ludwig Minkus
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Farukh Ruzimatov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    ! PREMIERE ! "Judith triumphant" (Oratorio in 2 acts) Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Opera 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Alexander DMITRIEV. Soloist – Viktor TRETIAKOV
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Violin soloist: Victor Tretjakov

    Concert 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.1. Dedicated to Algis ZHURAITIS. Elena OBRAZTSOVA mezzo-soprano. Piano part - Vazha CHACHAVA
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Soloist: Elena Obraztsova

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    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: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Irina Mataeva
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    St Petersburg House of Music soloists` concert
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexander Polischouk

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Chamber Ensemble "The Moscow Soloists". Conductor and soloist – Maestro Yuri BASHMET
    Composer: Niccolo Paganini
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Violin soloist: Maestro Yuri Bashmet
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Bashmet (Grammy Award Winner 2008 with the orchestra "Soloists of Moscow" for the execution of works by Stravinsky and Prokofiev in the category "Best performance by small ensembles")

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Musical homage to Sergey Kusevitsky anniversary. Participants:
    Alexander SHILO contrabass (Russia). Axel BOUCHAU contrabass (France). Contrabass ensemble "QuattroBass +". Elena KORZHENEVSKAYA soprano. Nina AVVAKUMOVA piano.

    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes). Production by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov (1984)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Choreography: Oleg Vinogradov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Bogacheva
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Production: Oleg Vinogradov
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
    Premiere of the Brilliant "Romeo and Juliet" Ballet at Mikhailovsky Ballet Theatre 2008 
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Pavel Haas Quartet
    Composer: Leos Janacek
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: Pavel Haas Quartet
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Society presents: Soloists Ensemble of Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Society
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Production: Oleg Vinogradov
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Messiaen. Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the end of time). Messiaen. Turangalоla - Symphonie
    Composer: Olivier Messiaen
    Piano: Anthony Bonamici
    Soloist: Ivan Stolbov
    Violin soloist: Kirill Тerentiev
    Cello: Oleg Sendetsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Nikolai ALEXEEV. Soloist – Vladimir FELTSMAN
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.6. Ensemble "DIVERTISSEMENT". Artistic director and soloist – Ilya IOFF violin
    Orchestra: "Divertissement" Ensemble
    Artistic Director: Ilya Ioff
    Violin soloist: Ilya Ioff

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    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
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov

    Opera 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Parma Opera House Orchestra
    Concert 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802) on the stage of Musical comedy theatre
    Musical comedy theatre. KALMAN. Graefin Mariza (Operetta in two acts)
    Operetta 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    8th concert of the Season Ticket No.2. (2007-2008 season). "Dedication to Maestro".
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Costume Designer: Galina Soloviova
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mariinsky Theatre Chorus in Concert – a`cappella
    Composer: Valery Gavrilin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko

    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Mariinsky Theatre orchestra
    Artistic director and conductor - Maestro Valery GERGIEV

    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Conductor: Hans Graf
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Artistic Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "If Composer Kept a Diary..." Robert SCHUMANN
    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    The year 2008 is the year of Turkish culture in Russia. Chamber orchestra of ST.PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Soloists-instrumentalists
    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    17:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    22 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello

    Opera 
     
    22 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Russian National Orchestra. Artistic director and chief conductor - Mikhail PLETNEV
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Cello: Alexander Knyazev
    Violin soloist: Dmitri Berlinsky

    Concert 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Modest Musorgsky "Khovanshchina" (folk musical drama in five acts, six scenes).
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Fyodor Fyodorovsky
    Stage Director: Leonid Baratov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics 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 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
    Soloists: Dinara ALIEVA soprano. Olga BALASHOVA coloratura mezzo-soprano.
    Valery SOKOLOV violin. Sergey KASPROV piano.

    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

    Concert 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    WIND MUSIC EVENING. The Russian Horn Capella. Artistic director – Sergei PESCHANSKY
    Concert 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics 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 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Prokofiev - Music from the ballet "Cinderella"
    Symphony-Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
    Tschaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo theme for violoncello and orchestra
    Symphony N 5

    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Concert 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    CLOSING OF THE 'ARTS SQUARE' FESTIVAL Ninth International Winter Festival "Arts Square" SAINT-PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Maestro Yuri TEMIRKANOV. Soloist – Yefim BRONFMAN
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Piano: Yefim Bronfman

    Concert 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    GUITAR MUSIC EVENING. (copies of Rene Lakotta`s guitars (XIX cent.)) Anna KOWALSKA. Anton BIRULA
    Composer: Frederic Chopin

    Concert 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Siegfried (second day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen)"
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva

    Opera 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Imre Kalman "Sylva" (Operetta in 2 acts)
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    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
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Operetta 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.7. CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Strings quartet "Atrium".
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Gotterdammerung (third day of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Elena Nebera
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev

    Opera 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Ballet in 3 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.4. "Alexander Dmitriev and His Orchestra"
    Conductor – Erol ERDINC (Turkey) . Soloist – Sefika KUTLUER (Turkey)

    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Nina VITOL soprano
    Composer: Charles Gounod
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Vincenzo Bellini
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Georges Bizet "Carmen" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Choreography: Galina Kaloshina
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Soprano: Irina Mataeva
    Mezzo soprano: Kristina Kapustinskaya

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    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
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.8. Rastrelli cello quartet: Kirill KRAVTSOV , Mikhail DEGTYAREV, Sergei DRABKIN
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Gabriel Faure

    Concert 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Anton Adasinsky

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    11:00

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year tree party for children
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    14:00

    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
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Bochikhina "Nevsky Prospekt". Tarnopolsky "Foucault's pendulum". Tishchenko "Requiem"
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko

    Concert 
     
    28 December 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 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ Evening. "Christmas Music". Rubin ABDULLIN
    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.10. New Year Carnival. Concert leads Elena POPOVA
    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Soloist-vocalist. STATE RUSSIAN CONCERT ORCHESTRA. Artistic director and conductor – Vladimir POPOV
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Popov

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    29 December 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
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
    Dancer: Maxim Podshivalenko

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 December 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 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.3. "First Russian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor – Dorian WILSON (USA).
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Richard Wagner

    Concert 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    13:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    17:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    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
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev

    Opera 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.2. CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Dmitri EREMIN cello. Evgeny IZOTOV piano
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Concert 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
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