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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 14 December 2012 - 19 March 2013
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    14 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Don Giovanni" (dramma giocoso in two acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Stage Director: Johannes Schaaf
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    14 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Evening of one-act ballets: Carmen Suite. Presentiment of Spring
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Choreography: Yuri Smekalov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE MERRY WIDOW Operetta in two acts by Franz Lehar
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    14 December 2012
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov FESTIVAL OPENING. The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. Soloist - Alessio Bax (Italy). Mozart. Richard Strauss
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Alessio Bax
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Natalia Osipova
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Kseniya Kiseliova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Piano: Marina Mishuk
    Choreography: Nadezhda Kalinina
    Stage Director: Olga Malikova
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Costume Designer: Varvara Chuvina
    Costume Designer: Varvara Yegorova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Opera     		  
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars Violin Recital. Holder of the Grammy Award and the Oscar Joshua Bell violin (USA). Sam Heywood piano (USA). Schubert. R. Strauss. Gershwin. Prokofiev.
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Violin soloist: Joshua Bell
    Piano: Sam Heywood
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 STRAVINSKY STRING QUARTET (to the 20th anniversary of the quartet)
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Violin soloist: Alexander Shustin
    Viola soloist: Daniil Meerovich
    Violin soloist: Victor LISNYAK
    Concert     		  
    15 December 2012
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Organ Music Evening: Pieter van Dijk
    Organist: Pieter van Dijk
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Ensemble Recherche (Germany). In the program "All included". Music of Germany, Russia, USA, Austria. Schnittke. Lachenmann. Feldman. Carter. Akbalkan. Schoenberg.
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
    Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
    Composer: Helmut (Friedrich) Lachenmann
    Composer: Morton Feldman
    Composer: Elliott Cook Carter, Jr
    Composer: Yuri Akbalkan
    Concert     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    16 December 2012
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    17 December 2012
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars Written in America. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Maestro Alexander Dmitriev. Soloist - Boris Berezovsky. Stravinsky. Rachmaninov. Gershwin.
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Piano: Boris Berezovsky
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Concert     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    17 December 2012
    Monday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Ensemble Recherche (Germany). Master class for young instrumentalists and composers
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    17 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 PIANO RECITAL. Pavel RAIKERUS
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Piano: Pavel Raikerus
    Concert     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Soprano: Olga Tolkmit
    Tenor: Suren Maksutov
    Bass: Vyacheslav Pochapsky
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Daniil Trifonov recital (piano)
    Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Karol Maciej Szymanowski
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Die Fledermaus Operetta in two acts by Johann Strauss
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 G. Verdi, "Rigoletto", (Opera in three acts)
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra of the 'St. Petersburg Opera' theatre
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Berlin Academy for Early Music. Chef-d`oeuvres of German Baroque. Telemann. Bach. Handel.
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    18 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL.Andrei BARANOV violin. Inga DZEKTSER piano
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Violin soloist: Andrei Baranov
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Piano: Inga Dzektser
    Composer: Eugene Ysaye
    Concert     		  
    19 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Debussy. Ravel. Berlioz
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    19 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 MISTER X Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    19 December 2012
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Nikolai Alexeev. Beethoven. Soloist - Polina Pasztircsak soprano (Hungary). Narrator - Mikhail Yefremov
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Soprano: Polina Pasztircsak
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    19 December 2012
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Berlin Academy for Early Music. Master class for young instrumentalists
    Concert     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Tugan Sokhiev
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts). Directed by Andrey Zholdak
    Director: Andrey Zholdak
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE BIRD SELLER Operetta in two acts by Carl Zeller
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 CONCERT OF THE FELLOWS OF INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION CULTURAL INITIATIVE OF MAESTRO YURI TEMIRKANOV
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    20 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Elena Bazhenova
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Dancer: Maria Adzhamova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Dancer: Mikhail Sivakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Miltseva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Shostakovich. Conductor - Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Joshua Weilerstein (USA). Soloist - Alisa Weilerstein (USA). Barber. Adams. Copland
    Cello: Alisa Weilerstein
    Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 NEW YEAR CONCERT. Ensemble «MA.GR.IG.AL»
    Concert     		  
    21 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 VOCAL RECITAL "All's well that ends well!" HAPPY OPERA FINALS
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Concert     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Biryukova
    Soprano: Olga Shanina
    Mezzo soprano: Sofia Fainberg
    Soprano: Svetlana Moskalenko
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Opera     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Dancer: Sabina Yapparova
    Dancer: Andrey Yakhnyuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. Marking Rodion Shchedrin`s eightieth birthday. Piano marathon: Alexei Volodin, Denis Matsuev, Yeol Eum Son, Olli Mustonen
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Olli Mustonen
    Piano: Yeol Eum Son
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 John Cage. Musicircus. Concert-performance dedicated to composer`s 100th birthday anniversary. Alexei Lubimov piano, Marc Pekarsky percussion, Natalia Pshenichnikova voice, Konstantin Grouss dance and others
    Composer: John Cage
    Piano: Alexei Lubimov
    Soloist: Marc Pekarsky
    Singer: Natalia Pshenichnikova
    Concert     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Opera     		  
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. Marking Rodion Shchedrin`s eightieth birthday. Cleopatra and the Snake. Instrumental Concerti. Soloists: Alexander Buzlov (cello) and Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe). Conductor: Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Cello: Alexander Buzlov
    Soloist: Alexei Ogrintchouk
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 BAYADER Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 State Symphony Orchestra of Russia (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra). Conductor - Vladimir Jurowski. Mahler.
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Orchestra: State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
    Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    23 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL.Sergei MALOV violin, viola, cello da spalla. Oleg MALOV piano
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Violin soloist: Sergei Malov
    Concert     		  
    24 December 2012
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. "Rodin" Music: Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jules Massenet
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    24 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soprano: Karina Chepurnova
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Tsvetkova
    Bass: Timur Abdikeyev
    Opera     		  
    24 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Kalman. "The violet of Montmartre"
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		 The XIII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2012 
    24 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 AUTHOR`S RECITAL Oleg KARAVAICHUK To the 85-th anniversary of the composer`s birthday
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. "Rodin" Music: Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jules Massenet
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Carmen Suite. Scheherazade
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov FESTIVAL CLOSING. The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Composer: Carl Orff
    Baritone: Jochen Kupfer
    Tenor: Lawrence Brownlee
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Soprano: Marisol Montalvo
    Choir: Smolny Cathedral Chamber Choir
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gribkov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Begletsov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    25 December 2012
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 «IN THE VORTEX OF WALTZ» ST.PETERSBURG STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA «KLASSIKA» Artistic director and chief conductor - Alexander KANTOROV
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Artistic Director: Alexander Kantorov
    Orchestra: St.-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Klassika"
    Conductor: Alexander Kantorov
    Concert     		  
    26 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    26 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Mozart. Concert of the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor: Andrei Petrenko.
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choir: Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    26 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 IGUDESMAN AND STRAUS Aleksey IGUDESMAN violin Chamber Orchestra
    Violin soloist: Aleksey Igudesman
    Concert     		  
    26 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    26 December 2012
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    27 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Natalia Osipova
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Premier Concert Company presents: MOSCOW VIRTUOSI Chamber Orchestra Artistic director and conductor - Vladimir SPIVAKOV Julette GALSTYAN Robin TRITSCHLER Christiane OELZE Alexander ROMANOVSKY "THE MASTERS OF CHORAL SINGING" Director - Lev KONTO
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Maestro Vladimir Spivakov
    Concert     		  
    27 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 AUTHOR`S RECITAL. David LANG (USA).«THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION» opera in the concert performance. «CHILD» for orchestra
    Soprano: Natalia Boeva
    Tenor: Boris Stepanov
    Concert     		  
    27 December 2012
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Jules Massenet "Don Quichotte" (opera in five acts)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Costume Designer: Paola Mariani
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Yannis Kokkos
    Set Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Costume Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Ferruccio Furlanetto
    Opera     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Soprano: Olga Tolkmit
    Opera     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Famous choruses and scenes from operas by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini. Conductor - Andrei Petrenko
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Friday. The Thirteenth.Disco club of the 19th century.St.Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra.Conductor – Stanislav KOCHANOVSKY
    Composer: Alexander Glazunov
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 ANNIVERSARY OF THE St. PETERSBURG PHILHAMONIC SOCIETY
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    28 December 2012
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Jules Massenet "Don Quichotte" (opera in five acts)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Costume Designer: Paola Mariani
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Yannis Kokkos
    Set Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Costume Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Ferruccio Furlanetto
    Opera     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Natalia Osipova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Christmas Music organ and vocal music evening. Performed by Olga Kondina (soprano) and Oleg Kinyaev (organ)
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Organist: Oleg Kinyaev
    Soprano: Olga Kondina
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:01
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Yuri Temirkanov and His Orchestra" The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Vassily SINAISKY Soloist – Miroslav KULTYSHEV
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Piano: Miroslav Kultyshev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky
    Concert     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    29 December 2012
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Giuseppe Verdi "Don Carlos" (opera in 4 acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Angela Buscemi
    Set Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Costume Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Stage Director: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Set Designer: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Choreography: Roberto Aldorasi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Opera     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Oksana Bondareva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Carmen Suite. Scheherazade
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Karen Ioannisyan
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 ORGAN RECITAL. "Christmas Music". Alexander FISEISKY.BACH.MENDELSSOHN.FRANCK.WIDOR.
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Organist: Alexander Fiseysky
    Concert     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    30 December 2012
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 New Year's Eve Tsar's Ball in Imperial Catherine Palace - Extraordinary Once in a Lifetime Experience
    		 New Year's Eve Tsar's Ball in Imperial Catherine Palace - Extraordinary Once in a Lifetime Experience
    Ball     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    21:00
    evening    		 The New Year's Eve Ball in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir
    		 The New Year's Eve Ball in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir
    Ball     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars New Year Gala. Opera Star Barbara Frittoli. Conductor - Vasily Petrenko.
    Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Soprano: Barbara Frittoli
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Gertseva
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Kseniya Kiseliova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Piano: Marina Mishuk
    Choreography: Nadezhda Kalinina
    Stage Director: Olga Malikova
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Costume Designer: Varvara Chuvina
    Costume Designer: Varvara Yegorova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Opera     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 New Year Ballet Gala - best dances from "Romeo and Juliet", "Spartacus", "Don Quixote" and other ballets
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Ludwig Minkus
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 NEW YEAR`S EVE CONCERT. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conducter - Nikolai Alexeev
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 NEW YEAR CONCERT "Champagne" Youth Chamber Orchestra of St. Petersburg University Art director, conductor and soloist - Andrey Alexeev accordion
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2012
    Monday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    01 January 2013
    Tuesday
    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     		  
    01 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 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: Boris Gruzin
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Opera     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Opera     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Evening of one-act ballets by Michel Fokine: "The Firebird". "Scheherazade"
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Nedviga
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Orchestra "Phonograph. JAZZ BAND" by Sergey Zhilin
    Piano: Sergey Zhilin
    Concert     		  
    02 January 2013
    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     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    02 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Mikhail Glinka "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (magical opera in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Opera     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Rafael Musin
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Maria Kochetkova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Conductor: Alexei Nyaga
    Dancer: Sabina Yapparova
    Dancer: Mikhail Sivakov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Conductor: Alexei Nyaga
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Anna Ol
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Opera     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 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     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    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     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Art-Lighthouse" performs: Imperial Viennese orchestra "Kaiser Waltz"
    Concert     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    03 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" ballet in three acts
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Kamil Yangurazov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Getting to Know the Orchestra
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Getting to Know the Orchestra
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Alexei Nyaga
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Sevryukova
    Tenor: Suren Maksutov
    Opera     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Opera     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Opera Gala of Mariinsky Theatre basses
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Opera     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 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     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    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     		  
    04 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Art-Lighthouse" performs: Imperial Viennese orchestra "Kaiser Waltz"
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2013
    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     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" ballet in three acts
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Andrei Ivanov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Anastasia Petushkova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera buffa in four acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Larionova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Sergei Martinov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Yevgenia Muravieva
    Opera     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Tenor: Alexey Kuligin
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Sevryukova
    Soprano: Irina Neklyudova
    Opera     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Herman von Lovenskjold
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Evening of one act ballets: Presentiment of Spring. Scheherazade
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Set Designer: Igor Nezhny
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Video Artist: Yuri Davydov
    Choreography: Yuri Smekalov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Dancer: Karen Ioannisyan
    Conductor: Vasily Kang
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Organ evening. Alexander Knyazev. Bach
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Cello: Alexander Knyazev
    Cello: Alexander Knyazev
    Concert     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    05 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L`albergo del giglio d`oro (The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis)"
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Herman von Lovenskjold
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Alexei Nyaga
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Kseniya Kiseliova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Piano: Marina Mishuk
    Choreography: Nadezhda Kalinina
    Stage Director: Olga Malikova
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Costume Designer: Varvara Chuvina
    Costume Designer: Varvara Yegorova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Tenor: Nikolai Emtsov
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Music of Vienna." The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Arvo Volmer (Estonia). Mozart. I. Strauss. R. Strauss.
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Arvo Volmer
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    06 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars "Shurale" (ballet in three acts and four scenes) Farid Yarullin
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov
    Designer: Alexander Ptushko
    Revival Designer: Batozhan Dashitsyrenov
    Designer: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Designer: Lev Milchin
    Piano: Liydmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Preparation: Lyudmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera buffa in four acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Larionova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Sergei Martinov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Tsvetkova
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Opera     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Conductor: Alexei Nyaga
    Dancer: Nikolay Korypayev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Conductor: Alexei Nyaga
    Dancer: Sabina Yapparova
    Dancer: Andrey Yakhnyuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Kseniya Kiseliova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Piano: Marina Mishuk
    Choreography: Nadezhda Kalinina
    Stage Director: Olga Malikova
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Costume Designer: Varvara Chuvina
    Costume Designer: Varvara Yegorova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Opera     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Pavel Egorov. Piano recital. Bach. Chopin. Schumann.
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Piano: Pavel Egorov
    Concert     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    11:30
    morning    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    07 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Maria Kochetkova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Concert of the Mikhailovsky Orchestra and Chorus
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Concert     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Organ Music Evening: Hiroko Inoue
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Organist: Hiroko Inoue
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Different stories for children and their parents," Vivaldi. Tchaikovsky.
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Violin soloist: Mikhail Krutik
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Vladimir Rylov
    Concert     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Zurab Sotkilava
    Tenor: Zurab Sotkilava
    Concert     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    12:30
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    08 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    09 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Jules Massenet "Don Quichotte" (opera in five acts)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Costume Designer: Paola Mariani
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Yannis Kokkos
    Set Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Costume Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera     		  
    09 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:01
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 All seats are sold out 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
    Opera     		  
    09 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The State Borodin Quartet
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: The State Borodin Quartet
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    09 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 "Yuletide-2013" "Rossika" Chamber Choir. Artistic director and conductor - Valentina Copylova-Panchenko
    Choir: "Rossika" Chamber Choir
    Artistic Director: Valentina Copylova-Panchenko
    Concert     		  
    10 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Soslan Kulaev
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Oksana Bondareva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    11 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Madama Butterfly" (japanese tragedy in three acts )
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Boris Kudlichka
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Magdalena Tesławska
    Stage Director: Mariusz Treliсski
    Costume Designer: Paweł Grabarczyk
    Lighting Designer: Stanisław Zięba
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Soprano: Elena Nebera
    Opera     		  
    11 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Irina Kosheleva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    11 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA of ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor - Leo KREMER (Germany) Soloist - Ruslan crest. Mozart. Haydn.
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Leo Kraemer
    Concert     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Slonimsky "The Magic Nut" (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Sergei Slonimsky
    Choreography: Donvena Pandoursky
    Set Designer: Mihail Chemiakin
    Costume Designer: Mihail Chemiakin
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Bass: Karen Akopov
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Alexander Matveev
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Bass: Anton Puzanov
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Opera     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Benjamin Britten "A midsummer night`s dream" (opera in 3 act)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Tenor: Artyom Krutko
    Opera     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 MISTER X Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Peterburg Chamber Choir. Artistic director - Nikolai Kornev, Conductor - Sviatoslav Luther. Rachmaninov.
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Artistic Director: Nikolai Kornev
    Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
    Conductor: Sviatoslav Luther
    Concert     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    12 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Sergei Slonimsky "The Magic Nut" (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Sergei Slonimsky
    Choreography: Donvena Pandoursky
    Set Designer: Mihail Chemiakin
    Costume Designer: Mihail Chemiakin
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Carmen Suite (one act ballet)
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "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: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Yulia Tikka
    Dancer: Alexey Kuznetsov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "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
    Dancer: Sabina Yapparova
    Dancer: Andrey Yakhnyuk
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Benjamin Britten "A midsummer night`s dream" (opera in 3 act)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Irina Mataeva
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Singer: Artyom Ryabchikov
    Opera     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 FAMILY CONCERTS. Bach. Atterberg. Tchaikovsky. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Erol Erdinc (Turkey). Soloists: Alexander Shustin violin, Daniil Meerovich viola, Khanyafi Chinakaev oboe
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Kurt Atterberg
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Violin soloist: Alexander Shustin
    Viola soloist: Daniil Meerovich
    Conductor: Erol Erdinc
    Concert     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 "Happy New Jazz!" Vocal group "Ad Libitum". Jazz-Quartet. JAZZ STANDARTS SONGS FROM BROADWAY MUSICALS AND POPULAR HITS IN THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
    Percussion: Alexander Lukashin
    Singer: Anastasia Adrianova
    Bass: Andrey Pisarev
    Singer: Evgenia Lapytova
    Saxophone: Kirill Bubyakin
    Singer: Maria Zemnitskaya
    Singer: Nika Maximova
    Piano: Sergey Tarusin
    Singer: Varvara Polynskaya
    Concert     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    13 January 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 New Year circus performance for children
    Circus show     		  
    15 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Attila (dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Set Designer: Frank Schloessman
    Costume Designer: Hanne Loosen
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Lighting Designer: Mark Jonathan
    Stage Director: William Friedkin
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Tenor: Khachatur Badalian
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    15 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Evening of one act ballets: The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Scheherazade
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Kamil Yangurazov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars FIRST RUSSIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Korngold. Skryabin. The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Nikolai Alexeev. Soloist - Alena Baeva
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
    Violin soloist: Alena Baeva
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Concert     		  
    16 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Dancer: Ruben Bobovnikov
    Dancer: Karen Ioannisyan
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky 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
    Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Pierre Gaillardot
    Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
    Stage Director: Walter Le Moli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    16 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 St.-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Klassika". Artistic director and conductor - Alexander Kantorov
    Artistic Director: Alexander Kantorov
    Conductor: Alexander Kantorov
    Orchestra: St.-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Klassika"
    Concert     		  
    17 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    17 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Prayers and hymns of Russian opera. Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Opera     		  
    17 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 MADAME POMPADOUR Operetta in two acts by Leo Fall
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    17 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Andreyev Folk Russian Orchestra. Artistic Director and Conductor - Dmitry Khokhlov
    Orchestra: Andreyev Folk Russian Orchestra
    Conductor: Dmitry Khokhlov
    Concert     		  
    18 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Yulia Kasenkova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Romances and songs by Russian composers. Performed by Edem Umerov (baritone)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    18 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars CHEERFUL CLASSICS. Schubert. Bloch. Bizet. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Arkadi Steinlucht. Soloist - Dmitri Kouzov
    Composer: Ernest Bloch
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Conductor: Arkadi Steinlucht
    Cello: Dmitry Kouzov
    Concert     		  
    19 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets by Mikhail Fokin: Petrouchka. The Firebird
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Revival Designer: Batozhan Dashitsyrenov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Arina Varentseva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 January 2013
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 How a Ballet is Staged
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    19 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE MERRY WIDOW Operetta in two acts by Franz Lehar
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    19 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Organ Recital. The winner of the VII Mikael Tariverdiev organ competition (2011) Baptiste-Florian MARLE-OUVRARD (France)
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Mikael Tariverdiev
    Composer: Thierry Escaich
    Organist: Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard
    Concert     		  
    19 January 2013
    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     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. 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
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Opera     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 How a Ballet is Staged
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE BIRD SELLER Operetta in two acts by Carl Zeller
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Concert in the foyer. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    20 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars "VIVA ITALIA" ST. PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor - Fabio Mastrangelo
    Conductor: Fabio Mastrangelo
    Orchestra: State Hermitage Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    21 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Alexei Nedviga
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 January 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Chamber Music Evening. Dmitry Petrov violin, viola. Olga Rybalchenko violin. Konstantin Bychkov viola. Dmitri Khrychev violoncello. Daria Shaposhnikova piano. Bruni, Paganini, Mozart, Ravel, Benjamin
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Niccolo Paganini
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Daria Shaposhnikova
    Cello: Dmitri Khrychev
    Piano: Dmitry Petrov
    Viola soloist: Konstantin Bychkov
    Violin soloist: Olga Rybalchenko
    Concert     		  
    22 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Boris Gruzin
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Bogacheva
    Opera     		  
    22 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Evening of one-act ballets by Michel Fokine: "The Firebird". "Scheherazade"
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Rafael Musin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 SILVIA Operetta in three acts by Imre Kalman
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    22 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Passions To Romanticism. Dvorak. Arensky. St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor – Vladimir Altschuler. St. Petersburg Conservatoire Students Choir
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Mezzo soprano: Galina Sidorenko
    Tenor: Nikolai Emtsov
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Bass: Peter Migunov
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    23 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    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: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 "Oedipus Rex". opera-oratorio in two acts
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Domskaya
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Opera     		  
    24 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Evening of one-act ballets: Les Noces. Le Rossignol
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Bronislava Nijinska
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    24 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Billy Budd (opera in two acts) by Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Le Parc (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj
    Sound compositions: Goran Vejvoda
    Costume Designer: Herve Pierre
    Lighting Designer: Jacques Chatelet
    Choreography: Noemie Perlov
    Set Designer: Thierry Leproust
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Musical Preparation: Lyudmila Sveshnikova
    Modern Ballet     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. "Red Giselle" Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alfred Sсhnittke, Georges Bizet
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Costume Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Billy Budd (opera in two acts) by Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Ignat Solzhenitsyn recital (piano)
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 KALMAN-GALA
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Friday. The Thirteenth. WHEN WE WERE STUDENTS.To the 150th anniversary of St.-Petersburg Conservatory. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Alexander Titov. Soloist - Sergei Redkin
    Composer: Andrei Petrov
    Composer: Nikolai Myaskovsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Conductor: Alexander Titov
    Concert     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Le Parc (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj
    Sound compositions: Goran Vejvoda
    Costume Designer: Herve Pierre
    Lighting Designer: Jacques Chatelet
    Choreography: Noemie Perlov
    Set Designer: Thierry Leproust
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Modern Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Billy Budd (opera in two acts) by Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 During the reign of the glorious Saltan
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Opera     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 An evening of vocal music. Performed by Yekaterina Goncharova (soprano) and Yevgeny Akimov (tenor)
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Charles Gounod
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Jules Massenet
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 KALMAN-GALA
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    26 January 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 JAZZ-BA-ROCK. Alexei Baev violin. "Divertissement" Ensemble. Quartet "Moscow Violinjazz". Bach, Vivaldi.
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Orchestra: "Divertissement" Ensemble
    Violin soloist: Alexei Baev
    Percussion: Alexey Nadgarov
    Double Bass: Pavel Prokimov
    Percussion: Petr Talalay
    Concert     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Opera     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Le Corsaire" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Andrey Kasyanenko
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Mikhail Sivakov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Le Corsaire" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 During the reign of the glorious Saltan
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Opera     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 KALMAN-GALA
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 ALEXANDER DMITRIEV AND HIS ORCHESTRA. ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Alexander DMITRIEV. Soloist – Soheil NASSERI (USA)
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Piano: Soheil Nasseri
    Concert     		  
    27 January 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    28 January 2013
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Bruckner. Symphony No 7
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    29 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 The Brothers Karamazov (mystery opera in three acts after the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (version of 2013))
    Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Opera     		  
    29 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Paganini Gala
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Niccolo Paganini
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Opera     		  
    29 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Kalman. "The violet of Montmartre"
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    29 January 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ballet Gala (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet Stars only). In honour of Radjepmyrat Abdyev`s jubilee
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Merkuriev
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Andrei Batalov
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Soslan Kulaev
    Dancer: Alexei Nedviga
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Concert     		  
    30 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Rusalka (Mermaid)" (opera in three acts) Antonin Dvorak
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
    Stage Director: Igor Konyaev
    Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil
    Choreography: Maria Korablyova
    Set Designer: Olga Shaishmelashvili
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Set Designer: Pyotr Okunev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Bass: Alexander Matveev
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) (opera in concert)
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Lighting Designer: Eugene Ganzburg
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Justus Frantz
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Tsvetkova
    Bass-baritone: Maxim Bulatov
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Kalman. "The violet of Montmartre"
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 St.Petersburg State Governor`s Symfony Orchestra. Conductor – Stanislav Gorkovenko. To the 75th anniversary of conductor Evening of symphonic miniatures
    Composer: Alexander Glazunov
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Valery Gavrilin
    Conductor: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Concert     		  
    31 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La forza del destino (Force of the fate)" (opera in four acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Stage Director: Elijah Moshinsky
    Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Opera     		  
    31 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Laurencia" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Costume Designer: Vadim Ryndin
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Musical Director: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets: Carmen Suite. The Young Lady and the Hooligan
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars Valery Afanasiev . PIANO RECITAL
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Piano: Valery Afanasiev
    Concert     		  
    31 January 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    01 February 2013
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Jules Massenet "Don Quichotte" (opera in five acts)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Costume Designer: Paola Mariani
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Yannis Kokkos
    Set Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Costume Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Opera     		  
    01 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Opera     		  
    01 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Evening of one-act ballets: Act II from the ballet "Giselle". Scheherazade
    Composer: Adolphe Adam
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Sergei Slonimsky
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Soslan Kulaev
    Dancer: Vadim Belyaev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Concerts in evening dress and jeans," "Concert for conductor and typewriter" ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor - Anatoly RYBALKO Soloist - Nebojsa Zivkovic (Germany)
    Concert     		  
    01 February 2013
    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     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars 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: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Bogacheva
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Soprano: Asmik Grigorian
    Tenor: Alexander Antonenko
    Opera     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Laurencia" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Costume Designer: Vadim Ryndin
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Musical Director: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville) (opera in concert)
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Lighting Designer: Eugene Ganzburg
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Justus Frantz
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Opera     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE MERRY WIDOW Operetta in two acts by Franz Lehar
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 St.Petersburg Youth Orchestra. Artistic director, conductor and soloist - Migran Agadzhanyan piano. Nikolay Mokhov flute, Sofia Kiprskaya harp, Petr Gorobets piano, Anastasia Ksenofontova piano. Mozart, Beethoven
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Anastasia Ksenofontova
    Piano: Migran Agadzhanyan
    Artistic Director: Migran Agadzhanyan
    Conductor: Migran Agadzhanyan
    Flute: Nikolai Mokhov
    Piano: Petr Gorobets
    Soloist: Sofia Kiprskaya
    Concert     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. Giuseppe Verdi "Don Carlos" (opera in 4 acts) Conducted by Maestro Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Angela Buscemi
    Set Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Costume Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Stage Director: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Set Designer: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Choreography: Roberto Aldorasi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 "Laurencia" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Costume Designer: Vadim Ryndin
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Musical Director: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Valeria Zapasnikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Bass: Karen Akopov
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Tenor: Alexey Kuligin
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Bass: Anton Puzanov
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Grigory Varshavsky. An evening of organ.
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Organist: Grigory Varshavsky
    Concert     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Classics in Miniature" "Symphonic Overture and the poem" St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Classic" Artistic director - Alexander KANTOROV Conductor - Sviatoslav LUTHER
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Concert     		  
    03 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    04 February 2013
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Olga Smirnova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Opera Stars Gala (Best Arias from different Operas, performed by the Mariinsky Stars only) Conductor: Placido Domingo
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Conductor: Placido Domingo
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    05 February 2013
    Tuesday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars The Woman without a Shadow (Die Frau ohne Schatten) (opera in three acts).
    Choreography: Denni Sayers
    Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
    Stage Director: Jonathan Kent
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Paul Brown
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Opera     		  
    05 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Bass: Anton Puzanov
    Baritone: Ivan Krutikov
    Opera     		  
    06 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    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: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness. (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Modern Ballet     		  
    06 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars "War and Peace" opera in two acts. Part I. Peace (concert performance)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Bogacheva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Opera     		  
    06 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 BAYADER Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    06 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Alex Arkhipovskiy balalaika
    Soloist: Alex Arkhipovski
    Concert     		  
    07 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars.. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes) Conducted by Maestro Gergiev
    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: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Opera     		  
    07 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness. (ballet in two acts)
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Modern Ballet     		  
    07 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Jacques Offenbach, "La belle Helene" (Lyric comedy with two intervals)
    Composer: Jacques Offenbach
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    07 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Ensemble "DIVERTISSEMENT". Artistic director and conductor - Ilya Ioff violin. Schubert-Mahler, ASchnittke
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Orchestra: "Divertissement" Ensemble
    Artistic Director: Ilya Ioff
    Concert     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Piano: Liydmila Sveshnikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ballet Evening: Triple Bill by Nacho Duato - Without Words. Nunc Dimittis. Prelude
    Composer: Arvo Part
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Modern Ballet     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Stars of the Stars "Pelleas et Melisande" opera in five acts (concert performance)
    Stage Director: Daniel Kramer
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Baritone: Andrei Bondarenko
    Opera     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Early Music Evening. Dedication to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Baroque Capella "GOLDEN AGE". Artistic director - Alexander Listratov. Bach
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Artistic Director: Alexander Listratov
    Concert     		  
    08 February 2013
    Friday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Jacques Offenbach "Les contes d`Hoffmann" (opera fantastique in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Libretto: Jules Barbier
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Opera     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:01
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 All seats are sold out Alexander Glazunov "Raymonda" (Ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria Rusticana" (opera in one act)
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
    Set Designer: Dante Ferretti
    Costume Designer: Gabriella Pescucci
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Leila Fteita
    Production: Liliana Cavani
    Director: Marina Bianchi
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Sevryukova
    Opera     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Evening of one-act ballets: "Carmen Suite" (one act ballet). Act II from the ballet "Giselle"
    Composer: Adolphe Adam
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Piano recital. Elizabeth Leonskaya
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Elisabeth Leonskaja
    Concert     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    09 February 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    10 February 2013
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Golovnin
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Bass: Vyacheslav Pochapsky
    Opera     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. A Journey into the World of Classical Music
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 MISTER X Operetta in two acts by Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    18:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Life Line" Honoured Ensemble of Russia ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor - Alexander Vedernikov Soloist - Mikhail Lidsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Concert     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    10 February 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    11 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Svetlana Ivanova
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Rafael Musin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    11 February 2013
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman "Onegin". Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Alexander Sitkovetsky
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    11 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Opera     		  
    11 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    12 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars "Dead Souls" Rodion Shchedrin (operatic scenes in three acts) Performed in concert
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Opera     		  
    12 February 2013
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. Tchaikovsky (Ballet in Two Acts)
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: Boris Eifman
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Costume Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    12 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE BIRD SELLER Operetta in two acts by Carl Zeller
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    12 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    13 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Billy Budd (opera in two acts) by Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Tenor: Neil Shicoff
    Opera     		  
    13 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Opera     		  
    13 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Kalman. "The violet of Montmartre"
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    13 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 XIII International Festival of Music Central Band of the Admiralty NAVY Rimsky-Korsakov Conductor - Alexei Karabanov "Emperor Waltz"
    Concert     		  
    13 February 2013
    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     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Elektra (opera in one act)
    Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
    Stage Director: Jonathan Kent
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Paul Brown
    Lighting Designer: Tim Mitchell
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Opera     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (ballet in four acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Vladimir Tsal
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 MADAME POMPADOUR Operetta in two acts by Leo Fall
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Jazz band Alexei Kanunnikova "Valentine
    Concert     		  
    14 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    15 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Piano: Liydmila Sveshnikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (ballet in four acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Vladimir Tsal
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Alexey Kuznetsov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2013
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Not boring classic" ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS STUDENTS St. Petersburg Conservatory Conductor and soloist - Sergey STADLER Soloists: Larissa Seliverstova mezzo-soprano tenor Alexander Trofimov
    Composer: Alexander Glazunov
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Concert     		  
    15 February 2013
    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     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 The Turn of the Screw - opera in two acts with a prologue
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Soprano: Larisa Shevchenko
    Soprano: Larisa Elina
    Opera     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (Ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Irina Kosheleva
    Dancer: Oksana Bondareva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets: Carmen Suite. The Young Lady and the Hooligan
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Kamil Yangurazov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 THE MERRY WIDOW Operetta in two acts by Franz Lehar
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Organ and choral. Alex Schmitt body Marina jesters mezzo-soprano
    Concert     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    16 February 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Ruben Bobovnikov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Dancer: Keenan Kampa
    Classical Ballet     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera buffa in four acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Larionova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Sergei Martinov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Karina Chepurnova
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Soprano: Yevgenia Muravieva
    Baritone: Andrei Bondarenko
    Opera     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "La Juive (The Jewess)" grand opera in five acts
    Composer: Fromental Halevy
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Conductor: Peter Feranec
    Bass: Alexei Tanovitski
    Opera     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. 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: Olga Trifonova
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov
    Opera     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Die Fledermaus Operetta in two acts by Johann Strauss
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Concerts for the whole family" Honored Academic Ensemble of Russia
    Concert     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    17 February 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    18 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Giacomo Puccini "Madama Butterfly" (japanese tragedy in three acts )
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Boris Kudlichka
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Magdalena Tesławska
    Stage Director: Mariusz Treliсski
    Costume Designer: Paweł Grabarczyk
    Lighting Designer: Stanisław Zięba
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Soprano: Anna Markarova
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Opera     		  
    18 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Chamber Music Evening. Alexander Bulov violin, Alexandra Zubova violin, Iosif Nurdaev viola, Evgeny Pilipchuk cello, Renat Rakov clarinet, Vsevolod Mitittello French horn. Mozart, Ravel, Brahms
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Violin soloist: Alexander Bulov
    Violin soloist: Alexandra Zubova
    Cello: Evgeny Pilipchouk
    Viola soloist: Iosif Nurdaev
    Clarinet: Renat Rakov
    Concert     		  
    18 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    19 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. 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
    Dancer: Nikolay Korypayev
    Dancer: Irina Kosheleva
    Dancer: Sabina Yapparova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Organ Music Evening: Boris Kazachkov, Daniil Protsuk
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Vincent Lubeck
    Organist: Boris Kazachkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    19 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Contrasts" ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor - Alexander Dmitriev Soloist - Dmitry BERLINSKIY
    Concert     		  
    19 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    20 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Leos Janacek "The Makropulos Case" (Opera in three acts)
    Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman
    Director: Graham Vick
    Set Designer: Richard Hudson
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass-baritone: Maxim Bulatov
    Tenor: Vladimir Zhivopistsev
    Soprano: Marina Aleshonkova
    Opera     		  
    20 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. 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
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Russian Classical Ballet Palace theatre
    		 Die Fledermaus Operetta in two acts by Johann Strauss
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
    Opera     		  
    20 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Handbell Ensemble «ARSIS» (Estonia) Soloists: Oliver Kuusik tenor baritone Rauno Elpit
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Concert     		  
    20 February 2013
    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     		  
    21 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Richard Strauss "Ariadne auf Naxos" (one act opera with prologue). Concert performance
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Libretto: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Conductor: Leonid Korchmar
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Yuri Smekalov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Soprano: Anna Markarova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Mezzo soprano: Maria Maksakova
    Opera     		  
    21 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    22 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts)
    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: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    22 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Stars of the Stars "Das Rheingold" the preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes (concert performance)
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choir: Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Opera     		  
    22 February 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Friday. Thirteenth "" Carnival "St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra Conductor - Mikhail Leontyev
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Concert     		  
    22 February 2013
    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     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Carl Orff "Carmina Burana"
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The tale of the Princess of the early dawn (Scenes from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty)
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Mini-Festival "Two days of Polish music" "Yuri Temirkanov and His Orchestra" Honored Academic Ensemble of Russia SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor - Krzysztof Penderecki (Poland), the 80th anniversary of the musician
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    23 February 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    18:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The tale of the Princess of the early dawn (Scenes from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty)
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. An evening of organ and cello music Performed by Daniel Zaretsky (organ), Oleg Sendetsky (cello)
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Marcel Dupre
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Organist: Daniel Zaretsky
    Cello: Oleg Sendetsky
    Concert     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Mini-Festival "Two days of Polish music" "Alexander Dmitriev and His Orchestra" ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor - Felix Korobov soloist - Eva POBLOTSKA (Poland) Lutoslawski The 100th anniversary of the composer
    Concert     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    24 February 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    25 February 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. Sergei Prokofiev "The Gambler" (Opera in Four Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Stage Director: Temur Chkheidze
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Opera     		  
    25 February 2013
    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     		  
    26 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    26 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Baritone: Andrei Bondarenko
    Opera     		  
    26 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (Opera in three acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    26 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Vocal Evening. "Famous Literary Characters in Operas"
    Concert     		  
    26 February 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    27 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    27 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Rachmaninoff. All-Night Vigil. Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    27 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 February 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "The National Opera Center" presents choral soprano Olga Peretyatko
    Concert     		  
    28 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 OPENING OF THE MARIINSKY INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars. Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    28 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    28 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 February 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Passion of Romanticism" Honoured Ensemble of Russia Academic Symphony Orchestra Conductor - Ken TAKASEKI (Japan) Soloist - Peter Laul
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Concert     		  
    01 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    01 March 2013
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    01 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Mozart. Symphony No 40. Requiem. Conductor Andrei Petrenko
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    01 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Concerts in evening dress and jeans" "Time of the night ..."ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Conductor - Alexei NYAGA
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Concert     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Soslan Kulaev
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    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
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Opera     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Piano recital of Eliso VIRSSALADZE
    Concert     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Dmitri KHRYCHYOV cello Petr LAUL piano
    Concert     		  
    02 March 2013
    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     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    02 March 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ballet evening. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated. The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude.N.N.N.N. ballets by William Forsythe
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Thom Willems
    Choreography: William Forsythe
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Anton Pimonov
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Karen Ioannisyan
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Slava Polunin`s Snow Show
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Music by Hector Berlioz "Benvenuto Cellini" (opera in three acts)
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Opera     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 CLASSICS IN MINIATURE.“Overtures, arias and duets of operas”
    Concert     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 CLASSIC AND JAZZ IMPROVISATIONS AND FANTASIAS
    Concert     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    03 March 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    04 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Svetlana Zakharova
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Anastasia Petushkova
    Dancer: Ruslan Skvortsov
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    04 March 2013
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. "Rodin" Music: Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jules Massenet
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    04 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Soprano: Karina Chepurnova
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Bass: Timur Abdikeyev
    Opera     		  
    04 March 2013
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Recital of Galina VOLCHEK
    Concert     		  
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Musical Preparation: Lyudmila Sveshnikova
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. 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
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Tenor: Dmitry Golovnin
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Sevryukova
    Opera     		  
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 LIFE LINE. ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    Concert     		  
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING
    Concert     		  
    05 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    06 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Felix Mendelssohn -Bartholdy "A midsummer night`s dream" (ballet in 2 acts)
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Set Designer: Luisa Spinatelli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Dancer: Kamil Yangurazov
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    06 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Shostakovich. Tchaikovsky. Denis Matsuev (piano). Conductor: Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Concert     		  
    06 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 FIRST RUSSIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Vadim Muntagirov
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    ! PREMIERE !
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mario Brunello in the series of concerts "Bach Shuffle" marking the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach. Kancheli. Ives
    Composer: Giya Kancheli
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Soloist: Ivan Stolbov
    Conductor: Mario Brunello
    Flute: Nikolai Mokhov
    Soloist: Rodion Tolmachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mario Brunello
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (Opera in three acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 “Jazz Do It” Company presents: FRANCIS GOYA
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 INVITATION TO THE DANCE
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Rubies. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. The scene Shades from La Bayadere
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Dancer: Valeria Zapasnikova
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Dancer: Sergey Strelkov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 International Women`s Day gala concert
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Concert     		  
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Wiener Johann Strauss Capelle Conductor – Heinz HELLBERG Soloist – Martina DORAK soprano
    Concert     		  
    08 March 2013
    Friday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 A Creative Workshop of Young Choreographers
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    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
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Olga Esina
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:01
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 All seats are sold out Evening of one act ballets: Carmen Suite. Without. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort.
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Choreography: Benjamin Millepied
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Opera     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Orthodox music" International Festival presents:LENTEN CONCERTS To the 300th anniversary of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra “Meatfare Week” Russian National Orchestra MIKHAILOVSKY THEATRE CHOIR
    Concert     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    09 March 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 CLOSING OF THE MARIINSKY INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL. Stars of the Stars Ballet Gala (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the International Ballet Stars only): Chopiniana. Divertissement. Diamonds Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Vadim Muntagirov
    Dancer: Olga Esina
    Dancer: Chase Finlay
    Classical Ballet     		 XIII International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2013 
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Bass: Karen Akopov
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Alexander Matveev
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Bass: Anton Puzanov
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Opera     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mario Brunello in the series of concerts "Bach Shuffle" marking the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach. Glass. Crumb
    Composer: George Crumb
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Philip Glass
    Cello: Mario Brunello
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mario Brunello
    Concert     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 DIFFERENT STORIES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS “Musical jokes” ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    Concert     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 CONTRASTS. ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Concert     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    10 March 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    11 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 OPENING OF THE IX FESTIVAL MASLENITSA (Shrovetide). Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (springtime tale in a prologue and four acts) Stars of the Stars
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Stage Director: Alexander Galibin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Opera     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    11 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 OPENING OF THE IX FESTIVAL MASLENITSA (Shrovetide). Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Le Carnaval des animaux. Peter and the Wolf. Petrouchka
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Concert     		  
    11 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Concert agency “BON FIESTA” presents: “Jazz stars” Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Evening of one-act Ballets on the music by Igor Stravinsky: Firebird. Les Noces (The Wedding).
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Dancer: Vadim Belyaev
    Classical Ballet     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. "Rusalka (Mermaid)" (opera in three acts) Antonin Dvorak
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
    Stage Director: Igor Konyaev
    Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil
    Choreography: Maria Korablyova
    Set Designer: Olga Shaishmelashvili
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Set Designer: Pyotr Okunev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Bass: Alexander Matveev
    Soprano: Tatiana Ryaguzova
    Opera     		  
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Benjamin Alard (An evening of organ music)
    Organist: Benjamin Alard
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Orthodox music" International Festival presents: LENTEN CONCERTS To the 300th anniversary of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra Cheesefare Week (Pancake day)
    Concert     		  
    12 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Muses: inspiration and musical offerings ST.PETERSBURG CHAMBER PHILHARMONIC
    Concert     		  
    13 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Oh, Fair Maslenitsa! Opera Stars Gala (Best Arias from different Operas, performed by the Mariinsky Stars only)
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    13 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Opera     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    13 March 2013
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Recital of Larisa RUBALSKAYA
    Concert     		  
    14 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Mikhail Glinka "A life for the Tsar" (Opera in four acts with an epilogue)
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    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
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Opera     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    14 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Isabella McGuire Mayes
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mario Brunello in the series of concerts "Bach Shuffle" marking the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach Shuffle: Bach. Schnittke. Sollima
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Giovanni Sollima
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Cello: Mario Brunello
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mario Brunello
    Concert     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    14 March 2013
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Organ evening For BACH`s birthday. BACH and B-A-C-H. Daniel ZARETSKY
    Concert     		  
    14 March 2013
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    15 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" ballet in three acts
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Dancer: Kamil Yangurazov
    Classical Ballet     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    15 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Irina Kosheleva
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Oksana Bondareva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 An evening of instrumental music. Tchaikovsky. Bach. Galliano. Piazzolla
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Accordion: Richard Galliano
    Conductor: Alim Shakhmametiev
    Violin soloist: Fyodor Kabelsky
    Concert     		  
    15 March 2013
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 March 2013
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 MUSIC OF VIENNA ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor – Valentin NESTEROV
    Concert     		  
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Opera     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Soprano: Olga Tolkmit
    Opera     		  
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Evening of one-act ballets: "Carmen Suite" (one act ballet). Act II from the ballet "Giselle"
    Composer: Adolphe Adam
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 March 2013
    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     		  
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Piano recital of Vladimir MISCHOUK
    Concert     		  
    16 March 2013
    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     		  
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    16 March 2013
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 CLOSING OF THE IX FESTIVAL MASLENITSA (Shrovetide) Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" ballet in three acts Stars of the Stars
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Andrei Ivanov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Daria Vasnetsova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Classical Ballet     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Opera     		  
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Ballet evening: Divertissement. Presentiment of Spring
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Dancer: Andrei Batalov
    Dancer: Andrei Ivanov
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova
    Video Artist: Yuri Davydov
    Choreography: Yuri Smekalov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Yulia Stepanova
    Dancer: Karen Ioannisyan
    Dancer: Ivan Sitnikov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Concert     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mario Brunello in the series of concerts "Bach Shuffle" marking the birth of Johann Sebastian Bach: Kancheli. Sollima. Schnittke. Bach
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Giovanni Sollima
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Cello: Mario Brunello
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mario Brunello
    Concert     		 IX Festival Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) 2013 
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 FAMILY CONCERTS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA of ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Concert     		  
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    17 March 2013
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    		 International Carnival on Fontanka (classical circus performance)
    Circus show     		  
    18 March 2013
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Orthodox music" International Festival presents: LENTEN CONCERTS To the 300th anniversary of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra The First Week of the Great Lent, the reading of a Great Canon of Reverend Crete`s Andrew
    Concert     		  
    18 March 2013
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    19 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Bass: Timur Abdikeyev
    Opera     		  
    19 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars. Svetlana Berezhnaya. An evening of organ music.
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Max Reger
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Organist: Svetlana Berezhnaya
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    19 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 March 2013
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 CHEERFUL CLASSICS ST.PETERSBURG ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor – Alexis SORIANO (Spain)
    Concert     		  
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