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Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 01 November 2008 - 04 February 2009
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    01 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "La forza del destino (Force of the fate)" (opera in four acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Stage Director: Elijah Moshinsky
    Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    01 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
    Premiere of the Brilliant "Romeo and Juliet" Ballet at Mikhailovsky Ballet Theatre 2008 
    01 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    OPUS-POSTH ensemble (Moscow). Artistic Director - Tatiana Grindenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    01 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Piano recital. Elizaveta LEONSKAYA
    Piano: Elisabeth Leonskaja

    Concert 
     
    01 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    02 November 2008
    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
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Marina Shaguch

    Opera 
     
    02 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mirror in the Mirror. 20th century chamber music for trios and duos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    02 November 2008
    Sunday
    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 
     
    02 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Michael NYMAN and his orchestra
    Concert 
     
    02 November 2008
    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 
     
    02 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    03 November 2008
    Monday
    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 
     
    03 November 2008
    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 
     
    03 November 2008
    Monday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    04 November 2008
    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
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Soprano: Elena Nebera
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    04 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    04 November 2008
    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 
     
    04 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    1st concert of the Season Ticket No.9. "Over the World With an Orchestra". Russia
    Conductor - Alexander SLADKOVSKY. Soloist - Anna LAUKHINA

    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Alexander Sladkovsky
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    04 November 2008
    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 
     
    04 November 2008
    Tuesday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Our Circus (devoted to 70 years anniversaire of the world-known Tiger trainer Mstislav Zapashny Sr.) classical circus performance
    Circus show 
     
    05 November 2008
    Wednesday
    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
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko

    Opera 
     
    05 November 2008
    Wednesday
    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 
     
    05 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    06 November 2008
    Thursday
    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
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Tenor: Yevgeny Strashko
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine

    Opera 
     
    06 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    "Turkish days in Russia" Gulsin ONAY piano (Turkey)
    Concert 
     
    06 November 2008
    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 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Arif Melikov "The Legend of Love" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Dancer: Igor Kolb

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Solo concert of Sergey Aleksashkin
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Soloist: Sergei Alexashkin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:30

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Tours of the World-known St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" ballet in three acts
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nikolay Zubkovsky
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomaryov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Principal Dancer: Irina Kolesnikova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ evening. Guenther ROST (Austria)
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Soloist: Guenther ROST

    Concert 
     
    07 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.4. Piano recital. Tatiana ZAGOROVSKAYA
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert 
     
    08 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    08 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Nikita Dolgushin and his guests
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Concert 
     
    08 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Literary evening. Vadim SCHEFFNER
    Concert 
     
    08 November 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (Opera in three acts, seven scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova

    Opera 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.12.
    "Music lessons". "How to become an infant prodigy". "Music written by great composers in the childhood"

    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Orchestra: St.-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Klassika"

    Concert 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.5. "Music of Vienna"
    Conductor - Alexander DMITRIEV. Soloist – Akira WAKABAYASHI (Japan)

    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.9. Lecture-concert. "MUSSORGSKY"
    Concert 
     
    09 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    N. Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tsars Bride" (Opera in concert in four acts)
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    11 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.2. Alexander GORBATENKO countertenor
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concert 
     
    12 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Igor Zelensky Ballet Gala
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Philip Glass
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Dancer: Igor Zelensky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    12 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    13 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    13 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Chamber music evening. Sergey DOGADIN violin. Alexander MASLOV piano
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert 
     
    14 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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: Pavel Smelkov

    Opera 
     
    14 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    175th Anniversary of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Concert 
     
    14 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    14 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.8. "Great Composers in Assembly of the Noble`s Hall" Conductor - Valentin NESTEROV. PETERSBURG CHAMBER CHOIR
    Conductor: Valentine Nesterov
    Soprano: Yana Ivanilova
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    14 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    15 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    World Opera Star Jose Cura - Opera Gala
    Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Concert 
     
    15 November 2008
    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
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev

    Opera 
     
    15 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Artistic director and chief conductor – Pavel KOGAN. Soloist – Dmitri ALEXEEV
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Pavel Kogan

    Concert 
     
    15 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    1st concert of the Season Ticket No.7. MOZART, CRUSELL, SCHUMANN
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Violin soloist: Alexander Shustin

    Concert 
     
    15 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    15 November 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

    morning
    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
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine

    Opera 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets Apollo. The Prodigal Son. Le Reveil de Flore
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Riccardo Drigo
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Xenia Dubrovina
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Farukh Ruzimatov Gala Performance
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Composer: Henry Purcell
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Dancer: Farukh Ruzimatov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    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
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine

    Opera 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    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 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.10. "Concerts in tailcoats and jeans"
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Conductor: Pavel Kogan

    Concert 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka".
    Concert 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    16 November 2008
    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 
     
    16 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (the Netherlands)
    Concert 
     
    17 November 2008
    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 
     
    18 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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: Pavel Bubelnikov

    Opera 
     
    18 November 2008
    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 
     
    18 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.6. "Passions to Romanticism"
    Conductor - Vladimir RYLOV

    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    18 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Philharmonic society presents concert cycle. Dedicated to 100th anniversary of David OISTRAKH. VIOLIN MUSIC EVENING
    Concert 
     
    18 November 2008
    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 
     
    19 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade". "Symphony in C". "La Valse"
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Ivan Kozlov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Concert of the soloists of the St. Petersburg house of the music
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conductor: Sergei Roldugin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    19 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Artistic director and chief conductor – Alexander TITOV
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conductor: Alexander Titov

    Concert 
     
    19 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.6. Ensemble "Divertissement".
    Artistic director and soloist - Ilia IOFF violin. Soloist - Lidia KOVALENKO viola

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: "Divertissement" Ensemble
    Artistic Director: Ilya Ioff
    Violin soloist: Ilya Ioff

    Concert 
     
    19 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (melodramma in three acts)
    Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Choreography: Alexandra Tikhomirova
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Avanzi
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
    Stage Director: Walter Le Moli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov

    Opera 
     
    20 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Chamber music evening. Sergey STADLER violin. Yulia STADLER piano
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Violin soloist: Ilya Ioff
    Violin soloist: Sergei Stadler (Violin)
    Piano: Yulia Stadler

    Concert 
     
    20 November 2008
    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 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    21 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ evening. Roger SAYER (Great Britain)
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert 
     
    21 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XX International New Music Festival "Sound Ways". Opening.
    Ensemble "Opus posth"

    Concert 
     
    21 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Stage Director: Ian Judge
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
    Production design: Tim Goodchild
    Costume Designer: Tim Goodchild
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Opera 
     
    22 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Terem-festival. SWINGLE SINGERS vocal ensemble
    Concert 
     
    22 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Institut "Pro arte" presents American composer`s music evening
    Concert 
     
    22 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    22 November 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin

    Opera 
     
    23 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "Family Concerts" Conductor - Alexander POLISHCHUK
    Composer: Bela Bartok
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    23 November 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.10. "Music-Sorceress".
    Concert 
     
    23 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XX International New Music Festival "Sound Ways". KHARMS - 2008.
    Conductor: Alexander Titov
    Conductor: Nikolai Kornev

    Concert 
     
    23 November 2008
    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 
     
    23 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

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

    Opera 
     
    25 November 2008
    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 
     
    25 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    1st concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "Maestro Yuri TEMIRKANOV and His Orchestra"
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Concert 
     
    25 November 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XX International New Music Festival "Sound Ways". Contemporary music ensemble "Rulmusik" (USA)
    Concert 
     
    26 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by Michel Fokine: Shopeniana. Shekherazade. Firebird.
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
    Dancer: Sergei Popov
    Dancer: Ivan Kozlov
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 November 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Violin music evening. Natalia MOROZOVA violin. Sander SITTING piano (Netherlands)
    Composer: Johannes Brahms

    Concert 
     
    27 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes). Production by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov (1984)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Choreography: Oleg Vinogradov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    27 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    27 November 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Solo concert of the Gotos Midori (violin)
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    27 November 2008
    Thursday
    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 
     
    28 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 November 2008
    Friday
    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
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev

    Opera 
     
    28 November 2008
    Friday
    19:30

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Tours of the World-known St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre 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: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Principal Dancer: Irina Kolesnikova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.8. "Jazz. With love...".
    Concert 
     
    28 November 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    29 November 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    29 November 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    IV Sergey Rachmaniniov International Festival-Competition. Opening
    Concert 
     
    29 November 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ruggero Leoncavallo "Pagliacci" (opera in two acts and a prologue)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Stage Director: Isabelle Partiot-Pieri
    Set Designer: Isabelle Partiot-Pieri
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev

    Opera 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Concert with Vladimir Galuzin`s participation
    Soloist: Vladimir Galuzin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:30

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Tours of the World-known St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre 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: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Principal Dancer: Irina Kolesnikova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2nd concert of the Season Ticket No.2. "The Phantom of the Opera" Conductor - Vasiliy SINAISKY
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Paul Hindemith
    Bass: Peter Migunov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    "EXPERTISE", concerts cycle. Author and presenter - Vladimir RANNEV. Peter AIDU harpsichord, piano
    Composer: Robert Schumann

    Concert 
     
    30 November 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Dancer: Yevgenia Dolmatova
    Dancer: Kirill Safin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 December 2008
    Monday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 December 2008
    Monday
    20:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    03 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    04 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    Opera 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian
    Dancer: Artem Pykhachov
    Dancer: Oksana Shestakova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    06 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

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

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili

    Opera 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev

    Opera 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    07 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

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

    Concert 
     
    08 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Dedicated to Olivier Messiaen. CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Nikolai MOKHOV flute. Albert BARBETA violin.
    Concert 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Modest Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" Production: Andrei Tarkovsky (1983) (opera in four acts with a prologue (version of 1872))
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Director: Graham Vick
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Production design: Nikolai Dvigubsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Baritone: Yuri Laptev
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev

    Opera 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    09 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    The Consulate General of South Korea in Saint Petersburg presents: Korean Traditional Music Concert "Aroma Of Korea"
    Concert 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Modest Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" Production: Andrei Tarkovsky (1983) (opera in four acts with a prologue (version of 1872))
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Director: Graham Vick
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Production design: Nikolai Dvigubsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov

    Opera 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    10 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    11 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    17:00

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

    Concert 
     
    12 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Apollo. Prodigal Son. Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. Theme and Variations.
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Victoria Kutepova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:02

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

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

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

    Opera 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    14 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    15 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Opera 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    16 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    17 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Concert 
     
    18 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    19 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)" (opera in three acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Ian Judge
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
    Costume Designer: Tim Goodchild
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov

    Opera 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Concert 
     
    20 December 2008
    Saturday
    15:00

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

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

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    21 December 2008
    Sunday
    15:00

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

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

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

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

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

    Opera 
     
    22 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    23 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tchaikovsky's Classics Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    24 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    18:00

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

    Opera 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Imre Kalman "Sylva" (Operetta in 2 acts)
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Operetta 
     
    25 December 2008
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    18:00

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

    Opera 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Ballet in 3 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2008
    Friday
    19:00

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

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

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Johann Strauss "Die Fledermaus" (Operetta in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    27 December 2008
    Saturday
    19:00

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

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

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

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

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: The Saint-Petersburg State Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Anton Adasinsky

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: The Saint-Petersburg State Leonid Yacobson Ballet Theatre
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    20:00

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

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    19:00

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

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

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

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2008
    Sunday
    11:30

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

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Svetlana Filippovich
    Dancer: Maxim Podshivalenko

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    29 December 2008
    Monday
    13:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Richard Wagner "Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)" (opera in three acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Ian Judge
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
    Costume Designer: Tim Goodchild
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev

    Opera 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Concert 
     
    30 December 2008
    Tuesday
    15:00

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

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

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Best of the Mariinsky (Kirov): Exclusive New Year Ballet and Opera Gala
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    18:45

    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 
    New Year‘s Eve Tsar‘s Ball in Imperial Catherine Palace - Extraordinary Once in a Lifetime Experience 2008/2009 
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    20:00

    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 
    The New Year party in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir 2007/2008 
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville" (Opera in concert in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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: Maestro Valery Gergiev

    Opera 
     
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    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 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    New Year`s Concert. SAINT-PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Vladimir ALTSCHULER
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler

    Concert 
     
    31 December 2008
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    New Year Concert. DUNAEVSKY, PIAZZOLLA. "REMOLINO" ensemble. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla

    Concert 
     
    01 January 2009
    Thursday
    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 2009
    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 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    11:30

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

    Opera 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    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 Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville" (Opera in concert in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Opera 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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 Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    02 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Mikhail Glinka "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (magical opera in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Stage Director: Lotfi Mansouri
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Soprano: Yekaterina Popova
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Vadim Kravets

    Opera 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    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 Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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 Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    03 January 2009
    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 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    "The Evening of Splendid Waltzes" Saint-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "KLASSIKA"
    Artistic director and chief conductor - Alexander KANTOROV

    Composer: Alexander Glazunov
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    03 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    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
    Baritone: Vladimir Samsonov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Irma Gigolaty

    Opera 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    13:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Beethoven. Concerto in G Major for piano No 4. The Symphony No 9
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Piano: Alexei Volodin

    Concert 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    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 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    "Leningrad Dixieland" under Oleg KUVAITSEV conduction
    Jazz-Band of Alexey KANUNNIKOV

    Concert 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.9. New Year concert
    Concert 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XVIII Festival "Christmas musical meetings in Palmira of the North" PIANO EVENING. Deltcho DELTCHEV (Bulgaria)
    Concert 
     
    04 January 2009
    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 January 2009
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    04 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of His Son the Renowned and of the Beautiful Swan-Princess" (opera in a prologue and four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Piano: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass: Vadim Kravets

    Opera 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    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 Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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 Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Gaetano Donizetti "Il falegname di livonia, Rossia Pietro il grande" (Comic melodrama in two acts )
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra of the 'St. Petersburg Opera' theatre
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Opera 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.13. "Fairy Tales of Grand-dad Mokey"
    "Winter Fairy Tale"
    Saint-Petersburg gubernatorial orchestra

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Stanislav Gorkovenko

    Concert 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Piano Evening. Pavel EGOROV
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Piano: Pavel Egorov

    Concert 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    05 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    14:00

    afternoon
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Roman Skripkin
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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 Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    2 nd concert of the Season Ticket No.1. "Maestro Yuri Temirkanov and His Orchestra" To the 100th anniversary of A.A.Kozlov
    Conductor – Vasily PETRENKO. Soloist – Simon TRPCESKI (Macedonia)

    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XVIII Festival "Christmas musical meetings in Palmira of the North". Holiday concert
    Concert 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    06 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    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 Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 January 2009
    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)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    13:00

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

    Opera 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Imre Kalman "Sylva" (Operetta in 2 acts)
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Operetta 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! 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 Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    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 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Christmas Concert performed by Pontifical Festive Choir of Alexander Nevsky Lavra
    Concert 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Christmas concert. "Impromptu-Quintet". Soloist – Petr MIGUNOV
    Bass: Peter Migunov

    Concert 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    07 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    14:00

    afternoon
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Elena Sheshina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi

    Classical Ballet 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Serova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili

    Opera 
     
    08 January 2009
    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 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ Evening. Alexey PARSHIN
    Concert 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Alexander SHUSTIN violin. Miroslav KULTYSHEV piano. Stravinsky string quartet.
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Violin soloist: Alexander Shustin
    Piano: Miroslav Kultyshev

    Concert 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    08 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    09 January 2009
    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 Tchaikovsky's Classics
    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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by William Forsythe: Steptext. Approximate Sonata. The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated.
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Thom Willems
    Choreography: William Forsythe
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (Opera in three acts, seven scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky

    Opera 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    11:00

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

    Concert 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    New Year children performance
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    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
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova

    Opera 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    "DIVERTISSEMENT" ensemble. Artistic director and soloist - Ilya IOFF
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla
    Composer: Leonid Desyatnikov
    Orchestra: "Divertissement" Ensemble
    Artistic Director: Ilya Ioff
    Violin soloist: Ilya Ioff

    Concert 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Yudina Chamber Ensemble Competition. Closing
    Concert 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING. Taras TREPEL cello. Anton LYAKHOVSKY piano
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Cello: Taras Trepel

    Concert 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    09 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Kirill Safin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    10 January 2009
    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
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev

    Opera 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.12. "Music lessons". "Easy about the serious" Symphony . Conductor - Andrey DANILOV
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Soloist: Adil Fedorov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    14:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Sviridov Competition. Closing
    Concert 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Tamara PODDUBNAYA.
    Piano: Tamara Poddubnaya

    Concert 
     
    10 January 2009
    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 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    10 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    World Opera Star Vladimir Galuzin Solo Concert
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin

    Concert 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Johann Strauss "Die Fledermaus" (Operetta in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov

    Opera 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili

    Opera 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3 rd concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "Family Concerts" ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor – Andrey ANIKHANOV. Soloists:
    Dmitri BASHKIROV. Elena BASHKIROVA

    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Andrei Anikhanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Irina TATT soprano. Piano part – Leon CHARLES (Great Britain)
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Henry Purcell
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    11 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    Aladdin`s Magic Lamp (classical circus performance)
    Circus show 
     
    12 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    XVIII Festival "Christmas musical meetings in Palmira of the North" State Folk Instrument Orchestra "Metelitsa"
    Concert 
     
    12 January 2009
    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 
     
    13 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Tchaikovsky. Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
    Variations on a Rococo theme for violoncello and orchestra
    Symphony No 4 in F minor

    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Conductor: Sergei Roldugin

    Concert 
     
    13 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    CELLO MUSIC EVENING. Cello group artists of ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    14 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: Andrea De Rosa
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Anna Netrebko
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
     
    14 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    "Honorary Citizens of Saint-Petersburg" Festival. ST.PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    Concert 
     
    14 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.5. "Do not forget!" Saint-Petersburg choir theatre. Artistic director and conductor – Olga SPITSYNA
    Concert 
     
    15 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    15 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "La traviata". Giuseppe Verdi (opera in three acts, four scenes)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello

    Opera 
     
    15 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Efrem Flaks. Evgeny AKIMOV tenor. Sergey ALEKSASHKIN bass. Piano part – Marina MISHUK
    Composer: Alexander Dargomyzhsky
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Soloist: Sergei Alexashkin
    Soloist: Yevgeny Akimov

    Concert 
     
    16 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 January 2009
    Friday
    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
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Elena Gorshunova

    Opera 
     
    16 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Russian sacred and folk music festival. "Yuletide 2009". Chamber choir "Rossika". Artistic director and conductor – Valentina KOPYLOVA-PANCHENKO. Saint-Petersburg church choirs
    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    17 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: Andrea De Rosa
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Anna Netrebko
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
     
    17 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    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
    Conductor: Andrey Rybalko

    Opera 
     
    17 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3 rd concert of the Season Ticket No.5. "Beethoven and Music of Vienna"
    Conductor – Nikolay ALEXEEV. Soloist – Claudia BARAINSKI (Germany)

    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    17 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    "Expertise", concert cycle. Author and narrator - Vladimir RANNEV
    Concert 
     
    17 January 2009
    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 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: David Doiashvili
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev

    Opera 
     
    18 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    18 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.10. "Concerts in Tailcoats and Jeans" ST.PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    Conductor – Felix KOROBOV . Soloist – Manana GOGITIDZE

    Composer: Andrei Petrov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    18 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "If Composer Kept a Diary..."
    Composer: Frederic Chopin

    Concert 
     
    18 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.7. Alexander SHILO contrabass and his pupils
    Concert 
     
    19 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Karelian State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. To the 75th anniversary of the orchestra.
    Conductor – Marius STRAVINSKY. Soloist – Evgeny MIKHAILOV

    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    20 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    20 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ evening. Garry GRODBERG. To the 80th anniversary
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert 
     
    21 January 2009
    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)) Tchaikovsky's Classics
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Ilya Kuznetsov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    January`s Artist of the Month Alexei Volodin recital
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Alexei Volodin

    Concert 
     
    22 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Tenor: Yuri Marusin
    Soprano: Yekaterina Popova
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello

    Opera 
     
    22 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Moscow Chamber Orchestra Musica Viva. Artistic Director and Conductor – Alexander Rudin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Cello: Alexander Rudin
    Conductor: Alexander Rudin

    Concert 
     
    22 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    3 rd concert of the Season Ticket No.2. "The Phantom of the Opera". CHAMBER ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Conductor – Leo KRAEMER (Germany)

    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Conductor: Leo Kraemer
    Conductor: Nikolai Kornev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    22 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    5th concert of the Season Ticket No.4. Dadicated to Tatiana Nikolaeva. PIANO EVENING
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concert 
     
    23 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tours of the famous Imperial Russian Ballet (Gediminas Taranda Ballet) Evening of one act ballets: Carmen (Suite). Sheherazade.
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Rubtsov
    Dancer: Farukh Ruzimatov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    23 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "La traviata". Giuseppe Verdi (opera in three acts, four scenes)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Opera 
     
    23 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (Opera in three acts)
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra of the 'St. Petersburg Opera' theatre
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Opera 
     
    23 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.4. "Alexander Dmitriev and His Orchestra"
    ST.PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Violin soloist: Alexander Shustin
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    23 January 2009
    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 
     
    24 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes). Production by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov (1984)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Choreography: Oleg Vinogradov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Tenor: Vladimir Galuzin
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Bogacheva
    Soprano: Nataliya Tymchenko
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Mezzo soprano: Kristina Kapustinskaya

    Opera 
     
    24 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Tours of the famous Imperial Russian Ballet (Gediminas Taranda Ballet) Evening of one act ballets: Carmen (Suite). Sheherazade.
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Rubtsov
    Dancer: Farukh Ruzimatov
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    24 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Bartok. Duke Bluebeard`s Castle. Liszt. Les Preludes. Ravel. Daphnis at Chloe Suite No 2 for orchestra
    Composer: Bela Bartok
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko

    Concert 
     
    24 January 2009
    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 
     
    24 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    In the approach to the Students` Day. Saint-Petersburg State University Choir. Conductor – Eduard KROTMAN
    Concert 
     
    24 January 2009
    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 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    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: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Yevgenia Obraztsova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Mikhail Vishnyak
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich

    Opera 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (Opera in three acts, seven scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
    Tenor: Mikhail Makarov
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Biryukova
    Baritone: Alexander Nenadovsky
    Mezzo soprano: Marina Pinchuk

    Opera 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev

    Opera 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    4 th concert of the Season Ticket No.11. "Family Concerts". Conductor – Saulus SONDECKIS (Lithuania)
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Conductor: Saulus Sondeckis
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    4th concert of the Season Ticket No.10. Lecture-concert. "Musical fairy-tales" Lecturer – Elena POPOVA
    Concert 
     
    25 January 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    3rd concert of the Season Ticket No.3. VOCAL EVENING. Winners of the Pavarotti International Tenor Competition.
    Concert 
     
    25 January 2009
    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 
     
    26 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Great Choreographers of the Mariinsky Ballet Gala (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet Stars only) devoted to the outstanding Mariinsky-Kirov dancer and choreographer Olga Moiseeva
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Irma Nioradze
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Merkuriev
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Igor Zelensky
    Dancer: Nikolai Tsiskaridze
    Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
    Dancer: Svetlana Zakharova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 January 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Anton Rubinstein "The Demon" (opera in three acts)
    Composer: Anton Rubinshtein
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Stage Director: Yelizaveta Korneeva
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Irma Gigolaty
    Mezzo soprano: Kristina Kapustinskaya

    Opera 
     
    26 January 2009
    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 
     
    27 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    27 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    "Admiralty Music" Festival. THE ADMIRALTY BAND OF RUSSIA. of the Leningrad naval base
    Concert 
     
    27 January 2009
    Tuesday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Theatre "From blockade by origin"
    Concert 
     
    27 January 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    5th concert of the Season Ticket No.2. Philharmonic string quartet.
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

    Concert 
     
    27 January 2009
    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 !
    28 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    ! PREMIERE ! The Brothers Karamazov (mystery opera in three acts after the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky (version of 2013))
    Composer: Yuri Dimitrin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Preparation: Irina Trutko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Production: Vasily Barkhatov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Evstafieva
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Elena Nebera
    Baritone: Alexei Markov

    Opera 
     
    28 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Herman von Lovenskjold
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Elena Kotsyubira
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov
    Dancer: Kirill Myasnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 January 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    January`s Artist of the Month Alexei Volodin recital
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Alexei Volodin

    Concert 
     
    28 January 2009
    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 
     
    29 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine: Serenade. La Valse. Theme and Variations.
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Rakhmaninov. All-Night Vigil, op. 37
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko

    Concert 
     
    29 January 2009
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Organ Evening. Mario DUELLA (Italy)
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concert 
     
    29 January 2009
    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 !
    30 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: David Doiashvili
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    30 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Mikhailovsky Opera star Nina Romanova Recital
    Mezzo soprano: Nina Romanova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Mezzo soprano: Nina Romanova
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko

    Opera 
     
    30 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Literary Evening. Alla DEMIDOVA. "Poets Of the Silver Age"
    Concert 
     
    30 January 2009
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    VOCAL EVENING. Dedicated to Galina Kareva. Old Russian romances
    Concert 
     
    30 January 2009
    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 
     
    31 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Evening of one-act Ballets by George Balanchine: Apollo. La Valse. Theme and Variations.
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Andrian Fadeyev
    Dancer: Mikhail Lobukhin
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Ivan Kozlov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Gioacchino Rossini "The Barber of Seville" (Opera in concert in 2 Acts)
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Eugene Perunov
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Vyacheslav Kalyuzhny

    Opera 
     
    31 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Chamber Ensemble Soloists of Saint-Petersburg. Artistic Director - Michail Gantvarg
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Bela Bartok
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Artistic Director: Michail Gantvarg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    31 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    ST.PETERSBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Conductor – Alexander TITOV.
    FEMALE CHOIR of Rimsky-Korsakov musical college. Artistic director – Sergey EKIMOV

    Conductor: Alexander Titov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    31 January 2009
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    To the 200th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

    Concert 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    11:30

    morning
    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
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Ballets by George Balanchine: Apollo. Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. La Valse. Theme and Variations
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (Opera in 3 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Costume Designer: Galina Soloviova
    Set Designer: Semyon Pastukh
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
    Mezzo soprano: Nina Romanova
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Baritone: Yury Ivshin
    Tenor: Sergey Grankvist

    Opera 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) (opera in concert)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Production: Alain Maratrat
    Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Conductor - Alexander DMITRIEV. Soloists: Alice Sara OTT. Cristina ORTIZ. Elian RODRIGUEZ
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Alice Sara Ott
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    01 February 2009
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    Pupils of Lubov Rudova. Secondary special music school-lyceum by the Saint-Petersburg conservatory
    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    02 February 2009
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: David Doiashvili
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    03 February 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 February 2009
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars World piano Star Denis Matsuev Recital
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    04 February 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    ! PREMIERE ! Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (tragic opera in three acts)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Stage Director: David Doiashvili
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Opera 
     
    04 February 2009
    Wednesday
    19:00

    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 
     
    04 February 2009
    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 
     
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