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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 14 December 2014 - 19 March 2015
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Georgy Aleksidze
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Pyotr Schildknekht
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Tenor: Oleg Videman
    Opera     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets. Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    12:00
    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     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 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     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Miracles on Christmas Eve
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert by the Children`s Chorus of the Inter-School Aesthetic Centre (Krasnodar)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Opening of the festival "Arts Square". Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Yuri Temirkanov. Olga Peretyatko - soprano (festival debut). Elgar. Britten
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Edward Elgar
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    15 December 2014
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Jonas Kaufmann-tenor (Germany).Helmut Deutsch-piano (Austria). Vocal Recital
    Tenor: Jonas Kaufmann
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    15 December 2014
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 PIANO RECITAL "The Impressionists and the new simplicity"
    Concert     		  
    16 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! 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: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Soprano: Tatiana Ryaguzova
    Tenor: Dmitry Korchak
    Opera     		  
    16 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "Boyarina Morozova" Russian choral opera in two parts for four soloists, mixed chorus, trumpet, kettledrums and percussion (concert performance)
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Bass: Yuri Vlasov
    Opera     		  
    16 December 2014
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Andrew Lloyd Webber. Fragments from the musicals. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Soprano: Dinara Alieva
    Conductor: Fabio Mastrangelo
    Tenor: Khachatur Badalian
    Artistic Director: Nikolai Kornev
    Mezzo soprano: Olesya Petrova
    Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gribkov
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Soprano: Teona Dolnikova
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    16 December 2014
    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     		  
    17 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    17 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Un ballo in maschera (Masquerade) (melodrama in three acts)
    Stage Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Sergei Gritsai
    Lighting Designer: Vinicio Cheli
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Conductor: Karen Durgarian
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan
    Opera     		  
    17 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Yulia Tikka
    Dancer: Alexey Kuznetsov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    17 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Symphonica ARTica symphony orchestra of the Yakutia Philharmonic
    Conductor: Natalia Bazaleva
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    17 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 EVENING OF CHAMBER MUSIC
    Concert     		  
    17 December 2014
    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 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 George Frideric Handel. The Messiah
    Composer: George Frideric Handel
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Festival "Arts Square". Ensemble "Opus Posth" (Russia)
    Concert     		  
    18 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 "FATE AND ROLE" (a famous opera HEROES AND ARTISTS)
    Concert     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Turandot" (lyric drama in three acts and five scenes)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Isabelle Partiot-Pieri
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Conductor: Oleg Caetani
    Opera     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Symphony concert. Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninoff. Prokofiev. Conductor: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Ignat Solzhenitsyn
    Concert     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 December 2014
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 The Philharmonics Ensemble (Austria)
    Orchestra: The Philharmonics
    Concert     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Richard Wagner "Der Fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)" (opera in three acts) Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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: Mlada Khudoley
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Bass: Pavel Shmulevich
    Opera     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert by the Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Orchestra: The Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    20 December 2014
    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     		  
    20 December 2014
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Nikolai Alexeev. Elgar, Holst. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Composer: Edward Elgar
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Opera     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Bass: Vyacheslav Pochapsky
    Opera     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Hector Berlioz. "Romeo and Juliet" dramatic symphony for soloists, chorus and orchestra by William Shakespeare
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Children`s project. Christmas music (Tchaikovsky, Rebikov, Korngold). Howard Blake. Fabio Mastrangelo (conductor)
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Fabio Mastrangelo
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    21 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Schubert. "Winterreise". Ian Bostridge - tenor; Julius Drake - piano
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Tenor: Ian Bostridge
    Piano: Julius Drake
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    22 December 2014
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Jacques Offenbach "Les contes d`Hoffmann" (opera fantastique in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Libretto: Jules Barbier
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Actor: Polina Tolstun
    Opera     		  
    22 December 2014
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Rimsky-Korsakov. Rachmaninoff. Scriabin
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Piano: Daniil Trifonov (GRAMMY Award Winner 2017)
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Daniil Trifonov (GRAMMY Award Winner 2017)
    Concert     		  
    22 December 2014
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Freiburger Barockorchester (Germany). Love's Duel
    Orchestra: Freiburger Barockorchester
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    23 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (Opera in 2 acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Nyaga
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Opera     		  
    23 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Rimsky-Korsakov. Chopin. Conductor: Valery Gergiev
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Concert     		  
    23 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Stars of the Stars Christian Blackshaw (Piano Recital)
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Christian Blackshaw
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    24 December 2014
    Wednesday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Borodina
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Opera     		  
    24 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) 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
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Valeria Zapasnikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 December 2014
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Beethoven. Ravel. Rachmaninoff. Performed by Pavel Raikerus (piano)
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Pavel Raikerus
    Concert     		  
    24 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    25 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Soprano: Aida Garifullina
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    25 December 2014
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Scarlatti. Messiaen. Musorgsky. Ligeti. Retinsky
    Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
    Composer: Gyorgy Ligeti
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Olivier Messiaen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Antonii Baryshevskyi
    Concert     		  
    25 December 2014
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 December 2014
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Closing of the festival "Arts Square". Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov. Festival Closing. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor - Yuri Temirkanov. Christian Blackshaw - piano; Julia Novikova - soprano (festival debut). Mozart. Mahler
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Christian Blackshaw
    Soprano: Julia Novikova
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		 The XV International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2014 
    25 December 2014
    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     		  
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    19:30
    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 Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Soprano: Aida Garifullina
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Choreography: Nicolai Boyarchikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Mariinsky Theatre Stradivari Ensemble. Conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Josef Suk
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcovici
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Boris Berezovsky recital
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Boris Berezovsky
    Concert     		  
    26 December 2014
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky. Conductor - Ivan Kozhukharov
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Ivan Kozhukharov
    Concert     		 The XII International winter festival "Arts Square" 2011 
    26 December 2014
    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     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars "Le Carnaval". "Marguerite and Armand" (one-act ballets)
    Composer: Alexander Glazunov
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Nikolai Cherepnin
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov
    Choreography: Frederick Ashton
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Sergei Vikharev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Soprano: Aida Garifullina
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Georges Bizet "Carmen" (Opera in 4 Acts) Stars of the Stars
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Borodina
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Soprano: Irina Churilova
    Opera     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) 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     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) 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
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Valeria Zapasnikova
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert by students of Professor Sergei Osipenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    27 December 2014
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert by students of Professor Sergei Osipenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    27 December 2014
    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 2014
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Festive New Year's Concert.State Hermitage Orchestra.Vasily Gerello-baritone
    Orchestra: State Hermitage Orchestra
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Mezzo soprano: Yelizaveta Zakharova
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Opera     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:30
    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 Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets. Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev
    Opera     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Tchaikovsky. Prokofiev. Khachaturian. Shostakovich. Alexander Yakovlev, Sofia Bugayan, Anna Vinnitskaya
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Piano: Alexander Yakovlev
    Piano: Anna Vinnitskaya
    Conductor: Mischa Damev
    Piano: Sofia Bugayan
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Franck. Ravel
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Mira Yevtich
    Piano: Nicholas Angelich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 December 2014
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Organ Evening for Daniel Zaretsky`s 50th anniversary. Daniel Zaretsky-organ. Valeria Stenkina-soprano. Gennady Nikonov-trumpet. Evgeny Zaretsky-piano
    Organist: Daniel Zaretsky
    Soloist: Gennady NIKONOV
    Concert     		  
    29 December 2014
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Tenor: Mikhail Makarov
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    29 December 2014
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Dancer: Alisa Sodoleva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    29 December 2014
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Pavel Bubelnikov. Grieg. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Mendelssohn. "Scottish" Symphony
    Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    Soloist: Nikolai Demidenko
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Concert     		 The XIII International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2013 
    29 December 2014
    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     		  
    30 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:30
    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 Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan
    Opera     		  
    30 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (Ballet in 2 Acts) 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
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 December 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    30 December 2014
    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 2014
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 NEW YEAR`S EVE CONCERT. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor - Vladimir Altschuler
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    18:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    18:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes) - concert performance Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Opera     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    18:00
    evening    		 New Year's Eve Tsar's Ball in Imperial Catherine Palace - Extraordinary Once in a Lifetime Experience
    		 New Year's Eve Tsar's Ball in Imperial Catherine Palace - Extraordinary Once in a Lifetime Experience
    Ball     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    21:00
    evening    		 The New Year's Eve Ball in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir
    		 The New Year's Eve Ball in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir
    Ball     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars New Year Gala. Opera Star Barbara Frittoli. Conductor - Vasily Petrenko.
    Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
    Composer: Imre Kalman
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Richard Strauss
    Soprano: Barbara Frittoli
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Gertseva
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    18:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 New Year Ballet Gala - best dances from "Romeo and Juliet", "Spartacus", "Don Quixote" and other ballets
    Composer: Aram Khachaturian
    Composer: Camille Saint-Saens
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Ludwig Minkus
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 NEW YEAR`S EVE CONCERT. The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Conducter - Nikolai Alexeev
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    31 December 2014
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 New Year's Concert. From Haydn to Piazzolla
    Concert     		  
    01 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 January 2015
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars New Year Jazz Evening. David Goloschekin
    Soloist: David Goloshchekin
    Concert     		  
    01 January 2015
    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 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes) - concert performance
    Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Opera     		  
    02 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Baritone: Andrei Bondarenko
    Opera     		  
    02 January 2015
    Friday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Orchestra "Phonograph. JAZZ BAND" by Sergey Zhilin
    Piano: Sergey Zhilin
    Concert     		  
    02 January 2015
    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     		  
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Kristina Shapran
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "Boris the Tsar". Literature and Music Composition based on the opera Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Egorova
    Tenor: Alexey Kuligin
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Baritone: Sergei Leiferkus
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Bass: Anton Puzanov
    Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
    Tenor: Suren Maksutov
    Bass: Vyacheslav Pochapsky
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Opera     		  
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 An Evening of Organ Music. Performed by Leonid Karev
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Leonid Karev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    03 January 2015
    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     		  
    03 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Hollywood in Year's St. Petersburg. Singolo Orchestra. Conductor - Anton Gakkel
    Conductor: Anton Gakkel
    Concert     		  
    03 January 2015
    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     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Tenor: Vitaly Dudkin
    Opera     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Dancer: Alisa Sodoleva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "Boris the Tsar". Literature and Music Composition based on the opera Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Baritone: Sergei Leiferkus
    Tenor: Suren Maksutov
    Opera     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars An evening of chamber music "On Christmas Eve"
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soloist: Gennady NIKONOV
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 January 2015
    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 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Music of Strauss family. Waltzes, Polkas, Marches. Vladimir Altschuler-conductor
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Piano recital. Pavel Egorov. Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Dohler
    Piano: Pavel Egorov
    Concert     		  
    04 January 2015
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    		 Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Vladislav Shumakov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 L`elisir d`amore (Melodramma giocoso in two acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Elena Ushakova
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Soprano: Violetta Lukyanenko
    Opera     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 January 2015
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Rossini. Bellini. Gounod. Bizet. St. Petersburg Camerata Orchestra. Conductor - Fabio Mastrangelo
    Conductor: Fabio Mastrangelo
    Flute: Olesya Tertychnaya
    Mezzo soprano: Regina Rustamova
    Concert     		  
    05 January 2015
    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     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes))
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Otello" (opera in four acts) Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Tenor: Kristian Benedikt
    Baritone: Alexander Krasnov
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 L`elisir d`amore (Melodramma giocoso in two acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Soprano: Elena Ushakova
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Soprano: Teona Dvali
    Opera     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Musical Christmas. Piano - Polina Osetinskaya
    Piano: Polina Osetinskaya
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars Conductor - Thomas Sanderling. Soloist - Alexander Gindin
    Composer: Anton Bruckner
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Piano: Alexander Ghindin
    Musical Director: Thomas Sanderling
    Concert     		  
    06 January 2015
    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     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    07 January 2015
    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)) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Stage Director: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Anastasia Nikitina
    Dancer: Ernest Latypov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gustav Mahler. Symphony No 2
    Composer: Gustav Mahler
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars The State Borodin Quartet. Piano - Alexei Volodin. Piano quintets by Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Piano: Alexei Volodin
    Orchestra: The State Borodin Quartet
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 January 2015
    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 2015
    Wednesday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Symphony Miniatures. Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Dvorak, Brahms, Glinka, Tchaikovsky. Alexander Kantorov - conductor.
    Conductor: Alexander Kantorov
    Orchestra: St.-Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra "Klassika"
    Concert     		  
    07 January 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Piano recital DANG THAI SHON. Chopin. Schumann. Ravel
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Piano: Dang Thai Son
    Concert     		  
    07 January 2015
    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     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars "Shurale" (ballet in three acts and four scenes) Farid Yarullin
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov
    Designer: Alexander Ptushko
    Revival Designer: Batozhan Dashitsyrenov
    Designer: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Designer: Lev Milchin
    Piano: Liydmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Preparation: Lyudmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars "Shurale" (ballet in three acts and four scenes) Farid Yarullin
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Naumov
    Designer: Alexander Ptushko
    Revival Designer: Batozhan Dashitsyrenov
    Designer: Ivan Ivanov-Vano
    Choreography: Leonid Yakobson
    Designer: Lev Milchin
    Piano: Liydmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Preparation: Lyudmila Sveshnikova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars The Lefthander (opera in two acts)
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Mezzo soprano: Regina Rustamova
    Opera     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Soprano: Olga Shanina
    Opera     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (Opera in 2 acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Golovnin
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Opera     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Baritone: Andrei Bondarenko
    Opera     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 "We Meet the Year of Tchaikovsky" Performed by the Chizhik Jazz Quartet
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Quartet: The Chizhik Jazz Quartet
    Concert     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 January 2015
    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     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Georgy Aleksidze
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Pyotr Schildknekht
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Opera     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 World Ballet Star Ulyana Lopatkina. Stars of the Stars Anna Karenina (ballet in two acts after the novel by Leo Tolstoy)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Jorn Melin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Designer: Mikael Melbye
    Cinematographer: Wendall Harrington
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Xenia Ostreikovskaya
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 "Le Rossignol" conte lyrique in three acts
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Tchaikovsky and Shuman.Mihail Tatarnikov
    Concert     		  
    09 January 2015
    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     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) - Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
    Artistic director of the academy: Altynai Asylmuratova
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera buffa in four acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Choreography: Gali Abaidulov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Larionova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Sergei Martinov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Korzhenskaya
    Bass: Timur Abdikeyev
    Opera     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Anna Karenina (ballet in two acts after the novel by Leo Tolstoy)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Jorn Melin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Designer: Mikael Melbye
    Cinematographer: Wendall Harrington
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Ballet Theatre of Konstantin Tachkin Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty"
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 "Le Rossignol" conte lyrique in three acts
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert of Boys Choir of Sverdlovsk College (Yekaterinburg)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    10 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 January 2015
    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     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Ernest Latypov
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Richard Wagner "Lohengrin" romantic opera in three acts (revival of the 1999 production)
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Bass: Yuri Vlasov
    Opera     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Opera     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Children`s Album of a Boy of Glass (Music lesson-concert for children aged 6-10)
    Vibraphone: Alexei Chizhik
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Children`s Album of a Boy of Glass (Music lesson-concert for children aged 6-10)
    Vibraphone: Alexei Chizhik
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    11 January 2015
    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     		  
    11 January 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "Four Seasons". Performed by Divertissement Chamber Orchestra
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Astor Piazzolla
    Composer: Leonid Desyatnikov
    Orchestra: Divertissement Chamber Orchestra
    Artistic Director: Ilya Ioff
    Concert     		  
    11 January 2015
    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     		  
    12 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Stars of the Stars Beethoven. All Piano Sonatas Concert Series. Peter Laul - piano
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Piano: Peter Laul
    Concert     		  
    12 January 2015
    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 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    13 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    13 January 2015
    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     		  
    14 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Dancer: Maria Adzhamova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Opera     		  
    14 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Mezzo soprano: Lyubov Sokolova
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Opera     		  
    14 January 2015
    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     		  
    15 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Irina Prokofieva
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    15 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 World Opera Star Jose Carreras ! PREMIERE ! Jose Carreras in the opera "El Juez" (The Judge)
    Tenor: Jose Carreras
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Opera     		  
    15 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Miroslav Kultyshev recital (piano)
    Piano: Miroslav Kultyshev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    15 January 2015
    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     		  
    16 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Carl Orff "Carmina Burana" (Stage cantata)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    16 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Opera     		  
    16 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Vivaldi. Wagner. Gubaidulina. Villa-Lobos. Gershwin. Tchaikovsky. Puurtinen. Piia Komsi, Martti Rousi and Sibelius Academy cello ensemble
    Cello: Martti Rousi
    Soprano: Piia Komsi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    16 January 2015
    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     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Anton Adasinsky
    Classical Ballet     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Beethoven. Symphony No 9.
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Cinderella (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Olga Mukhortova
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Victoria Voytenkova
    Soprano: Svetlana Moskalenko
    Opera     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (Opera in 2 acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Andrei Anikhanov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Tenor: Dmitry Karpov
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Opera     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Concert by the Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Orchestra: The Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    17 January 2015
    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     		  
    17 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Nikolai Alekseev. Soloist - Eliso Virsaladze.Bethoven. Shostakovich
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Concert     		  
    17 January 2015
    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     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) 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
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Anton Adasinsky
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 World Opera Star Jose Carreras ! PREMIERE ! Jose Carreras in the opera "El Juez" (The Judge)
    Tenor: Jose Carreras
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Opera     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    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
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Tchaikovsky. Soloist - Andrey Baranov
    Concert     		  
    18 January 2015
    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     		  
    19 January 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Stars of the Stars Brahms. Shostakovich. Eliso Virsaladze - piano and David Oistrakh Quartet
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Violin soloist: Andrei Baranov
    Viola soloist: Fedor Berlugin
    Concert     		  
    19 January 2015
    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     		  
    20 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" lyric opera in 3 acts
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Baritone: Dmitry Lavrov
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    20 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Giacomo Puccini "Manon Lescaut" (opera in three acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Conductor: Igor Tomashevsky
    Conductor’s Assistant: Igor Tomashevsky
    Stage Director: Jurgen Flimm
    Concert Master: Maria Kopyseva
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Costume Designer: Ursula Kudrna
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Assistant to Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Anna Nechaeva
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Tenor: Stefano La Colla
    Opera     		  
    21 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Andrei Petrenko Verdi`s Requiem
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    21 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets. Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Benjamin Britten "A midsummer night`s dream" (opera in 3 act)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Soprano: Larisa Elina
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Singer: Artyom Ryabchikov
    Opera     		  
    21 January 2015
    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     		  
    22 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
    Tenor: Hovhannes Ayvazyan
    Opera     		  
    22 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Baritone: Nikolay Kopylov
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    22 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Benjamin Britten "A midsummer night`s dream" (opera in 3 act)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Tenor: Artyom Krutko
    Singer: Artyom Ryabchikov
    Mezzo soprano: Regina Rustamova
    Opera     		  
    22 January 2015
    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     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "The Love for Three Oranges" (opera in a prologue and four acts)
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Daniela Villaret
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Opera     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets. Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Evening of one-act ballets. Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Production design: Boris Messerer
    Choreography: Roland Petit
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Alexander Sladkovsky Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Sladkovsky Piano: Daniil Kharitonov
    Composer: Alfred Schnittke
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Alexander Sladkovsky
    Piano: DANIIL KHARITONOV
    Concert     		  
    23 January 2015
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov Conductor - Yuri Temirkanov. Tchaikovsky. Symphony number 6
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Concert     		  
    23 January 2015
    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 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Mezzo soprano: Yelizaveta Zakharova
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova
    Opera     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Magical World of Opera
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 "Sound was created by God" Performed by The Russian Conservatoire chamber cappella
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Schumann. Symphony № 3 "Rhenish" Bruch, Schreker, Khrushchev. The program of support for young composers
    Concert     		  
    24 January 2015
    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 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Opera     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets by Dmitry Shostakovich: "The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Leningrad Symphony"
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Georges Bizet "Carmen" (Opera in 4 Acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Semenchuk
    Opera     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) сhoreography by Nacho Duato
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Choir: Children's Choir of St. Petersburg TV and Radio
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Magical World of Opera
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Rachmaninoff. All-Night Vigil
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 January 2015
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Organ recital. Arno Hartmann
    Concert     		  
    25 January 2015
    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 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Dedicated to the Victory in the Second World War and Lifting the Siege of Leningrad
    Conductor: Valentin Lyashchenko
    Orchestra: The Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base
    Concert     		  
    26 January 2015
    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 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets by Dmitry Shostakovich: "The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Leningrad Symphony"
    Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Mikhail Berdichevsky
    Dancer: Alexander Romanchikov
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes) - concert performance
    Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    27 January 2015
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman"Up & Down" after the "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    Composer: Alban Berg
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Choreography: Boris Eifman
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    27 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Rusalka (Mermaid)" (opera in three acts) Antonin Dvorak
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
    Stage Director: Igor Konyaev
    Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil
    Choreography: Maria Korablyova
    Set Designer: Olga Shaishmelashvili
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Set Designer: Pyotr Okunev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Tenor: Dmitry Golovnin
    Opera     		  
    27 January 2015
    Tuesday
    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
    Concert     		  
    27 January 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Day of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust
    Concert     		  
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Dmitry Shostakovich "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" (opera in three acts, nine scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Stage Director: Irina Molostova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Opera     		  
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes))
    Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky
    Set Designer: Pyotr Williams
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman"Up & Down" after the "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    Composer: Alban Berg
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Choreography: Boris Eifman
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Adolphe Adam "Giselle (Les Wilis)" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Choreography: Nikita Dolgushin
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Benjamin Alard (An evening of organ music)
    Organist: Benjamin Alard
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    28 January 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Andreyev Folk Russian Orchestra. Artistic Director and Conductor - Dmitry Khokhlov
    Orchestra: Andreyev Folk Russian Orchestra
    Conductor: Dmitry Khokhlov
    Concert     		  
    28 January 2015
    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 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    29 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Mussorgsky "Sorochintsy Fair" Opera in three acts (semi-staged version)
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Vadim Milkov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    29 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Adolphe Adam "Giselle (Les Wilis)" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Choreography: Nikita Dolgushin
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    29 January 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Bass: Vadim Kravets
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soprano: Karina Chepurnova
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "The Gambler" (Opera in Four Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Stage Director: Temur Chkheidze
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Baritone: Yevgeny Ulanov
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    30 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Soprano: Anna Nechaeva
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    30 January 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mozart. Symphony No 41. Opera arias
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    30 January 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Tenor: Yuri Marusin
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Le Corsaire (ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue)
    Costume Designer: Galina Solovieva
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Set Designer: Teimuraz Murvanidze
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Adolphe Adam "Giselle (Les Wilis)" (Ballet in 2 Acts)
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Choreography: Nikita Dolgushin
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Songs of the War Years
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    31 January 2015
    Saturday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Rachmaninoff. Bernstein. Tchaikovsky. Alexander Trostyansky-violin. Anatoly Rybalko-conductor
    Violin soloist: Alexander Trostyansky
    Conductor: Anatoly Rybalko
    Concert     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Conductor: Alexander Vikulov
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes))
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Conductor: Alexander Vikulov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria Rusticana" (opera in one act)
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Musical Director: Daniele Rustioni
    Set Designer: Dante Ferretti
    Costume Designer: Gabriella Pescucci
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Leila Fteita
    Production: Liliana Cavani
    Director: Marina Bianchi
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Daniele Rustioni
    Tenor: Dmitry Golovnin
    Soprano: Violetta Urmana
    Opera     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Ekaterina Semenchuk recital (mezzo-soprano). Dmitry Yefimov - piano.
    Piano: Dmitry Yefimov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Semenchuk
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Semyon Skigin
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Semenchuk
    Concert     		  
    01 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Beethoven, Slonimsky, Prigogine. Evening of chamber music. Quartet "Modus"
    Concert     		  
    02 February 2015
    Monday
    19:01
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
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    02 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Jacques Offenbach "Les contes d`Hoffmann" (opera fantastique in five acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Libretto: Jules Barbier
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Actor: Polina Tolstun
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Soprano: Svetlana Monchak
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Daniil Shtoda
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    03 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Alexander Dmitriev. Soloist - Noriko Ogawa (Japan)
    Concert     		  
    04 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Andrei Yakovlev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (melodramma in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexandra Tikhomirova
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Avanzi
    Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Set Designer: Tiziano Santi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Opera     		  
    04 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Boris Asafiev "Flames of Paris" (Ballet in three acts)
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Set Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars World violin star Alexandra Soumm recital
    Violin soloist: Alexandra Soumm
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Violin soloist: Alexandra Soumm
    Concert     		  
    05 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Leos Janacek "The Makropulos Case" (Opera in three acts)
    Lighting Designer: Adam Silverman
    Director: Graham Vick
    Set Designer: Richard Hudson
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Maxim Bulatov
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Opera     		  
    05 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Bass: Fyodor Kuznetsov
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    05 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Boris Asafiev "Flames of Paris" (Ballet in three acts)
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Set Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars World piano star Peter Laul recital
    Piano: Peter Laul
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Peter Laul
    Concert     		  
    05 February 2015
    Thursday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Beethoven "Symphony No 1" Tchaikovsky "Violin Concerto" Alexander Sitkovetsky-violin. Vladimir Altschuler-conductor
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Vladimir Altschuler
    Concert     		  
    06 February 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Herman von Lovenskjold "La Sylphide" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: August Bournonville
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Dancer: Maria Adzhamova
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Idomeneo, re di Creta" ("Idomeneo, King of Crete") opera in 3 acts
    Composer: Carl Maria Fon Weber
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Conductor: Alexander Vikulov
    Tenor: Yury Alexeyev
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    06 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Boris Asafiev "Flames of Paris" (Ballet in three acts)
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Set Designer: Vladimir Dmitriev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Sibelius. Tchaikovsky. Performed by the Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Daniel Smith
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: The Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Conductor: Vladimir Feltsman
    Conductor: David Geringas
    Concert     		  
    07 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini . "Il tabarro. Suor Angelica. Gianni Schicchi" (one act’s operas)
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Claudio Coloretti
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Avanzi
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    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: Michael Guttler
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Opera     		  
    07 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-fierie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis)
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Classical Ballet     		  
    07 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    07 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Concert by the Boys’ Chorus of the Popov Academy of Choral Art (Moscow)
    Composer: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    07 February 2015
    Saturday
    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     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Mazepa" (opera in three acts, six scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Stage Director: Ilya Shlepyanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Vasily Vaynonen
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Opera     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Sleeping Beauty" (ballet-fierie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis)
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Libretto: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Elena Bazhenova
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Kristina Shapran
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2015
    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     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Anna Kuligina
    Dancer: Andrey Yakhnyuk
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Kirill Molchanov "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" opera in two parts (concert performance)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Choir: The Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Musical flowers. Royal Baroque. Ancient Music Ensemble "Hortus Musicus"
    Concert     		  
    09 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Andrei Petrenko. Stars of the Stars Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (springtime tale in a prologue and four acts)
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Stage Director: Anna Matison
    Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Radu Poklitaru
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Mezzo soprano: Yelizaveta Zakharova
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Opera     		  
    10 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Irina Prokofieva
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    10 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (springtime tale in a prologue and four acts)
    Set Designer: Alexander Orlov
    Stage Director: Anna Matison
    Lighting Designer: Denis Solntsev
    Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Radu Poklitaru
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Opera     		  
    10 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Antonin Dvorak "Rusalka" (Mermaid) (opera in three acts)
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Libretto: Jaroslav Kvapil
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Yastrebova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yelizaveta Zakharova
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    10 February 2015
    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     		  
    11 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars. Conducted by Andrei Petrenko Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    11 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The Flying Dutchman" opera in 3 acts by Richard Wagner
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Set Designer: Nikolai Simonov
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Musical Director: Vasily Petrenko
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Bass: Stanislav Shvets
    Opera     		  
    11 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Gavrilin. "Chimes"
    Composer: Valery Gavrilin
    Choir: Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    11 February 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Tchaikovsky and Beethoven
    Concert     		  
    11 February 2015
    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     		  
    12 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Andrei Petrenko. Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    12 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The great Gatsby" choreography by Dwight Roden
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Denis Matvienko
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    12 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 The new edition of Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" ballet in three acts
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nikolay Zubkovsky
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomaryov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    12 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Jazz Concert by the Admiralty Orchestra. Conductor: Captain Lieutenant Valentin Lyashchenko
    Orchestra: The Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base
    Conductor: Valentin Lyashchenko
    Concert     		  
    12 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" (Opera in three acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    13 February 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! "The great Gatsby" choreography by Dwight Roden
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Denis Matvienko
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars The new edition of Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" ballet in three acts
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nikolay Zubkovsky
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomaryov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre Polina Semionova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Pyotr Gekker. Opera "The Damned Apostle" (concert performance)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Libretto: Yuri Dimitrin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Opera     		  
    14 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Georges Bizet "Carmen" (Opera in 4 Acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Tenor: Nikolai Schukoff
    Opera     		  
    14 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Alexander Kuznetsov
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Tenor: Stefano La Colla
    Opera     		  
    14 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Charming Sound of Cello
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    14 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 3 Acts)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 February 2015
    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 February 2015
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (ballet in 2 acts)
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Dancer: Anastasia Petushkova
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Trofim Malanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (ballet in 2 acts) Conducted by Maestro Gergiev
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars. The new edition of Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" ballet in three acts
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nikolay Zubkovsky
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomaryov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Igor Stravinsky "L'Histoire du soldat". Luciano Berio "Сanzoni popolari" (Folk Songs) for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra.
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Luciano Berio
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeeva
    Conductor: Ivan Stolbov
    Opera     		  
    15 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Peter Laul. Piano Recital
    Concert     		  
    15 February 2015
    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 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Soprano: Violetta Lukyanenko
    Opera     		  
    16 February 2015
    Monday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Rodion Shchedrin "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (ballet in 2 acts)
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Costume Designer: Maxim Isaev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Vladislav Shumakov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    16 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Gaetano Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor" (concert performance)
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: David Doiashvili
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Principal Chorus Master: Leonid Teplyakov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Soprano: Albina Shagimuratova
    Opera     		  
    16 February 2015
    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     		  
    17 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Aare-Paul Lattik. Evening of Organ Music
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Philip Glass
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Organist: Aare-Paul Lattik
    Concert     		  
    17 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 "TALENTS OF THE WORLD" foundation presents. Mussorgsky. Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninoff. Mozart. Rossini. Verdi
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Concert     		  
    17 February 2015
    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     		  
    18 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades" (opera in three acts, seven scenes). Production by Maestro Yuri Temirkanov (1984)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Choreography: Oleg Vinogradov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan
    Opera     		  
    18 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Classical Ballet     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    18 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (lyric scenes in three acts). Stage Director - Vasily Barkhatov
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Maria Litke
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeeva
    Opera     		  
    18 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Sibelius. Respighi. Berlioz. Soloist: Nikolai Mokhov (flute). Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Composer: Hector Berlioz
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Ottorino Respighi
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Flute: Nikolai Mokhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    18 February 2015
    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     		  
    19 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L`albergo del giglio d`oro (The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis)"
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Set Designer: Pierre Alain Bertola
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Baritone: Vladislav Uspensky
    Soprano: Irma Gigolaty
    Bass: Nikolai Kamensky
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Conductor: Daniel Smith
    Opera     		  
    19 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars George Balanchine "Jewels" (ballet in three parts)
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Choreography: George Balanchine
    Staging: Karin von Aroldingen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (Ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 February 2015
    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     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one act ballets: Petrouchka. Presentiment of Spring
    Composer: Anatoly Lyadov
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Video Artist: Yuri Davydov
    Choreography: Yuri Smekalov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Irina Golub
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Il trovatore" (opera in four acts )
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Accordion: 678
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Choreography: Emil Faski
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Set Designer: Massimo Pizzi Gasparon
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Stage Director: Pier Luigi Pizzi
    Set Designer: Pier Luigi Pizzi
    Lighting Designer: Vincenzo Raponi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Tenor: Hovhannes Ayvazyan
    Soprano: Irina Churilova
    Opera     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (Ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Brahms - German Requiem.
    Composer: Edward Elgar
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Nikolai Znaider
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Nikolai Znaider
    Concert     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    20 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Yuri Temirkanov
    Concert     		  
    21 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Tenor: Vladimir Zhivopistsev
    Tenor: Oleg Videman
    Opera     		  
    21 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 World Ballet Star Ulyana Lopatkina Anna Karenina (ballet in two acts after the novel by Leo Tolstoy)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Jorn Melin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Designer: Mikael Melbye
    Cinematographer: Wendall Harrington
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Principal Dancer: Ulyana Lopatkina
    Dancer: Xenia Ostreikovskaya
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    21 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)"
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Stage Director: Andrejs Zagars
    Designer: Andris Freibergs
    Choreography: Elita Bukovska
    Lighting Designer: Kevin W. Jones
    Costume Designer: Kristine Pasternaka
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Director: Yulia Prokhorova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Soprano: Marina Tregubovich
    Baritone: Dmitry Darov
    Tenor: Fedor Ataskevich
    Opera     		  
    21 February 2015
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Show revue "Once in Italy"
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    21 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Concert by the Mariinsky Youth Orchestra: Beethoven. Schubert
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: The Mariinsky Youth Orchestra
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Cello: Oleg Sendetsky
    Piano: Pavel Raikerus
    Cello: Anton Gakkel
    Violin soloist: Stanislav Izmailov
    Concert     		  
    21 February 2015
    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 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Don Carlos" (opera in 4 acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Costume Designer: Angela Buscemi
    Set Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Costume Designer: Cristian Taraborrelli
    Lighting Designer: Fabrice Kebour
    Stage Director: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Set Designer: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Choreography: Roberto Aldorasi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Opera     		  
    22 February 2015
    Sunday
    14:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Anna Karenina (ballet in two acts after the novel by Leo Tolstoy)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Lighting Designer: Jorn Melin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Designer: Mikael Melbye
    Cinematographer: Wendall Harrington
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Bolshoi Ballet Premiere Dancer Ivan Vasiliev Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (Ballet in 3 acts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Choreography: Igor Belsky
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Musical Director: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    22 February 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Show revue "Once in Italy"
    Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    22 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The percussion ensemble Renaissance Percussion
    Orchestra: The Renaissance Percussion Ensemble
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    22 February 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Evening of jazz music. Dedicated to Charles Mingus
    Concert     		  
    23 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" (opera in three acts, four scenes) - concert performance
    Composer: Francesco Maria Piave
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Bernard Arnould
    Stage Director: Charles Roubaud
    Director: Claudia Solti
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Opera     		  
    23 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Bolshoi Ballet Premiere Dancer Ivan Vasiliev. Stars of the Stars Ballet Gala Performance.Le Halte de cavalerie. Class Concert. White Darkness Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Composer: Ludwig Minkus
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Dancer: Anastasia Soboleva
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars L`elisir d`amore (Melodramma giocoso in two acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    23 February 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    23 February 2015
    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     		  
    24 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Nikolai Gassiev
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Baritone: Dmitry Lavrov
    Opera     		  
    24 February 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets: Camera obscura. Inside the Lines
    Composer: Maurice Ravel
    Piano: Peter Laul
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeev
    Dancer: Anna Lavrinenko (Tolmachyova)
    Dancer: Oxana Marchuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    24 February 2015
    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     		  
    25 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    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: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Andrei Yakovlev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Grigory Popov
    Dancer: Anastasia Petushkova
    Dancer: Ernest Latypov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    25 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Madama Butterfly" (japanese tragedy in three acts )
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Boris Kudlichka
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Magdalena Tesławska
    Stage Director: Mariusz Treliсski
    Costume Designer: Paweł Grabarczyk
    Lighting Designer: Stanisław Zięba
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Baritone: Vasily Gerello
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    25 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Moscow chamber orchestra MUSICA VIVA
    Orchestra: The Moscow chamber orchestra MUSICA VIVA
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    25 February 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    26 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Yuri Smekalov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    26 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "Madama Butterfly" (japanese tragedy in three acts )
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Boris Kudlichka
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Magdalena Tesławska
    Stage Director: Mariusz Treliсski
    Costume Designer: Paweł Grabarczyk
    Lighting Designer: Stanisław Zięba
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    26 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Giacomo Puccini "Manon Lescaut" (opera in three acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Conductor: Igor Tomashevsky
    Conductor’s Assistant: Igor Tomashevsky
    Stage Director: Jurgen Flimm
    Concert Master: Maria Kopyseva
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Costume Designer: Ursula Kudrna
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Assistant to Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    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: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Anna Nechaeva
    Tenor: Stefano La Colla
    Opera     		  
    26 February 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Shostakovich, Bartok. Alexander Titov - conductor. Ilya Kozlov - violin
    Conductor: Alexander Titov
    Viola soloist: Ilya Kozlov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    26 February 2015
    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     		  
    27 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Charles Gounod "Faust" (opera in five acts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Costume Designer: Isabella Bywater
    Director: Isabella Bywater
    Lighting Designer: Jennifer Schreiver
    Libretto: Jules Barbier
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Libretto: Michel Carre
    Musical Preparation: Natalia Mordashova
    Costume Designer: Nicky Shaw
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Conductor: Facundo Agudin
    Opera     		  
    27 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets: Na floresta. Prelude. Invisible. Triple bill by Nacho Duato
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    27 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Michael Collins (clarinet) and the State Borodin Quartet
    Clarinet: Michael Collins
    Orchestra: The State Borodin Quartet
    Concert     		  
    27 February 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Jacques Offenbach, "La belle Helene" (Lyric comedy with two intervals)
    Composer: Jacques Offenbach
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Opera     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars The Maid of Pskov (opera in three acts). Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Revival Stage Director: Yuri Laptev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Maxim Aksenov
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Opera     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Ballet Evening: Triple Bill by Nacho Duato - Na Floresta. Nunc Dimittis. Prelude
    Composer: Arvo Part
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Modern Ballet     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Ballet Evening: Triple Bill by Nacho Duato - Na Floresta. Nunc Dimittis. Prelude
    Composer: Arvo Part
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Modern Ballet     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Orchestra Comes on Stage
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The ensemble Musici di Roma: I Musici
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Nino Rota
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    28 February 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Christmas Eve" opera in 4 acts
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    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
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 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: Valentin Bogdanov
    Opera     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Evening of one-act ballets: Na floresta. Prelude. Invisible. Triple bill by Nacho Duato
    Composer: Benjamin Britten
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: Marat Shemiunov
    Dancer: Irina Perren
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ekaterina Borchenko
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 The Orchestra Comes on Stage
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Production design: Sergei Grachev
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    01 March 2015
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Chopin. Prokofiev. Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Soloist: Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Behzod Abduraimov
    Concert     		  
    01 March 2015
    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     		  
    02 March 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Kimin Kim
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    02 March 2015
    Monday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Richard Wagner "Tristan und Isolde" drama in three acts
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Opera     		  
    02 March 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") opera in concert
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Conductor: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Elena Orlova
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Bass: Timur Abdikeyev
    Opera     		  
    02 March 2015
    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     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    03 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tsar`s Bride" opera in 3 acts
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    03 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Conductor - Michel Tabachnik (Switzerland). Wagner. Brahms.
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    03 March 2015
    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 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Jules Massenet "Don Quichotte" (opera in five acts)
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Costume Designer: Paola Mariani
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Director: Yannis Kokkos
    Set Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Costume Designer: Yannis Kokkos
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Opera     		  
    04 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars "Das Rheingold" (the preliminary evening of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Composer: Richard Wagner
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Opera     		  
    04 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Bolshoi Ballet Premiere Dancer Ivan Vasiliev Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold "La Fille mal gardee" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Choreography: Frederick Ashton
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Costume Designer: Osbert Lancaster
    Dancer: Zhanna Ayupova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Principal Dancer: World-famous Ballet Star Ivan Vasiliev
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Denis Tolmachov
    Dancer: Anastasia Soboleva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    04 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Pascal Reber. An evening of organ music
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    05 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Maria Adzhamova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 March 2015
    Thursday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars "Die Walkure" (the first day of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Gubanova
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Opera     		  
    05 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold "La Fille mal gardee" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Choreography: Frederick Ashton
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Costume Designer: Osbert Lancaster
    Dancer: Zhanna Ayupova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Nikolai Tsiskaridze
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    05 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Childrens Chorus (Dimitrovgrad)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Elena Bazhenova
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Maria Adzhamova
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Berlioz. Requiem.
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold "La Fille mal gardee" (ballet in two acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Kibitkin
    Choreography: Frederick Ashton
    Production: Mikhail Messerer
    Costume Designer: Osbert Lancaster
    Dancer: Zhanna Ayupova
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Dancer: Anastasia Soboleva
    Dancer: Maxim Podosyonov
    Dancer: Konstantin Kilinchuk
    Classical Ballet     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Stars of the Stars Conducted by Alexander Dmitriev Berlioz "Symphonie Fantastique" Ravel "La valse" Alexander Dmitriev - conductor. Nana Jashvili - violin
    Conductor: Maestro Alexander Dmitriev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    06 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Divertissement
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (one act opera)
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Boris Kudlichka
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Magdalena Musial
    Lighting Designer: Marc Heinz
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Stage Director: Mariusz Treliсski
    Accordion: Piotr Gruszczynski
    Accordion: Wojciech Pus
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Opera     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Richard Wagner "Siegfried (second day of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Olga Sergeyeva
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua
    Opera     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Floria Tosca (Opera in 3 acts) Giacomo Puccini
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Production: Stanislav Gaudassinsky
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Opera     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Andrei Petrenko Famous choruses and scenes from operas by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giacomo Puccini
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Concert     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    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     		  
    07 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Bruckner, Haydn
    Cello: Dmitri Khrychev
    Conductor: Oleg Caetani
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    11:30
    morning    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Boris Gruzin
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Kristina Shapran
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Tenor: Yuri Marusin
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Soprano: Irma Gigolaty
    Opera     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    17:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Richard Wagner "Gotterdammerung" (third day of the tetralogy "Der Ring des Nibelungen")
    Stage Director: Alexander Zeldin
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: George Tsypin
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Noginova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass-baritone: Yevgeny Nikitin
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Soprano: Larisa Gogolevskaya
    Soprano: Yekaterina Shimanovich
    Opera     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (ballet in four acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    12:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    20:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Mozart Piano Quartets. Alexei Goribol -piano. Alexander Trostyansky - violin. Ilya Hoffman -viola. Rustam Komachkov -cello.
    Piano: Alexei Goribol
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Violin soloist: Alexander Trostyansky
    Cello: Rustam Komachkov
    Concert     		  
    08 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Ballet Gala - best dances from different Ballets, performed by the Hermitage Ballet Stars
    Choreography: Maestro Yuri Grigorovich
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Michel Fokine
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars 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
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Baritone: Viktor Korotich
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (ballet in four acts)
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Choreography: Lev Ivanov
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Staging: Mikhail Messerer
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Revival Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Dancer: Victor Lebedev
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 L`elisir d`amore (Melodramma giocoso in two acts)
    Stage Director: Alexander Petrov
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
    Set Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Costume Designer: Vladimir Firer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 ! PREMIERE ! "Medea" Ballet
    Composer: Jean-Joseph Rodolphe
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Dancer: Yulia Makhalina
    Classical Ballet     		  
    09 March 2015
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Glinka.Borodin.Balakirev.Rimsky-Korsakov. Gintaras Rinkeviсius (Lithuania) - conductor
    Conductor: Gintaras Rinkevicius
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    10 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Macbeth" (opera in four acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: David Cunningham
    Stage Director: David McVicar
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Tanya McCallin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Soprano: Irina Gordei
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Bass: Pavel Shmulevich
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan
    Opera     		  
    10 March 2015
    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     		  
    11 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars "The Golden Cockerel" opera (fable in persona) in three acts
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Andrei Petrov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    11 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Music from ballet "Cinderella" by Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    11 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    11 March 2015
    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     		  
    12 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Gioachino Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia" opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    12 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! 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: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Baritone: Andrey Zhilikhovsky
    Soprano: Svetlana Moskalenko
    Bass: Andrii Goniukov
    Bass: Stanislav Shvets
    Tenor: Dmitry Korchak
    Opera     		  
    12 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" (opera in four acts)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Stage Director: Daniele Finzi Pasca
    Costume Designer: Giovanna Buzzi
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Set Designer: Jean Rabasse
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Set Revival Director: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Nikolai Putilin
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    18:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 OPENING OF THE XV MARIINSKY INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev ! PREMIERE ! Evening of one act ballets by Anton Pimonov: The Birth of Bambi. In the Jungle Stars of the Stars
    Composer: Andrei Golovin
    Choreography: Anton Pimonov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Anastasia Petushkova
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Dancer: Vladislav Shumakov
    Dancer: Oxana Marchuk
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    20:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Gustav Mahler. Symphony No 8
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! 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: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Soprano: Natalia Mironova
    Bass: Yury Monchak
    Baritone: Boris Pinkhasovich
    Tenor: Evgeny Akhmedov
    Bass: Stanislav Shvets
    Opera     		  
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Piano star Daniil Kharitonov recital: Beethoven. Liszt. Bach. Rachmaninoff
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: DANIIL KHARITONOV
    Concert     		  
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Giselle (Fantasy ballet in two acts)
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    13 March 2015
    Friday
    19:00
    evening    		 Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    		 Chopin. Concerto № 1 for piano and orchestra. Rachmaninoff. Symphony number 1
    Conductor: Alan Buribaev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Concert     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    14 March 2015
    Saturday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev ! PREMIERE ! Evening of one act ballets by Anton Pimonov: The Birth of Bambi. In the Jungle Stars of the Stars
    Composer: Andrei Golovin
    Choreography: Anton Pimonov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Vasily Tkachenko
    Dancer: Alexei Nedviga
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Rafael Musin
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Vladislav Shumakov
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    14 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars "Dead Souls" Rodion Shchedrin (operatic scenes in three acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Damir Ismagilov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Stage Director: Vasily Barkhatov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Svetlana Volkova
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Opera     		  
    14 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Anna Kuligina
    Dancer: Andrey Yakhnyuk
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    14 March 2015
    Saturday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Strauss. Tchaikovsky. Debussy
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    14 March 2015
    Saturday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Oleg Pogudin concert: Prayer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Concert     		  
    14 March 2015
    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     		  
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts (six scenes)) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    Choreography: Alexander Gorsky
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Nina Anisimova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Yekaterina Ivannikova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    13:00
    afternoon    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Yulia Tikka
    Dancer: Alexey Kuznetsov
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars "Chipollino" (ballet for children in two acts)
    Choreography: Genrikh Mayorov
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Costume Designer: Valery Levental
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Valentin Bogdanov
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev
    Dancer: Veronika Ignatyeva
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Thierry Escaich (organ). Alexander Toradze (piano)
    Piano: Alexander Toradze
    Organist: Thierry Escaich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Concert     		  
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    15:00
    afternoon    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Nutcracker" (Ballet-fairy in two acts with an Epilogue)
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    15 March 2015
    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     		  
    15 March 2015
    Sunday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Jazz dialogues
    Concert     		  
    16 March 2015
    Monday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Ludwig Minkus "La Bayadere" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Mikhail Shishliannikov
    Choreography: Vakhtang Chabukiani
    Choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev
    Costume Designer: Yevgeny Ponomarev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Dancer: Ludmila Pagliero
    Dancer: Sae Eun Park
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    16 March 2015
    Monday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Dmitry Shostakovich "The Nose" (opera in three acts and ten scenes)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Piano: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Maria Danilova
    Stage Director: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Yuri Alexandrov
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Soprano: Larisa Shevchenko
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Vladimir Zhivopistsev
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova
    Opera     		  
    ! PREMIERE !
    16 March 2015
    Monday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman"Up & Down" after the "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    Composer: Alban Berg
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Choreography: Boris Eifman
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    17 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Alina Somova
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: Aurelie Dupont
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    ! PREMIERE !
    17 March 2015
    Tuesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 ! PREMIERE ! Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman"Up & Down" after the "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
    Composer: Alban Berg
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Choreography: Boris Eifman
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Zinovy Margolin
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    17 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:30
    evening    		 Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    		 Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (Fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Artistic Director: Stanislav Gorkovenko
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra
    Classical Ballet     		  
    17 March 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Michael O `Rourke. Piano Recital
    Concert     		  
    17 March 2015
    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     		  
    18 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Sadko" (opera-bylina in seven scenes)
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Costume Designer: Konstantin Korovin
    Choreography: Oleg Ignatiev
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Bass: Yuri Vlasov
    Opera     		  
    18 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Libretto: Vasily Geltzer
    Libretto: Vladimir Begichev
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Yana Selina
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    18 March 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00
    evening    		 Alexandrinsky Imperial Ballet Theatre (established 1756)
    		 Modern Dance Ballet of Boris Eifman. "Rodin" Music: Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jules Massenet
    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra "Congress"
    Modern Ballet     		  
    18 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Dancer: World-famous Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Angelina Vorontsova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    18 March 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Stars of the Stars Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Die Zauberflote" (Magic Flute) opera in two acts
    Stage Director: Alain Maratrat
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Mireille Dessingy
    Lighting Designer: Pascal Merat
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Set Designer: Pierre-Alain Bertola
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Tenor: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Bass: Yuri Vorobiev
    Soprano: Eleonora Vindau
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Opera     		  
    19 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:30
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    		 Stars of the Stars An artistic evening with Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Classical Ballet     		 XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY 2015 
    19 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    		 Stars of the Stars Georges Bizet "Carmen" (Opera in 4 Acts)
    Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev
    Stage Director: Alexei Stepanyuk
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Igor Grinevich
    Stage Director: Ilya Ustyantsev
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Tenor: Yevgeny Akimov
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova
    Mezzo soprano: Ekaterina Semenchuk
    Opera     		  
    19 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    		 Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Dancer: Leonid Sarafanov
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Dancer: Valeria Zapasnikova
    Classical Ballet     		  
    19 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    		 Tikhon Khrennikov "Into the Storm" opera in four acts (concert performance)
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Opera     		  
    19 March 2015
    Thursday
    19:00
    evening    		 St. Petersburg Small Philharmonic "Engelgardt" Hall (established 1828)
    		 Eliso Virsaladze. Piano Recital
    Concert     		  
    19 March 2015
    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     		  
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