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    Schedule for all theatres (all stages) in St. Petersburg, Russia for 01 December 2015 - 31 December 2015
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    DATE THEATRE (STAGE) PERFORMANCE NAME TYPE FESTIVAL
    01 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    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
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Mikhail Vekua

    Opera 
     
    01 December 2015
    Tuesday
    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: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Conductor: Pavel Petrenko
    Dancer: Vladislav Shumakov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    01 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Romances, arias and scenes from operas by Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    01 December 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 
     
    02 December 2015
    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
    Soprano: Olga Trifonova
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Vassilieva
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Bass: Gennady Bezzubenkov
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Tenor: Stanislav Leontiev
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Opera 
     
    02 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts) Stars of the Stars
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: David Zaleyev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    02 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Beethoven. Five Cello and Piano Sonatas
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Cello: Boris Andrianov
    Piano: Vadym Kholodenko

    Concert 
     
    02 December 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 
     
    03 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Giacomo Puccini "La Boheme" (opera in four acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Musical Director: Gianandrea Noseda
    Stage Director: Ian Judge
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
    Production design: Tim Goodchild
    Costume Designer: Tim Goodchild
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Soprano: Yekaterina Goncharova

    Opera 
     
    03 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in two acts)
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Choreography: Kirill Simonov
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Production design: Mihail Chemiakin
    Lighting Designer: Vladimir Lukasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    03 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Haydn. Beethoven. The first Evening
    Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    03 December 2015
    Thursday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Mozart. Eine kleine Nachtmusik Haydn. "Farewell" Symphony Beethoven. "Egmont"
    Concert 
     
    03 December 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 
     
    04 December 2015
    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
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: Renata Shakirova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    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
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov

    Opera 
     
    04 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet in 2 Acts). Choreography by Nacho Duato
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Designer: Jaffar Chalabi
    Musical Director: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov
    Dancer: Principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre Polina Semionova
    Dancer: Ivan Zayzev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    04 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    "Jazz Nutcracker". Performed by the Chizhik Jazz Quartet
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    04 December 2015
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Leif Ove Andsnes (Norway) Recital
    Concert 
     
    04 December 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 
     
    05 December 2015
    Saturday
    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: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Dancer: Vasily Shcherbakov
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: David Zaleyev
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    05 December 2015
    Saturday
    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: Roman Burdenko
    Tenor: Hovhannes Ayvazyan

    Opera 
     
    05 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (Opera in 2 Acts)
    Principal Chorus Master: Alexandr Chernov
    Chorus Master: Alexey Dmitriyev
    Lighting Designer: Mikhail Mekler
    Production: Sergey Shepelev
    Chorus Master: Sergey Tsyplenkov
    Artistic Director: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Principal Chorus Master: Vladimir Stolpovskikh
    Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Opera 
     
    05 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Karelian winter
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    05 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    05 December 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 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    14:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue)
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov
    Stage Director: Sergey Radlov
    Designer: Valentina Khodasevich
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Vadim Belyaev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    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: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Anton Korsakov
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Nikolai Naumov
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Vadim Belyaev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    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
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Tenor: Kristian Benedikt

    Opera 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    13:00

    afternoon
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    "Le Corsaire" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    "Le Corsaire" (ballet in two acts)
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Choreography: Pyotr Gusev
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Gioacchino Rossini. "Cinderella" (Dramma giocoso in two acts (concert performance))
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Piano: Anatoly Kuznetsov
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Choir: The Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Tenor: Alexei Tatarintsev

    Opera 
     
    06 December 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 
     
    06 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Schubert. Symphony No 5 Mahler. Symphony No 5
    Concert 
     
    06 December 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 
     
    07 December 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 
     
    08 December 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: Valery Ovsyanikov
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Dancer: Vadim Belyaev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    08 December 2015
    Tuesday
    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
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Soprano: Kira Loginova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Tenor: Artyom Melikhov
    Tenor: Alexander Trofimov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev

    Opera 
     
    08 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    08 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Clara-Jumi Kang recital (violin)
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Claude Debussy
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    08 December 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 
     
    09 December 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) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Bass-baritone: Andrei Serov
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Conductor: Christian Knapp
    Mezzo soprano: Regina Rustamova

    Opera 
     
    09 December 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. The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Marguerite and Armand
    Composer: Georges Bizet
    Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
    Choreography: Alberto Alonso
    Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Danila Korsuntsev
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski

    Classical Ballet 
     
    09 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian State Philarmonic
    Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Anatoly Rybalko
    Piano: Vadym Kholodenko

    Concert 
     
    09 December 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 
     
    10 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Alexander Glazunov "Raymonda" (Ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Yevgeny Ivanchenko
    Dancer: Anastasia Kolegova
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Sofia Ivanova-Skoblikova
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    10 December 2015
    Thursday
    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
    Bass: Ilya Bannik
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Baritone: Dmitry Lavrov

    Opera 
     
    10 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski

    Classical Ballet 
     
    10 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Sibelius
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Violin soloist: Clara-Jumi Kang
    Conductor: Sasha Makila

    Concert 
     
    10 December 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 
     
    11 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Alexander Glazunov "Raymonda" (Ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Dancer: Vladimir Shklyarov
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Timur Askerov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 December 2015
    Friday
    18:30

    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
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Soprano: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Pavel Shmulevich
    Conductor: Nikolai Znaider

    Opera 
     
    11 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski

    Classical Ballet 
     
    11 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Dmitri Kabalevsky "Colas Breugnon" Opera in 4 acts (concert performance)
    Composer: Dmitry Kabalevsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Opera 
     
    11 December 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 
     
    11 December 2015
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Waltz Evening
    Concert 
     
    11 December 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 
     
    12 December 2015
    Saturday
    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
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Soprano: Maria Guleghina
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Bass: Pavel Shmulevich
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Opera 
     
    12 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

    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: Xenia Ostreikovskaya
    Dancer: Sofia Gumerova
    Dancer: Viktoria Tereshkina
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Islom Baimuradov
    Dancer: Svetlana Ivanova
    Dancer: Alexei Timofeyev
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    12 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Sleeping Beauty" (ballet in three acts and a prologue)
    Costume Designer: Alla Marusina
    Costume Designer: Angelina Atlagic
    Lighting Designer: Brad Fields
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Branko Cvijic
    Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky
    Assistants to Stage Designer: Magdalena Vlajic
    Choreography: Nacho Duato
    Revival Designer: Oleg Molchanov
    Musical Director: Peter Feranec
    Assistant of choreographer: Tony Fabre
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski

    Classical Ballet 
     
    12 December 2015
    Saturday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    How a Ballet is Staged
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    12 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    The evening of French Horn
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    12 December 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 
     
    12 December 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 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    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: Andrei Ilyushnikov
    Soprano: Oksana Shilova
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Elena Zheleznyakova
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Soprano: Maria Bayankina
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov

    Opera 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    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: Nikolai Putilin
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Tenor: Yuri Marusin
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine

    Opera 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:30

    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: Yekaterina Kondaurova
    Dancer: Olesia Novikova
    Dancer: Maxim Zyuzin
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Konstantin Zverev
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    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 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    How a Ballet is Staged
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Choreography: Dmitry Korneyev
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Best of "Renaissance percussion"
    Composer: Edward Grieg
    Composer: George Gershwin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Orchestra: The Renaissance Percussion Ensemble

    Concert 
     
    13 December 2015
    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 
     
    13 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    OPENING OF THE XVI INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL "ART SQUARE". Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov Tchaikovsky "Piano Concerto No 2". Sibelius "Symphony No.2". Conductor-Yuri Temirkanov. Piano - Yuja Wang (China) Stars of the Stars
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Piano: Yuja Wang

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    13 December 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 
     
    14 December 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 
     
    15 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Macbeth" (opera in four acts) Tickets available only at BalletAndOpera.com
    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
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan

    Opera 
     
    15 December 2015
    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
    Dancer: Andrei Yermakov
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Maria Shirinkina
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Timur Askerov
    Dancer: David Zaleyev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    15 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! 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

    Opera 
     
    15 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Engelbert Humperdinck "Hansel und Gretel" opera in three acts (semi-staged performance)
    Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
     
    15 December 2015
    Tuesday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Stars of the Stars An evening of piano music. Boris Berezovsky Recital.
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Piano: Boris Berezovsky

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    15 December 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 
     
    16 December 2015
    Wednesday
    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: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Ernest Latypov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 December 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
    Tenor: Dmitry Voropaev
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Mezzo soprano: Irina Shishkova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin

    Opera 
     
    16 December 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
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    16 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    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
    Bass: Sergei Alexashkin
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Soprano: Irina Churilova

    Opera 
     
    16 December 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Stars of the Stars Laureates of The 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Piano: Lukas Geniusas
    Cello: Andrei Ionita
    Piano: Anna Tsybuleva

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    16 December 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 
     
    17 December 2015
    Thursday
    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: Daria Pavlenko
    Conductor: Alexei Repnikov
    Dancer: Dmitry Pykhachov
    Dancer: Oxana Skorik
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin
    Dancer: Renata Shakirova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    17 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "Attila" (dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko
    Set Designer: Frank Schloessman
    Costume Designer: Hanne Loosen
    Musical Preparation: Ilona Yansons
    Lighting Designer: Kamil Kutyev
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Lighting Designer: Mark Jonathan
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Stage Director: William Friedkin
    Lighting Designer: Yevgeny Ganzburg
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Baritone: Alexander Gergalov
    Bass: Ildar Abdrazakov
    Soprano: Mlada Khudoley
    Tenor: Sergei Skorokhodov
    Conductor: Speranza Scappucci

    Opera 
     
    17 December 2015
    Thursday
    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
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    17 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Engelbert Humperdinck "Hansel und Gretel" opera in three acts (semi-staged performance)
    Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson

    Opera 
     
    17 December 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 
     
    18 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Giuseppe Verdi "La forza del destino (Force of the fate)" (opera in four acts)
    Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Designer: Andrei Voitenko
    Stage Director: Elijah Moshinsky
    Lighting Designer: Howard Harrison
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Tenor: Avgust Amonov
    Mezzo soprano: Nadezhda Serdyuk
    Bass: Alexei Tanovitski
    Soprano: Maria Guleghina
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Baritone: Roman Burdenko

    Opera 
     
    18 December 2015
    Friday
    19:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Stars of the Stars Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Nadezhda Gonchar
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Alexandra Iosifidi
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko
    Dancer: Margarita Frolova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    18 December 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
    Conductor: Mikhail Tatarnikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    18 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Dvorak. Tchaikovsky. Smetana. Rimsky-Korsakov. Performed by Alexei Lukirsky (violin). Conductor: Anton Gakkel
    Composer: Antonin Dvorak
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Violin soloist: Alexei Lukirsky
    Conductor: Anton Gakkel
    Orchestra: The Mariinsky Youth Orchestra

    Concert 
     
    18 December 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 
     
    18 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    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
    Mezzo soprano: Larisa Diadkova
    Soprano: Viktoria Yastrebova
    Tenor: Viktor Lutsyuk
    Baritone: Edem Umerov
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Bass: Vladimir Vaneyev
    Bass: Grigory Karasev

    Opera 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Le Parc" (ballet in 3 acts)
    Choreography: Angelin Preljocaj
    Sound compositions: Goran Vejvoda
    Costume Designer: Herve Pierre
    Lighting Designer: Jacques Chatelet
    Choreography: Noemie Perlov
    Set Designer: Thierry Leproust
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Modern Ballet 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    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 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

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

    Opera 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    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 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Stars of the Stars Sviridov. Sibelius. Tchaikovsky. Conductor - Nikolai Alexeev. Soloist - Alina Pogostkina (Germany)
    Composer: Georgy Sviridov
    Composer: Jean Sibelius
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Conductor: Nikolai Alexeev
    Violin soloist: Alina Pogostkina

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    19 December 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 
     
    19 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    20 December 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: Valery Ovsyanikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    20 December 2015
    Sunday
    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
    Tenor: Akhmed Agadi
    Bass: Mikhail Petrenko
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Borodina
    Bass: Vladimir Felyauer
    Soprano: Tatiana Serjan

    Opera 
     
    20 December 2015
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Sergei Prokofiev "Cinderella" (ballet in three acts)
    Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
    Artistic Director: Alexei Ratmansky
    Costume Designer: Elena Markovskaya
    Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
    Set Designer: Ilya Utkin
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Libretto: Nikolai Volkov
    Set Designer: Yeveny Monakhov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Dancer: Daria Pavlenko
    Dancer: Yekaterina Osmolkina
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Conductor: Gavriel Heine
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva

    Classical Ballet 
     
    20 December 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 
     
    20 December 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
    Conductor: Igor Tomashevsky

    Classical Ballet 
     
    20 December 2015
    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 
     
    20 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    An evening of organ music. Daniel Protsiuk recital.
    Composer: Cesar Franck
    Composer: Marcel Dupre
    Composer: Olivier Messiaen
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Organist: Daniil Protsyuk

    Concert 
     
    20 December 2015
    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 
     
    20 December 2015
    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 
     
    20 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Stars of the Stars Glinka. Tchaikovsky. Mussorgsky.Ildar Abdrazakov - bass. Mzia Bachturidze - piano.
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Gabriel Faure
    Composer: Mikhail Glinka
    Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    20 December 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 
     
    20 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    21 December 2015
    Monday
    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: Valery Ovsyanikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    21 December 2015
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    A concert dedicated to Georgy Sviridov
    Composer: Georgy Sviridov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Andrei Petrenko

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    21 December 2015
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    ! PREMIERE ! Pyotr Tchaikovsky "The Oprichnik" (The Guardsman) opera in four acts
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov

    Opera 
     
    21 December 2015
    Monday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    Stars of the Stars Tchaikovsky. Rachmaninov. Rossini. Olga Peretyatko - soprano. Alexander Ghindin -piano.
    Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Piano: Alexander Gindin

    Concert 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    21 December 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 
     
    22 December 2015
    Tuesday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Opening of the International Piano Festival. Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars An evening of piano music. Yefim Bronfman recital.
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Yefim Bronfman

    Concert 
     
    22 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    An evening of piano music. Dmitry Masleyev recital. Conductor - Alexei Bogorad.
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Alexei Bogorad
    Piano: Dmitry Masleyev

    Concert 
     
    22 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    23 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:30

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

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    23 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (opera in a concert)
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Igor Tomashevsky

    Opera 
     
    23 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    An evening of preludes and fugues by Vsevolod Zaderatsky
    Composer: Vsevolod Zaderatsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Lukas Geniusas
    Piano: Xenia Bashmet
    Piano: Andrei Jarosinski
    Piano: Nikita Mndoyants

    Concert 
     
    23 December 2015
    Wednesday
    20:30

    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 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    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
    Bass: Alexander Morozov
    Soprano: Zhanna Dombrovskaya
    Mezzo soprano: Olga Savova
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Tenor: Alexander Timchenko
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Tenor: Vasily Gorshkov
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Opera 
     
    24 December 2015
    Thursday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Sergey Babayan
    Piano: Daniil Trifonov (GRAMMY Award Winner 2017)

    Concert 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    24 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! PREMIERE ! Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "The Snow Maiden" (opera in a concert)
    Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    Orchestra: Mikhailovsky Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mikhailovsky Ballet
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Conductor: Dmitri Jurowski

    Opera 
     
    24 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Evening of piano music. Yefim Bronfman recital.
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Yefim Bronfman

    Concert 
     
    24 December 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 
     
    24 December 2015
    Thursday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    25 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Igor Kolb
    Dancer: Alexander Sergeyev
    Dancer: Tatiana Tkachenko
    Dancer: Philipp Stepin
    Dancer: Elena Yevseyeva
    Dancer: Anastasia Matvienko

    Classical Ballet 
     
    25 December 2015
    Friday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Denis Matsuev and Alexander Malofeyev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Maestro Denis Matsuev
    Piano: Alexander Malofeev

    Concert 
     
    25 December 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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    25 December 2015
    Friday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Vladimir Tropp recital
    Composer: Alexander Skryabin
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    25 December 2015
    Friday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    CLOSING OF THE XVI INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL "ART SQUARE". Conducted by Maestro Temirkanov.Peter Tchaikovsky "Iolanta" (opera in a concert)
    Conductor: Maestro Yuri Temirkanov
    Orchestra: The St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
    Choir: St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
    Soprano: Lianna Haroutounian
    Tenor: Pavel Сernoch

    Opera 
    The XVI International classical music festival "Arts Square" 2015 
    25 December 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 
     
    25 December 2015
    Friday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Adolphe Adam "Giselle" (fantastic ballet in two acts)
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Costume Designer: Irina Press
    Choreography: Jean Coralli
    Choreography: Jules Perrot
    Choreography: Marius Petipa
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Valeria Martynyuk
    Dancer: Alexei Popov
    Dancer: Yekaterina Chebykina
    Dancer: Kristina Shapran
    Dancer: Ivan Oskorbin

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    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
    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: Valery Ovsyanikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Rodion Shchedrin "A Christmas Tale" opera-feerie in two parts
    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
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Baritone: Vladimir Samsonov
    Soprano: Margarita Alaverdian
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Larisa Elina
    Tenor: Mikhail Makarov
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Soprano: Elena Ushakova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova

    Opera 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 December 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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Concert by students of Professor Mikhail Voskresensky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan
    Composer: Franz Schubert
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Sergey Babayan
    Piano: Daniil Trifonov (GRAMMY Award Winner 2017)

    Concert 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    16:00

    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 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    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 
     
    26 December 2015
    Saturday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    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
    Soprano: Yekaterina Soloveva
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Vitman
    Baritone: Andrei Spekhov
    Tenor: Oleg Balashov
    Baritone: Alexander Nikitin
    Tenor: Leonid Zakhozhaev
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Gelena Gaskarova
    Tenor: Andrei Zorin
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Tenor: Dmitry Koleushko
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    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
    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: Valery Ovsyanikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    12:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars ! PREMIERE ! Rodion Shchedrin "A Christmas Tale" opera-feerie in two parts
    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
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Baritone: Vladimir Samsonov
    Soprano: Margarita Alaverdian
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Larisa Elina
    Tenor: Mikhail Makarov
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Soprano: Elena Ushakova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova

    Opera 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    21:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Ballet Gala in memory of Maya Plisetskaya (Best Dances from different Ballets, performed by the Mariinsky-Kirov Ballet Stars, including World Ballet Star Diana Vishneva)
    Dancer: Diana Vishneva
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Classical Ballet 
     
    27 December 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 
     
    27 December 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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    15:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Bach. Vivaldi
    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Christian Blackshaw and Pavel Raikerus
    Composer: Robert Schumann
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Pavel Raikerus
    Piano: Christian Blackshaw

    Concert 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Concert by students of Professor Mikhail Voskresensky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    27 December 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 
     
    27 December 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 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    20:00

    evening
    Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall (established 1802)
    European Christmas music
    Concert 
     
    27 December 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 
     
    27 December 2015
    Sunday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    28 December 2015
    Monday
    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: Valery Ovsyanikov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    28 December 2015
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    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
    Soprano: Olga Pudova
    Mezzo soprano: Elena Sommer
    Bass: Askar Abdrazakov
    Conductor: Zaurbek Gugkaev
    Tenor: Ilya Selivanov

    Opera 
     
    28 December 2015
    Monday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Mikhail Voskresensky recital
    Composer: Johannes Brahms
    Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

    Concert 
     
    28 December 2015
    Monday
    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 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 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    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
    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: Renata Shakirova

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    20:00

    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
    Baritone: Vladislav Sulimsky
    Tenor: Andrei Popov
    Soprano: Anastasia Kalagina

    Concert 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Daniil Kharitonov recital
    Composer: Ferencz Liszt
    Composer: Frederic Chopin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: DANIIL KHARITONOV

    Concert 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Stars of the Stars Sergey Rachmaninov. Performed by Behzod Abduraimov (piano).
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Piano: Behzod Abduraimov

    Concert 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    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 
     
    29 December 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 
     
    29 December 2015
    Tuesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Stars of the Stars Peter Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin" (lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes) Production by Yuri Temirkanov (1982)
    Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
    Set Designer: Igor Ivanov
    Musical Preparation: Irina Soboleva
    Stage Director: Maestro Yury Temirkanov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Soprano: Tatiana Pavlovskaya
    Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
    Tenor: Sergei Semishkur
    Bass: Mikhail Kit
    Baritone: Alexei Markov
    Mezzo soprano: Yulia Matochkina

    Opera 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev ! PREMIERE ! Apollo. Symphony in Three Movements
    Composer: Igor Stravinsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Dancer: Xander Parish
    Dancer: Nadezhda Batoeva
    Dancer: Kristina Shapran

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 December 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
    Conductor: Pavel Klinichev

    Classical Ballet 
     
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev. Stars of the Stars Sergey Rachmaninov. Performed by Behzod Abduraimov (piano).
    Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Behzod Abduraimov

    Concert 
     
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    Hermitage Theatre of Classical Russian Ballet
    Gala concert of operetta "From Offenbach to Kalman" (Mikhailovsky Theatre Troupe)
    Opera company: Mikhailovsky Opera
    Orchestra: St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony orchestra

    Opera 
     
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    20:00

    evening
    Feel Yourself Russian - Best Folk Programme, Brilliant example of Russian Dancing, Music, and Singing
    Unique Folk Programm Feel Yourself Russian at Nikolaevsky Palace
    Show 
     
    30 December 2015
    Wednesday
    19:00

    evening
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    18:00

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
    Peter Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue). Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
    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: Anastasia Matvienko
    Dancer: Timur Askerov

    Classical Ballet 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    18:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre)
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev ! PREMIERE ! Rodion Shchedrin "A Christmas Tale" opera-feerie in two parts
    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
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Petrenko
    Conductor: Vladislav Karklin
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Mezzo soprano: Zlata Bulycheva
    Baritone: Vladimir Moroz
    Soprano: Lyudmila Dudinova
    Soprano: Irina Vasilieva
    Soprano: Larisa Yudina
    Bass-baritone: Edward Tsanga
    Baritone: Vladimir Samsonov
    Mezzo soprano: Lyubov Sokolova
    Soprano: Margarita Alaverdian
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
    Bass: Mikhail Kolelishvili
    Soprano: Larisa Elina
    Tenor: Mikhail Makarov
    Baritone: Sergei Romanov
    Mezzo soprano: Anna Kiknadze
    Bass: Grigory Karasev
    Soprano: Elena Ushakova
    Bass-baritone: Alexander Gerasimov
    Bass: Oleg Sychov
    Mezzo soprano: Varvara Solovyova
    Mezzo soprano: Yekaterina Sergeyeva
    Mezzo soprano: Natalia Yevstafieva
    Soprano: Tatiana Kravtsova

    Opera 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    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 2015
    Thursday
    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 
     
    ! PREMIERE !
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    18:00

    evening
    Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre (established 1833)
    ! 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

    Opera 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    15:00

    afternoon
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Conducted by Maestro Gergiev Verdi. Saraste. Tchaikovsky. Strauss. Stanislav Yudenich (piano) and Maria Yudenich (violin)
    Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
    Composer: Johann Strauss
    Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Maestro Valery Gergiev
    Piano: Stanislav Ioudenitch

    Concert 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    18:30

    evening
    World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall
    Engelbert Humperdinck "Hansel und Gretel" opera in three acts (semi-staged performance)
    Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck
    Stage Director: Alexander Maskalin
    Musical Preparation: Larisa Gergieva
    Principal Chorus Master: Pavel Teplov
    Lighting Designer: Roman Peskov
    Set Designer: Sergei Grachev
    Costume Designer: Tatiana Mashkova
    Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
    Ballet company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet
    Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera
    Conductor: Christian Knapp

    Opera 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    13:30

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    18:00

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

    Classical Ballet 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    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 2015
    Thursday
    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 
     
    31 December 2015
    Thursday
    15:00

    afternoon
    State Classical Circus of St. Petersburg (established 1827) - The Chinizelli circus
    A ball at Chinizelli or 1001 Cinderellas (classical circus performance)
    Director: Gia Eradze
    Circus company: Royal Circus of Gia Eradze

    Show 
     
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