Wed
The Nutcracker
6+
ballet in two acts
music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nacho Duato
Masha — Angelina Vorontsova
The Nutcracker/Prince — Ivan Zaytsev
Thu
The Nutcracker
6+
ballet in two acts
music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nacho Duato
Masha — Anastasia Soboleva
The Nutcracker/Prince — Victor Lebedev
Fri
Sat
The Nutcracker
6+
ballet in two acts
music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nacho Duato
Masha — Valeria Zapasnikova
The Nutcracker/Prince — Ivan Zaytsev
Sat
The Nutcracker
6+
ballet in two acts
music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
choreography by Nacho Duato
Masha — Anastasia Soboleva
The Nutcracker/Prince — Victor Lebedev
Sat
Mikhailovsky Theatre at the Hermitage
Maestro’s Choice
6+
Sun
Instrumental Chamber Concert
Marking the 135th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s Birth
6+
instrumental series
Sun
Die Zauberflöte
12+
opera in two acts
music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
production by Pet Halmen
Tamino — Boris Stepanov
Papageno — Boris Pinkhasovich
The Queen of the Night — Svetlana Moskalenko
Sarastro — Alexander Bezrukov
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Mon
La Fille mal gardée
6+
ballet in three acts
music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
choreography by Frederick Ashton
Lise — Anastasia Soboleva
Colas — Victor Lebedev
Simone — Roman Petukhov
Alain — Denis Tolmachov
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Mon
STARRING NIKOLAI TSISKARIDZE
La Fille mal gardée
6+
ballet in three acts
music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
choreography by Frederick Ashton
Lise — Angelina Vorontsova
Colas — Ivan Zaytsev
Simone — Nikolay Tsiskaridze
Alain — Alexey Kuznetsov
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Wed
STARRING POLINA SEMIONOVA
Romeo and Juliet
12+
ballet in two acts
music by Sergey Prokofiev
ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
Romeo — Ivan Zaytsev
Juliet — Polina Semionova
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Thu
Romeo and Juliet
12+
ballet in two acts
music by Sergey Prokofiev
ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
Romeo — Victor Lebedev
Juliet — Anastasia Soboleva
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Fri
STARRING POLINA SEMIONOVA
Romeo and Juliet
12+
ballet in two acts
music by Sergey Prokofiev
ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
Romeo — Ivan Zaytsev
Juliet — Polina Semionova
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Sat
STARRING CELINE BYRNE
Tosca
12+
opera in three acts
music by Giacomo Puccini
production by Stanislav Gaudasinsky
Floria Tosca — Celine Byrne
Mario Cavaradossi — Fyodor Ataskevich
Baron Scarpia — Alexander Kuznetsov
Cesare Angelotti — Boris Pinkhasovich
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Sun
Cipollino
6+
ballet for children in two acts
music by Karen Khachaturian
ñhoreography by Genrikh Mayorov
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Sun
Vocal Chamber Concert
The Sound of Music: Pieces from Popular Foreign Musicals
6+
vocal series
Performers — Svetlana Monchak, Irina Mikhailova, Sofia Fainberg, Boris Stepanov, Alexander Kuznetsov, Alexander Shakhov
At the piano — Natalia Dudik
Sun
Cipollino
6+
ballet for children in two acts
music by Karen Khachaturian
ñhoreography by Genrikh Mayorov
Radish — Anna Kuligina
Magnolia — Anastasia Soboleva
Count Cherry — Victor Lebedev
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Tue
STARRING MARIA VINOGRADOVA AVD IVAN VASILIEV
Giselle, ou Les Wilis
6+
fantasy ballet in two acts
music by Adolphe Adam
ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Giselle — Maria Vinogradova
Count — Ivan Vasiliev
Queen of the Wilis — Ekaterina Borchenko
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Wed
FILM SCREENING
A Hellish Chaos
12+
documentary blockbuster
music by Viktor Solugub
directed by Sergey Debizhev
Entry to the event is by invitation only.
Further details in description.
Thu
In the framework of the VI St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum
ASTANA BALLET GALA
6+
The Great Steppe Heritage. Love Fear Loss. Cleopatra’s Triumph
Fri
STARRING ILDIKO KOMLOSI
Cavalleria rusticana
12+
opera in one act
music by Pietro Mascagni
production by Liliana Cavani
Turiddu — Fyodor Ataskevich
Santuzza — Ildiko Komlosi
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Sun
Getting to Know the Opera
3+
Backstage Story Subscription
Sun
Getting to Know the Opera
3+
Backstage Story Subscription
Sun
La traviata
12+
opera in two acts
music by Giuseppe Verdi
production by Stanislav Gaudasinsky
Violetta — Svetlana Moskalenko
Alfredo — Fyodor Ataskevich
Germont — Nikolay Kopylov
Tue
Der fliegende Holländer
16+
opera in three acts
music by Richard Wagner
production by Vasily Barkhatov
The Dutchman — Alexander Kuznetsov
Daland — Stanislav Shvets
Senta — Maria Litke
Erik — Dmitry Golovnin
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Wed
Giselle, ou Les Wilis
6+
fantasy ballet in two acts
music by Adolphe Adam
ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Giselle — Anastasia Soboleva
Count — Victor Lebedev
Queen of the Wilis — Ekaterina Borchenko
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Thu
Giselle, ou Les Wilis
6+
fantasy ballet in two acts
music by Adolphe Adam
ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Fri
Mozart. The Marriage of Figaro
12+
opera in four acts
music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
production by Vyacheslav Starodubtsev
Count Almaviva — Alexander Shakhov
Countess Almaviva — Svetlana Monchak
Figaro — Alexander Kuznetsov
Cherubino — Sofia Fainberg
Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
Sat
Na Floresta. Prelude. White Darkness
16+
triple bill by Nacho Duato
Performers — Angelina Vorontsova, Ekaterina Borchenko, Oksana Bondareva, Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev
Sat
Na Floresta. Prelude. White Darkness
16+
triple bill by Nacho Duato
Performers — Angelina Vorontsova, Ekaterina Borchenko, Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev
Sun
Instrumental Chamber Concert
Evening of Percussion Music
6+
instrumental series
Sun
La Bohème
16+
opera in four acts
music by Giacomo Puccini
production by Robert Carsen
Rodolfo — Sergey Kuzmin
Mimì — Tatiana Ryaguzova
Marcello — Alexey Zelenkov debut
Musetta — Nadezhda Nesterova debut
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Tue
Il barbiere di Siviglia
12+
opera buffa in two acts
music by Gioachino Rossini
production by Éric Vigié
Figaro — Alexander Shakhov
Count Almaviva — Boris Stepanov
Rosina — Svetlana Monchak
Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
Wed
Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness
12+
ballet in two acts
music by Johann Sebastian Bach
ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
Performers — Tatiana Miltseva, Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Performers — Sabina Yapparova, Tatiana Miltseva, Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev
Thu
Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness
12+
ballet in two acts
music by Johann Sebastian Bach
ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
Performers — Valeria Zapasnikova, Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev
Conductor — Valentin Bogdanov
Performers — Sabina Yapparova, Valeria Zapasnikova , Marat Shemiunov, Ivan Zaytsev