ST. PETERSBURG THEATRES
Saint Petersburg has more than 40 different ballet, opera and drama theatres first of which was opened as early as 1714. Our city is the motherland of Russian ballet - Imperial Ballet Academy (now famous Vaganov school) was opened here in 1738. Among its graduates were such world famous dancers as Matilda Kshesinskaya, Anna Pavlova, Galina Ulanova, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nuriev and many others.
St.Petersburg conservatoire was established in 1783. Among its professors and graduates were such prominent Russian composers as Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Rahmaninov, Stravinsky et ali. You can enjoy their operas and ballets in famous Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters and in several other concert halls located in historical palaces. You can listen also to operas by world known western composers like Bizet, Wagner, Verdi et ali performed in the language of original or in Russian.
St.Petersburg Philharmonic society was established in 1802 being first in Europe. The present hall on Square of Arts with wonderful acoustics was opened in 1839. Since that time many renowned musicians were performing here (List, Vagner, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and many others). Since 1988 its orchestra is conducted by world famous director Yuri Temirkanov.
You should not leave St.Petersburg without visiting unbelievably remarkable Russian Folklore Show in Nikolaevsky palace - it is really a "Big Show"!
As you can see Saint Petersburg has a splendid cultural life for all tastes.
PRINCIPAL THEATRES OF ST.PETERSBURG
| Mariinsky Theatre | Mariinsky II | Mariinsky Concert Hall | Mikhailovskiy theatre | The Hermitage Theatre | The Nikolaevsky Palace | Smolninsky Concert Hall | |
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| 13 December thursday | Giselle | Carmen | The Sleeping Beauty | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 14 December friday | Il tabarro. Suor Angelica. Gianni Schicchi | Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) | Mozart. The Marriage of Figaro | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 15 December saturday | Prince Igor Le Rossignol | Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) | Cinderella Meeting in Orchestria Meeting in Orchestria | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 16 December sunday | The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale | Cinderella Cinderella | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 17 December monday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 18 December tuesday | Boris Godunov | Le Corsaire | Cavalleria rusticana | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 19 December wednesday | The Nutcracker | The Lefthander | The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 20 December thursday | La Sylphide | The Snow Maiden | The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble | The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 21 December friday | Rigoletto | Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet | The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 22 December saturday | Le nozze di Figaro The Story of Kai and Gerda | German Instrumental Concert of the 18th�20th Centuries The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 23 December sunday | The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 24 December monday | The Nutcracker | The Enchantress | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 25 December tuesday | Don Giovanni | Le Corsaire | Il barbiere di Siviglia | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 26 December wednesday | The Nutcracker | The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 27 December thursday | Parsifal | The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 28 December friday | The Nutcracker | The Nutcracker �In the Last Hour of December�� Music of the Fiords The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 29 December saturday | The Fountain of Bakhchisarai The Fountain of Bakhchisarai | Lucia di Lammermoor | Piano marathon | The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 30 December sunday | La Bayadère | Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia di Lammermoor | The Nutcracker The Nutcracker | Feel yourself Russian | |||
| 31 December monday | The Nutcracker The Story of Kai and Gerda | A Christmas Tale A Christmas Tale | Old romances | Die Zauberflöte | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 1 January tuesday | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 2 January wednesday | The Nutcracker Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 3 January thursday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 4 January friday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 5 January saturday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 6 January sunday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 7 January monday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 8 January tuesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 9 January wednesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 10 January thursday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 11 January friday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 12 January saturday | Feel yourself Russian |
This is a preliminary playbill which might be changed by the theaters. We renovate the program as new information becomes available.
To book tickets please send the following info to e-mail info@peterguide.com :
- date
- theatre
- performance choosen
- number of tickets
- your preferences regarding the quality of seats
Payment is accomplished via Western Union or by bank transfer, details upon request.
Check the schedule at the St. Petersburg theatres and order your tickets ahead of time to ensure great seats and avoid possible disappointments.
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