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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| 24 June sunday | Paquita | Nobuyuki Tsujii recital (piano) Tchaikovsky | Feel yourself Russian | ||||
| 25 June monday | Paquita | The Snow Maiden | Narek Hakhnazaryan recital (cello) | Don Quixote | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 26 June tuesday | Khovanshchina | Il barbiere di Siviglia | Rachmaninoff Tchaikovsky | Don Quixote | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |
| 27 June wednesday | Chopiniana. Le Spectre de la rose. The Swan. Schéhérazade | The Queen of Spades | Beethoven’s Piano Concerti | Mozart. The Marriage of Figaro | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 28 June thursday | Turandot | Carmen Suite. Le Jeune Homme et la Mort. Concerto DSCH | To be announced | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 29 June friday | Le nozze di Figaro | The Bronze Horseman | Fauré. Debussy. Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 30 June saturday | Faust | The Bronze Horseman | Olga Borodina recital (mezzo-soprano) | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | ||
| 1 July sunday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 2 July monday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 3 July tuesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 4 July wednesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 5 July thursday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 6 July friday | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 7 July saturday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 8 July sunday | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 9 July monday | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 10 July tuesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 11 July wednesday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 12 July thursday | Swan lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 13 July friday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 14 July saturday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 15 July sunday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 16 July monday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 17 July tuesday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 18 July wednesday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 19 July thursday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 20 July friday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 21 July saturday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 22 July sunday | Swan Lake | Feel yourself Russian | |||||
| 23 July monday | Feel yourself Russian | ||||||
| 24 July tuesday | Swan Lake | 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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