| Mariinsky Theatre Playbill for December |
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Mariinsky Theatre Playbill for DecemberThe Mariinsky Theatre is one of the oldest and most famous opera and ballet theaters not only in Russia, but also throughout the world. Each production at the Mariinsky is certain to succeed. It employs the most talented actors and directors, so it is safe to say that when going to the theater, the performance will be remembered much better than a regular film in the cinema or any other performances in Russia or Europe. December 12 Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 19:00 The Snow Maiden springtime tale in a prologue and four acts Concert Hall 19:00 Marking one century since the birth of Alexi Matchavariani. Highlights Soloist: Liana Isakadze (violin) Conductor: Vakhtang Matchavariani ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 13 Friday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Yevgeny Nikitin in the opera Don Giovanni dramma giocoso in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 As part of the project Valery Gergiev’s Arts Centres for Russia’s Young Talents Vivaldi. Bach. Glazunov The Chamber Orchestra of the St Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music Soloists: Oleg Sendetsky (cello), Ivan Sendetsky (cello), Alexei Lukirsky (violin), Anton Kozmin (violin) Harpsichord: Daria Lebedeva Conductor: Dmitry Ralko Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Cinderella ballet in three acts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 14 Saturday Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 11:30 Fourth performance of the second subscription Iolanta one act opera Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Third performance of the twenty-first subscription Shurale ballet in three acts and four scenes Concert Hall 19:00 Christmas Eve opera in four acts Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Featuring Hibla Gerzmava, Ekaterina Gubanova, Sergei Semishkur, Mikhail Petrenko Verdi. Requiem Conductor: Valery Gergiev ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 15 Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 11:30 Shurale ballet in three acts and four scenes Concert Hall 11:30 Fourth performance of the first subscription Christmas Eve opera in four acts Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 19:00 Khibla Gerzmava, Sergei Semishkur and Alexei Markov in the opera La traviata opera in three acts, four scenes Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 Alexei Volodin performs Schubert Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Third performance of the fourth subscription Shurale ballet in three acts and four scenes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 16 Monday Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 19:00 Third performance of the eighth subscription Viktoria Yastrebova and Maxim Aksenov Madama Butterfly Japanese tragedy in three acts Concert Hall 19:00 Schubert. First Evening The State Borodin Quartet and Friends ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 17 Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Fourth performance of the fifth subscription Anna Markarova and Mikhail Petrenko in the opera Don Carlo opera in five acts Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Yevgeny Ivanchenko in the ballet Romeo and Juliet ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 18 Wednesday Concert Hall 18:00 Gala Concert of prize-winners at the International Rimsky-Korsakov Young Opera Singers’ Competitions Featuring Anastasia Kalagina, Olga Pudova, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Daniil Shtoda, Dmitry Voropaev, Andrei Bondarenko and Vladimir Moroz Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 19:00 Romeo and Juliet ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes) Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Don Quichotte opera in five acts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 19 Thursday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 20 Friday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue Concert Hall 19:00 First concert of the twenty-eighth subscription Paolo Crivellaro an evening of organ music Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Featuring Mikhail Petrenko Beethoven. Symphony No 9 Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 21 Saturday Concert Hall 12:00 Third concert of the seventeenth subscription (Saturday) How a ballet is staged Mariinsky Theatre 14:00 Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 16:00 Music Hour The St Petersburg Quartet comprising: Dina Zikeyeva (violin), Irina Vasilieva (violin), Yevgeny Barsov (viola) and Vladimir Yunovich (cello) Featuring Ivan Stolbov (clarinet) Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 19:00 A Christmas of All Ages The vocal ensemble VOCES8 a cappella ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 22 Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 11:30 Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 12:00 Third concert of the seventeenth subscription (Sunday) How a ballet is staged Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Mariinsky II (New Theatre) PREMIERE 20:00 Aleksandrs Antonenko and Alexei Markov in the opera Otello opera in four acts (new stage version of the 2007 production) Conductor: Valery Gergiev ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 23 Monday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Featuring Yevgeny Ivanchenko Giselle fantasy ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 Marking fifty years at the Mariinsky Theatre Irina Bogacheva’s jubilee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 24 Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Evgenia Obraztsova in the ballet Giselle fantasy ballet in two acts Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Opening of the International Piano Festival Rachmaninoff. Lutosławski. Brahms Soloists: Denis Matsuev (piano), Oleg Sendetsky (cello) and Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcovici (violin) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 20:00 Carl Orff. Carmina Burana stage cantata Conductor: Andrei Petrenko ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 25 Wednesday Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 18:00 International Piano Festival Bach Performed by Anastasia Volchok Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Tatiana Serjan and Yevgeny Nikitin in the opera Aida opera in four acts Concert Hall 20:00 International Piano Festival Haydn. Brahms. Schubert. Prokofiev Performed by Denis Kozhukhin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 26 Thursday Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 18:00 International Piano Festival Haydn. Mozart. Franck Performed by Rustam Muradov Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Aida Garifullina and Edem Umerov in the opera Rigoletto opera in three acts Concert Hall 20:00 International Piano Festival Scarlatti. Beethoven. Chopin. Liszt Performed by Sergei Kasprov ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 27 Friday Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 17:00 International Piano Festival Schumann. Liszt. Chopin Performed by Alexandre Pirojenko Mariinsky II (New Theatre) PREMIERE 19:00 Anna Netrebko and Ekaterina Semenchuk in the opera Il trovatore opera in four acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 International Piano Festival Grieg. Liszt. Rachmaninoff Performed by Pavel Raikerus Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 28 Saturday Concert Hall 15:00 International Piano Festival Concert by pupils of Valery Pyasetsky Ma Sin A, Daniil Kharitonov, Dmitry Maiborodа and Alexander Sinchuk Conductor: Valery Gergiev Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 17:00 International Piano Festival Beethoven. Sibelius. Chopin Performed by Sergei Redkin Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Lyudmila Monastyrskaya, Yevgeny Nikitin and Vladislav Sulimsky in the opera Macbeth opera in four acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 20:00 Cinderella ballet in three acts Concert Hall 20:00 International Piano Festival Schubert. Beethoven. Liszt. Ravel Performed by Behzod Abduraimov ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 29 Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 11:30 Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 12:00 International Piano Festival Concert by students of Valery Pyasetsky Ma Sin A, Daniil Kharitonov, Vladimir Petrov, Oleg Khudyakov, Dmitry Maiborodа and Alexander Sinchuk Concert Hall 15:00 International Piano Festival Mozart Soloist: Menahem Pressler (piano) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Amphitheatre Auditorium (Mariinsky-II) 17:00 International Piano Festival Chopin Performed by Piers Lane Mariinsky II (New Theatre) PREMIERE 19:00 Alexander Antonenko in the opera Otello opera in four acts (new stage version of the 2007 production) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 International Piano Festival Brahms. Schubert. Debussy. Prokofiev Performed by Anna Vinnitskaya Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Yevgeny Ivanchenko in the ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 30 Monday Mariinsky II (New Theatre) 19:00 Cinderella ballet in three acts Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Performance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 20:00 Close of the International Piano Festival Soloist: Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Conductor: Valery Gergiev ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31 Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Vladimir Shklyarov in the ballet The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Mariinsky II (New Theatre) PREMIERE 19:00 Tatiana Serjan in the opera Il trovatore opera in four acts 12 SP Guide's Most Popular: |
