News

03.02.2012    The Mariinsky Theatre’s tour of Italy
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev in Modena and Turin
31.01.2012    The Opera Company tours to Norway
From 2 to 4 February the Mariinsky Opera Company will be performing at the Nordlysfestivalen (Northern Lights) festival in Tromsø in Norway for the first time
30.01.2012    Don Quiсhotte released on disc
In March 2012 the Mariinsky label will release a new CD recording of Jules Massenet’s opera Don Quiсhotte featuring Ferruccio Furlanetto in the title role
28.01.2012    Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducts
On 30 January Ignat Solzhenitsyn will be conducting a performance of Dmitry Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk for the first time
27.01.2012    Important debuts in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La forza del destino
On 28 January Anna Markarova, Natalia Natalia Yevstafieva, Vladimir Felyauer and Oleg Sychov will be performing the roles of Leonora, Preziosilla, the Marquis and Alcalde for the first time
25.01.2012    British critics name the Mariinsky Ballet Company the best
The  Mariinsky Ballet Company has been awarded Britain’s Critics’ Circle prize in the category “Best Dance Company” for the 2010–2011 season
24.01.2012    Boston Ballet dancer to join the Mariinsky Theatre
During the Mariinsky Ballet Company’s tour to Washington it was announced that American ballerina Keenan Kampa will be joining the theatre in June 2012
19.01.2012    Debuts in Boris Godunov
19 January will see several key debuts in Modest Musorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov under the baton of Valery Gergiev in addition to an appearance by Olga Borodina in the role of Marina Mnishek
16.01.2012    The Mariinsky label’s latest disc
February 2012 will see the release of a new disc on the Mariinsky label featuring Denis Matsuev
14.01.2012    Valery Gergiev to head a youth orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America is currently being established and its first conductor will be Valery Gergiev