29 and 30 October at the Mariinsky-II will see the premiere of a new production of Gioachino Rossini’s opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, staged by Alain Maratrat

Opening of an exhibition at the Mariinsky-II

The exhibition commemorating one hundred and seventy-five years since Modest Petrovich Musorgsky’s birth and one hundred and forty years since the first production (world premiere) of the opera Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theatre is open in the foyer of the 1^st Circle at the Mariinsky-II

The Mariinsky Theatre presents The Age of Prokofiev in Germany and Austria

From 26 October to 1 November the Mariinsky Theatre will be performing under the baton of Valery Gergiev at major concert venues in Frankfurt, Vienna and Dortmund with an extensive programme of works by Sergei Prokofiev

Parking restrictions on Theatre Square

Due to construction work on the underground vestibule of the metro station Teatralnaya, parking in the vicinity of Theatre Square is limited

The II International Organ Festival

24 – 30 October 2014
The II International Organ Festival is being held at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, which for five days will become a centre of organ music in St Petersburg

Valery Gergiev – Hero of Kuzbass

On Monday 20 October Aman Tuleyev, the Governor of the Kemerovo Region, awarded maestro Gergiev the title of Hero of Kuzbass

I want my production to be a celebration for the audience

An interview with Alain Maratrat, the stage director and production designer of Rossini’s opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, which will be premiered at the end of October at the Mariinsky-II

An interview with Thierry Escaich

From 24 to 30 October the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting the II International Organ Festival featuring acclaimed European musicians. An interview with one festival participant, the virtuoso improviser and world renowned composer Thierry Escaich, is now available

A tour by the Beijing Opera

On 14 and 15 October the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting the first ever St Petersburg tour by the Beijing Opera with two productions – The Legend of the White Snake and Lady Mu Guiying Takes Command

A debut by Oleg Demchenko

On 8 October Oleg Demchenko will make his debut as Nurali in the ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai