On 23 May, the Mariinsky II will host the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Falstaff. The production is prepared by an Italian team with stage director Andrea De Rosa at the helm
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra will perform twice at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre on 1 May as part of the XVII Moscow Easter Festival
On 22 April, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra will take part in the concert celebrating 20 years of one of Europe’s major concert and theatrical venues, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (Germany)
On 25 May (19.00), the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the oldest orchestras in the world, will perform under the baton of Christian Thielemann at the Mariinsky II. The ensemble will come to St Petersburg as part of their European tour, which also includes concerts in Moscow, Kaliningrad, Paris, Lucerne, and Baden-Baden
On 16 and 17 April, the soloists of the Mariinsky Opera, the Mariinsky Chorus and the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev will perform at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, a major concert and theatrical venue in China
In 2018, the Mariinsky Theatre will mark 200 years since the birth of Marius Petipa, whose artistic career is closely intertwined with the St. Petersburg theatre. The Mariinsky II will host a unique exhibition to celebrate the ballet master’s anniversary
Guest ensembles from Russia and Denmark, namely the Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra, the Tyumen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Esbjerg Ensemble will perform at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre on 13 April, 14 April, and 15 April
April 8, Easter Day, will see the opening of the XVII Moscow Easter Festival. The Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev will give two performances in Moscow
The premiere of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s opera Aleko (concert performance), marking 145 years since the birth of the composer, will be hosted by the National State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (the Mariinsky Theatre’s branch in Vladikavkaz) on 4 April
The opening of the II International Harp Festival Northern Lyre will be held at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre on 2 April (19.00)