On 7 January, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre open the international cultural project Russian Seasons, which will take place in Germany in 2019
On 7 January, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre open the international cultural project Russian Seasons, which will take place in Germany in 2019
Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor premieres at the Mariinsky II on 29 December. The new production is prepared by an Italian team that has already staged Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Falstaff at the Mariinsky Theatre. Music Director and Conductor: Valery Gergiev
On 22 December, the XIII Mariinsky International Piano Festival will open at two venues of the Mariinsky Theatre with recitals of Sergei Babayan, Denis Matsuev, and Alexandra Dovgan accompanied by the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev
The Mariinsky Ballet tours in Baden-Baden (Germany) from 21 December to 27 December. The performers will present classical ballets and modern choreographers’ productions for a traditional series of Christmas performances at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
The XIII Mariinsky International Piano Festival will run at the theatre from 13 December to 31 December. Valery Gergiev is to conduct five concerts featuring brilliant pianists representing different generations at the festival
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre ensemble will perform Giuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra staged by Andrea De Rosa at the Teatro Amintore Galli (Rimini) on 10 December and 11 December
On 24 December (19:00), the Mariinsky II will host a performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress directed by David Pountney (co-production of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Teatro Nacional de Sāo Carlos, 2003)
This December Valery Gergiev will have a series of concerts with leading European ensembles, namely the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Mariinsky Theatre’s playbill will be full to the brim with memorable events and fairytale-like productions in the last days of this year, as well as during the New Year and Christmas holidays
13–31 December
• Mariinsky II, Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, chamber venues at Mariinsky II
• 27 concert programmes
• More than 40 participants