Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre will tour in Italy from 2 February to 4 February, where they will be headed after their performance at the Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow.
On 2 February, the Mariinsky Orchestra will appear under the baton of Valery Gergiev at the Teatro di San Carlo, one of the oldest opera houses in the world. The programme of the concert includes Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”), and Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The next day, the Mariinsky Theatre’s ensemble will perform the overture to Giuseppe Verdi’s La forza del destino, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Claude Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, and Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) at the Teatro Fraschini (Pavia), which is named after the famous tenor Gaetano Fraschini.
On 4 February, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra will once again appear at the famed Teatro alla Scala in Milan. The programme of the performance includes the works of Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn, and Modest Mussorgsky.
A quick reminder: Valery Gergiev will conduct the premiere of Modest Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina staged by Italian director Mario Martone at the Teatro alla Scala on 27 February. Lead roles will be performed by the Mariinsky Opera’s top soloists, namely Ekaterina Semenchuk, Sergei Skorokhodov, Alexei Markov, Mikhail Petrenko, and Stanislav Trofimov. The series of Valery Gergiev-conducted premieres will continue at the Teatro all Scala in March.
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