Elena Pankratova, Ekaterina Gubanova, Yusif Eyvazov, Plácido Domingo and Ildar Abdrazakov – these names regularly appear on the playbills of the world's great venues, and in the coming months the performers will be appearing at the Mariinsky Theatre.
On 10 February under the baton of Valery Gergiev there will be a performance of Wagner's triumphant stage mystery Parsifal. The opera, which appears on the playbill just a few times each season, will afford the rare opportunity to hear the role of Kundry performed by Elena Pankratova – a star of the Bayreuth Festival who has now been singing the role for four years in every performance of Parsifal at this glorious venue.
The Verdian repertoire will also be packed with well-known names. On 11 February there will be a performance of one of the Italian genius of musical drama's deepest works – his Requiem. For that concert performance Valery Gergiev has assembled a magnificent cast of soloists: Tatiana Serjan, Yulia Matochkina, Otar Jorjikia and Ildar Abdrazakov.
On 16 February the title role in the opera Simon Boccanegra will be sung by Plácido Domingo, Valery Gergiev again conducting. The great lirical-dramatic tenor, who in recent years has expanded his repertoire to include baritone roles, has sung with the Mariinsky Opera both in St Petersburg and internationally, as well as having conducted the Mariinsky Orchestra on numerous occasions.
Yet another masterpiece by Verdi – Don Carlo – will be presented in the coming three months with three different casts, also to feature guest stars. In February this opera will feature an appearance by Ekaterina Gubanova, one of the finest mezzo-sopranos of her generation. Having made her debut at the Mariinsky Theatre in the role of Princess Eboli, the singer has returned to the St Petersburg stage in that role on several occasions, every time demonstrating new features in its structure. The title role will be sung by Hovhannes Aivazian, the ensemble being completed by leаding soloists of the opera company: Tatiana Serjan (Elisabeth of Valois), Vladislav Sulimsky (Rodrigo) and Stanislav Trofimov (Filippo II). The vocalists will also be participating in an April performance to be conducted by Valery Gergiev, where the roles of Don Carlo and Filippo II will be sung by Yusif Eyvazov and Ildar Abdrazakov.
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