The playbill of the XXIX Stars of the White Nights International Music Festival has seen the addition of several important events.
On Saturday 19 June at the historic Mariinsky Theatre soprano Anna Netrebko will be performing the role of the perfidious and imperious Lady Macbeth in Verdi's opera Macbeth based on the tragedy by Shakespeare for the first time after a lengthy interval. The full cast of soloists will be announced at a later date, while Valery Gergiev will be conducting. Tickets for this performance will be name-specific and may be purchased exclusively on the Mariinsky Theatre's website and from the theatre's own box-offices.
On Tuesday 22 June at the historic theatre, the maestro will be conducting the Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto in one of his greatest roles – that of Don Quichotte in the eponymous opera by Massenet.
On the same day, the Mariinsky II will be hosting the return of Vladimir Varnava's ballet Yaroslavna. The Eclipse. The plot taken from The Lay of Igor's Host, a monument to early Russian literature about the misfortunes of princely intestine conflict, is here brought to life using the language of modern dance – and in the fantastical costumes and sets. The cast-list will be announced at a later date.
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