The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre is set to embark on an extensive tour, taking its acclaimed production of Fikret Amirov’s ballet A Thousand and One Nights to Muscat, Oman, and then returning to its roots in St Petersburg

The Mariinsky Theatre is set to unveil a spectacular new production of Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, Aida, in February. This grand staging, helmed by the renowned Italian director Giancarlo del Monaco, will grace the Mariinsky-2 stage, with premiere performances scheduled for 7, 8 (at 13:00 and 19:00), 9 (at 13:00 and 19:00), 10 and 11 February

On 9 February, the birthday of Honoured Artist of Russia Vladimir Shklyarov, the Mariinsky Theatre will host an evening dedicated to the memory of the brilliant danseur noble on its Historic Stage. The beloved artist, who tragically passed away in November last year, would have turned forty on this day

The Mariinsky Theatre is currently on a captivating tour of the Middle East, running from 18 to 27 January. Opera soloists, the Chorus, and the Orchestra, led by the renowned Valery Gergiev, will grace the stages of the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman and the National Theatre of Bahrain in Manama. Audiences can look forward to Verdi's opera Simon Boccanegra, alongside arias and symphonic excerpts from operas and ballets by some of the greatest Russian and European composers

Philipp Stepin was born in Leningrad into a ballet family. In 2005 he graduated with honours from the Vaganova Ballet Academy (class of Boris Bregvadze) and joined the Mariinsky Ballet. He was promoted to Soloist in 2009