Press-releases

Between 2 and 7 October the Mariinsky Ballet Company gave seven performances of Swan Lake at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, as part of a major American tour

The Russian premiere of Jiří Bubeníček’s ballet Gentle Memories, created for Mariinsky Theatre prima ballerina Yekaterina Kondaurova, will take place on 27 September as part of an evening of dance at the Concert Hall

On 18^th September the Mariinsky Theatre opened its 230^th season and the Concert Hall its 7^th

On 15 July a performance of Giacomo Puccini’s opera Tosca featuring Maria Guleghina and Vladimir Galouzine brought the XX anniversary Stars of the White Nights International Music Festival to a close. The theatre’s 229^th season lasts until 22 July

On 13 and 14 July the Mariinsky Theatre will be presenting its revival of the ballet Le sacre du printemps

The Mariinsky Theatre and Valery Gergiev alike have been deeply affected by the tragedy that took place in Kuban at night on 7 July

On 20, 21 and 22 June, for the first time the Mariinsky Theatre will be presenting a stage version of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem, directed by theatre magician Daniele Finzi Pasca and his permanent team including set designer Jean Rabasse, recipient of a César award and Oscar and Emmy award nominee

25 and 26 May and 26 June will see the premiere of a new production of Modest Musorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky Theatre by renowned British stage director Graham Vick under the musical direction of Valery Gergiev. The performance on 25 May opens the XX Stars of the White Nights music festival. That evening, the role of Boris will be performed by Yevgeny Nikitin.

The Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting the premiere of a new production of Claude Debussy’s opera based on Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Pelléas et Mélisande on 13 April at 19:00, on 14 April at 14:00 and on 18 April at 20:00

8 – 14 April 2012
Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre