Playbill Calendar

XVIII Music Festival Stars of the White Nights
21 May – 21 July 2010


May 2010

21
May
Friday

18:00

Opening of the XVIII Music Festival Stars of the White Nights

Carmen Suite. Symphony in C

one act ballets

21:00

Opening of the XVIII Music Festival Stars of the White Nights

With the participation of Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano), Gérard Depardieu

Berlioz. Stravinsky

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

22
May
Saturday

17:00

Massenet. Elgar. Debussy

Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

19:00

The Sleeping Beauty

ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and an apotheosis

23
May
Sunday

12:00

Eighth concert of the twelfth subscription

Ravel. Mahler

Soloist: Alexei Volodin (piano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

19:00

Featuring Anna Netrebko and Massimo Giordano

Carmen

opera in four acts

24
May
Monday

PREMIERE

19:00

Yekaterina Kondaurova in the ballet

Anna Karenina

ballet in two acts after the novel by Lev Tolstoy

25
May
Tuesday

19:00

Vikrotia Tereshkina in the ballet

Swan Lake

fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)

19:00

Musical Olympus

Conductor: Joshua Kangming Tan

26
May
Wednesday

19:00

Marking 100 years since the birth of Tamara Smirnova

Vladimir Galuzin in the opera

The Queen of Spades

opera in three acts, seven scenes

27
May
Thursday

19:00

Alina Somova in the ballet

The Sleeping Beauty

ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis

19:00

Denis Matsuev recital (piano)

28
May
Friday

19:00

Aleko. Iolanta

one act operas

19:00

Beethoven. Prokofiev. Brahms

29
May
Saturday

16:00

The Nutcracker

ballet in two acts

20:00

The Nutcracker

ballet in two acts

30
May
Sunday

19:00

Serenade. Divertissement. Theme and Variations

one act ballets

19:00

Carl Orff. Carmina Burana

Conductor: Justus Frantz

31
May
Monday

19:00

Dedicated to Matvei Gavrilkin, Honoured Artist of Russia

Boris Godunov

opera in seven scenes (original 1869 version)

June 2010

1
June
Tuesday

12:00

Die Zauberflöte

opera in two acts

19:00

Alina Somova in the ballet

Swan Lake

fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)

19:00

Arcadi Volodos recital (piano)

2
June
Wednesday

18:00

Olga Borodina and Vladimir Galuzin in the opera

Khovanshchina

national musical drama in five acts, six scenes
(1960 Production)

19:00

Poésie de sons

Performed by Irina Kataeva (piano) and Pierre Lamoureux (declamation)

3
June
Thursday

19:00

Leonid Sarafanov Gala Performance

4
June
Friday

PREMIERE

18:00

Lance Ryan in the opera

Les Troyens

grand opera in five acts

5
June
Saturday

19:00

Denis Matvienko in the ballet

Don Quixote

ballet in three acts (six scenes)

PREMIERE

19:00

The Mystery of Paul the Apostle

opera in ten scenes

6
June
Sunday

18:00

An evening of ballet: gold reserves and contemporary masterpieces

7
June
Monday

18:00

René Pape in the opera

Tristan und Isolde

drama in three acts

8
June
Tuesday

19:00

Marking 100 years since the birth of Feya Balabina

Alina Somova and Leonid Sarafanov in the ballet

La Bayadère

ballet in three acts

20:00

Fourth concert of the fourteenth subscription

Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra

11
June
Friday

PREMIERE

18:00

Elena Zhidkova and Willard White in the opera

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

one act opera

20:00

The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Soloist: Viviane Hagner (violin)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

22:00

Scotch Symphony. In the Night

one act ballets

12
June
Saturday

19:00

Alexander Romanovsky recital (piano)

21:00

Viktoria Tereshkina in the ballet

Giselle

fantasy ballet in two acts

13
June
Sunday

PREMIERE

18:00

Die Frau ohne Schatten

opera in three acts

18:00

Evening of organ music

Krämer. Bach. Mendelssohn

Performed by Leo Krämer

14
June
Monday

PREMIERE

18:00

Elena Zhidkova and Willard White in the opera

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

one act opera

20:00

Weber

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

15
June
Tuesday

19:00

Ulyana Lopatkina in the ballet

La Bayadère

ballet in three acts

20:00

The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra

Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel

16
June
Wednesday

20:00

The Little Humpbacked Horse

ballet in two acts

22:00

Prokofiev. Tchaikovsky

Soloist: Denis Matsuev (piano)
Conductor – Valery Gergiev

17
June
Thursday

18:00

Vladimir Galuzin in the opera

The Gambler

opera in four acts and six scenes

22:00

Chopin. Tchaikovsky

Soloist: Boris Berezovsky (piano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

18
June
Friday

18:00

Natalie Dessay gala concert (soprano)

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

19:00

Alina Somova and Andrian Fadeyev in the ballet

Romeo and Juliet

ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)

22:00

Montblanc Concert

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

19
June
Saturday

17:00

Commemorating three centuries of the Armenian community in St Petersburg

Celebratory Concert

Soloist: Sergei Khachatryan
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

19:00

Cinderella

ballet in three acts

20
June
Sunday

19:00

The Fiery Angel

opera in five acts

21
June
Monday

19:00

Vladimir Galuzin in the opera

The Gambler

opera in four acts and six scenes

19:00

Evening of piano music

Boris Berezovsky and Brigitte Engerer

22
June
Tuesday

12:00

Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

19:00

Seventh concert of the thirteenth subscription

Shostakovich. Kabalevsky

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

20:00

Carmen Suite. Leningrad Symphony

one act ballets

23
June
Wednesday

19:00

Swan Lake

fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)

19:00

Shostakovich. Haydn

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

24
June
Thursday

PREMIERE

19:00

Ulyana Lopatkina in the ballet

Anna Karenina

ballet in two acts after the novel by Lev Tolstoy

19:00

Bach. Brandenburg Concerti

Soloist: Yuri Bashmet

25
June
Friday

PREMIERE

18:00

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

one act opera

26
June
Saturday

11:30

Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

19:00

Ulyana Lopatkina Gala Performance

19:00

Sixth performance of the nineteenth subscription

Shchedrin

Soloists: David Geringas (cello) and Anika Vavic (piano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

27
June
Sunday

11:30

Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

19:00

The Little Humpbacked Horse

ballet in two acts

28
June
Monday

19:00

Khachaturian. Liszt

Soloist: Sergei Khachatryan
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

29
June
Tuesday

19:00

The Makropulos Affair

opera in three acts
(concert performance)

30
June
Wednesday

19:00

Yundi recital (piano)

20:00

Vasily Gerello Recital

July 2010

1
July
Thursday

PREMIERE

19:00

Sixth performance of the eighteenth subscription

Spartacus

ballet in three acts

2
July
Friday

19:00

Maria Guleghina and Vladimir Galuzin in the opera

Turandot

lyric drama in three acts and five scenes

3
July
Saturday

20:00

Polish National Ballet

Chopin

ballet in two acts

21:00

Strauss. Berlioz

Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen

4
July
Sunday

19:00

Polish National Ballet

Chopin

ballet in two acts

19:00

David Geringas recital (cello)

Piano: Ian Fountain

5
July
Monday

PREMIERE

19:00

Spartacus

ballet in three acts

19:00

Maria Guleghina recital (soprano)

6
July
Tuesday

19:00

Giselle

fantasy ballet in two acts

19:00

Alexei Volodin recital (piano)

7
July
Wednesday

19:00

I pagliacci

opera in two acts with a prologue

19:00

Ensemble of soloists from the Berliner Philharmoniker

8
July
Thursday

19:00

The Baltic Youth Philharmonic

Jan Vogler (violoncello)
Conductor: Kristjan Järvi

9
July
Friday

19:00

Christian Blackshaw recital (piano)

10
July
Saturday

19:00

The Wiener Philharmoniker Orchestra

Conductor: Valery Gergiev

11
July
Sunday

19:00

The Infernal Comedy

In the lead role – John Malkovich

12
July
Monday

19:00

The Four Temperaments. Carnaval

one act ballets

13
July
Tuesday

PREMIERE

19:00

Maria Guleghina and Ildar Abdrazakov in the opera

Attila

dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts

19:00

The Four Temperaments. Carnaval

one act ballets

14
July
Wednesday

PREMIERE

19:00

Attila

dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts

19:00

Spohr. Brahms. Haydn. Schnittke

15
July
Thursday

19:00

Carmen

opera in four acts

16
July
Friday

19:00

Swan Lake

fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)

19:00

The Makropulos Affair

opera in three acts
(concert performance)

17
July
Saturday

19:00

Eugene Onegin

lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes

18
July
Sunday

19:00

Diana Vishneva in the ballet

La Bayadère

ballet in three acts

19
July
Monday

PREMIERE

19:00

Spartacus

ballet in three acts

20
July
Tuesday

19:00

La traviata

opera in three acts, four scenes

21
July
Wednesday

PREMIERE

19:00

End of the XVIII Music Festival Stars of the White Nights

Attila

dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts



Bank VTB
 General Sponsor of the Festival
 Bombardier Principal Sponsor of the Festival
Yoko Ceschina Principal Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre
 Montblanc Principal Sponsor of the Festival
Sponsor of the concert on 18 June 2010
 SberBank Rossii Principal Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre Mercury Group Sponsor of the Festival
Gazprom Principal Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre АФК "Система" Sponsor of the Matiinsky Theatre
Total Principal Sponsor of the Matiinsky Theatre Kamaz Sponsor of the Festival
Еврофинанс Моснарбанк Sponsor of the Grand Gala Concert
 DLA Piper Sponsor of the Festival
Japan Tobacco International Principal Sponsor of the Festival Hennessy Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre
BP Principal Sponsor of the Festival Императорская коллекция Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre
MDM Bank Sponsor of the Matiinsky Theatre Pepsi Partner of the Matiinsky Theatre

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Changes to the playbill

Today Wed, 8 Sep 2010

Changes to the playbill

Information for audiences:

The concert featuring Nikolaj Znaider as listed on the playbill for 4 October will now take place on 1 October.
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The concert featuring Nikolaj Znaider as listed on the playbill for 7 October will now take place on 7 October.
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 24 October, instead of the planned performance of the opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and an evening of piano music, at 15.00, the Mariinsky Theatre will now be staging a premiere of the opera Věc Makropulos (The Makropoulos Affair).
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 28 October
, the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre will now commence at 18.00 and not at 19.00 as previously announced.
Tickets remain valid


On 29 October at the Mariinsky Theatre, instead of a recital there will be a concert performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride featuring Olga Borodina as Lyubasha.
Tickets remain valid

The performance of the ballet La Sylphide at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 30 October, has been moved to 31 October, starting at 19.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The performance of the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 31 October, has been moved to 30 October, starting at 17.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The management would like to offer its apologies