Shows - List of Ballet, Opera and Show in St.Petersburg with Descriptions

Russian Circus show in two acts Director Askold Zapashniy

Ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue. Music by Adolphe Adan, Cesare Pugni, Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pyotr Oldenburgsky. Libretto by Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier, edited by Yuri Slonimsky and Pyotr Gusev

opera in four acts

Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle after the play of the same name by Friedrich von Schiller

Ballet-féerie in three acts with a Prologue and Apotheosis. Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Libretto: Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Marius Petipa; after tales: Charles Perrault. Choreography: Marius Petipa

Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the drama Don Álvaro, o La fuerza del sino by Ángel de Saavedra

Ballet in two acts Music by Sergey Prokofiev Nacho Duato has staged his own version of the celebrated ballet Romeo and Juliet because he is convinced that „Sergey Prokofiev’s score is the most amazing thing that has ever been created for the ballet stage“.

Ballet in two actsFeaturing Anna Samostrelova, Lilia Berezhnova, Sergei Umanetc, Denis Golov

Music by Fikret Amirov
Libretto by Nailya Nazirova, Maksud and Rustam Ibragimbekov
Choreography by Eldar Aliev
Set and Costume Designer: Pyotr Okunev
Lighting Designer: Sergei Martynov
Video Designer: Vadim Dulenko
Principal Coach: Alexander Kurkov
Coaches: Alexandra Arkhangelskaya, Sergei Zolotarev

A fabled fantasy ballet in three acts and four scenes with music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Libretto by Vladimir Begichey and Vasily Geltzer.

Opera in four acts and six scenes. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Libretto by the composer after the novella of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Swan Lake is a ballet that has become has become a symbol of Russian art itself. The version of the famous ballet cannot be seen anywhere else in Moscow or St. Petersburg: the Mikhailovsky Theatre’s Swan Lake is the legendary ’Old Moscow’ production by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer.

Fantasy ballet in two acts. The ballet tells the story of a lovely peasant girl named Giselle who has a passion for dancing, and when she finds out the man she loves is engaged to someone else she dies of a broken heart.

Romantic opera in three acts (revival of the 1999 production). Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer.

Ballet in two acts Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Nacho Duato has given ballet lovers a new production of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The most ‘Christmassy’ of all classical ballets, The Nutcracker has become a symbol of magical transformation and the constant renewal of life.

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann

Fantastic ballet in three acts, four scenes. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Fantasy ballet in two acts. Music by Adolphe Adam.

ballet in two actsmusic by Aram Khachaturian choreography by George Kovtun

ballet in three actsmusic by Rodion Shchedrin choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer Ivan — Nikita TchetverikovTsar Maiden — Ekaterina Borchenko     debutHumpbacked Horse — Sabina Yapparova     debut Conductor — Pavel Sorokin

Opera in four acts Music by Giacomo Puccini There are few productions in the world of opera that could compete with this lyrical drama. It is not pretentious, convoluted or emotional — here, the art of opera and the real world collide.

ballet in three acts choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin Cast Medora � Yulia LukyanenkoConrad � Danila KhamzinGulnara � Ekaterina OdarenkoAli � Mikhail Batalov Conductor � Valentin Bogdanov

opera in four acts music by Georges Bizet

Ballet in three acts and a prologue Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Mikhailovsky Theatre has received an absolutely new production of the classical Sleeping Beauty. The renowned Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato has told the famous fairytale in his own way, preserving the incredibly romantic and magical spirit of this famous ballet.

Lyric scenes in three acts Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin Musical Director of the production and Сonductor: Vasily Petrenko

A modern version of the classic play from 1945, resurrected in a style fit for a digital-age audience. This production’s calling card has become its successful marriage of lovely ballet from years gone by and modern stage technology. Visual computer effects peacefully coexist with traditional costumes and props. Rostislav Zakharov, to whom the premiere is dedicated in celebration of the 110th anniversary of his birth

Ballet for children in two acts Music by Karen Khachaturian The fairy-tale story by Italian author Gianni Rodari tells of the adventures of the Little Onion boy (in Italian, Cipollino), who fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable folk (his little girlfriend Radish, old Mr Pumpkin, handyman Master Grape) by the fruit ‘aristocracy’ (foppish Prince Lemon, martinet Signor Tomato and twin Countesses Cherries).