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

opera by Gioachino RossiniFeaturing Ildar Abdrazakov Conductor: Valery Gergiev

Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Angelo Anelli

Ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes) Music by Sergei Prokofiev Libretto by Andrian Piotrovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov and Leonid Lavrovsky, based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare

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

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

cantata by Carl Orff

Music by Ludwig Minkus Choreography by Marius Petipa

operetta by Johann Strauss IIFeaturing Sergei Semishkur, Antonina Vesenina, Denis Zakirov, Vladislav Kupriyanov, Yekaterina SergeyevaConductor: Valery Gergiev

Music by Johann Strauss II
Libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée after a farce Das Gefängnis (The Prison) by Julius Roderich Benedix and vaudeville Le Réveillon by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Russian text by Nikolai Erdman and Mikhail Volpin

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).

one act balletsFeaturing Yekaterina Chebykina, Konstantin Zverev, Yevgeny Ivanchenko, Kristina Shapran, Timur Askerov

Music by Georges Bizet – Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography by Alberto Alonso

Enjoy this unique opportunity of getting acquainted with the history and cultural traditions of Russia!

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

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after the novel by Alexander Pushkin

ballet in two actsmusic by Aram Khachaturian choreography by George Kovtun

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.

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 by Ruggero Leoncavallo Featuring Akhmed Agadi, Yevgenia Muravieva, Roman Burdenko, Yevgeny Akhmedov, Vladislav Kupriyanov

Music by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Libretto by the composer

276th graduation class

The most lyrical Verdi’s work is La traviata, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils The Lady of the Camellias. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman Who Goes Astray.

National musical drama in five acts, six scenes. Music by Modest Musorgsky Orchestrated by Dmitry Shostakovich

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

opera by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartFeaturing Larisa Yudina, Oxana Shilova, Roman Shirokikh, Ilya Bannik, Irina Mataeva, Vadim Kravets

"There is no sadder story in the world than the story of Romeo and Juliet" Music Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Choreography: Elizabeth Menshikova

Opera in a prologue and four acts. Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev based on a scenario by Vsevolod Meyerhold, Vladimir Solovyov and Konstantin Vogak after the fabia by Carlo Gozzi

One-act ballets. Music by Georges Bizet – Rodion Shchedrin Choreography by Alberto Alonso

ballet by Alexander Gorsky set to music by Ludwig MinkusFeaturing Oxana Skorik, Andrei Yermakov

Music by Ludwig Minkus
Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Choreography by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa
Gypsy and Oriental Dances choreographed by Nina Anisimova
Fandango choreographed by Fyodor Lopukhov