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

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

ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Marius Petipa (1890)
Libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky and Marius Petipa, after tales by Charles Perrault

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.

Night of Russian ballet represents the apogee of Russian Ballet performances. It consists of fragments of the masterpieces of ballet classics such as "Swan lake", "The Sleeping Beauty", "Giselle", "Corsair", "Don Quixote", "Spartacus", etc.

Comic opera in two acts

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

Opera in three acts. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Libretto: Modest Tchaikovsky after the novel by Alexander Pushkin

A psychological drama in two parts

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

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

Ballet in three acts and a prologue. Music by Ludwig Minkus. Libretto: Marius Petipa. Choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky

Romantic operetta in two acts

A fairy-tale for children and their parents with singing and dancing

Concert in two parts

A Ballet fairy tale in two acts with an Epilogue. Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Libretto: Marius Petipa based on the story by E. T. A. Hoffmann

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

Lyrical scenes in seven episodes

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.

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.

Comic opera in two acts

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.

Musical drama with one intermission

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

Concert in two parts