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!

Japanese tragedy in three acts. Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after David Belasco´s stage version of a magazine story by John Luther Long

Fantasy ballet in two acts. Music by Adolphe Adam.

opera by Antonín Dvořák

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 music by Georges Bizet

ballet in three acts music by Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Léo Delibes, Ludwig Minkus, Riccardo Drigo, Pyotr Oldenburgsky, Nikita Trubetskoy, Antoine Simon

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the poetic novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin

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

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 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

opera by Hector Berlioz Conductor: Valery Gergiev

Music by Hector Berlioz
Libretto by Léon de Wailly and Auguste Barbier, after Cellini´s Memoirs

Ballet in three acts (six scenes), based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Music by Ludwig Minkus, Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, Choreography by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa

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

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

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.

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

Opera in five acts. Music by Jules Massenet Libretto by Henri Cain after the play Le Chevalier de la Longue Figure by Jacques Le Lorrain and the novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes

ballet by Alexander Sergeev set to music by Boris Tishchenko

Music by Boris Tishchenko (ballet The Twelve based on the poem by Alexander Blok, Three Songs on Verses by Marina Tsvetaeva)

Ballet in three acts Music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold

Drama in three acts. Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer.

opera by Mikhail Glinka

Music by Mikhail Glinka
Libretto by Mikhail Glinka, Konstantin Bakhturin, Alexander Shakhovskoi, Valerian Shirkov, Mikhail Gedeonov, Nestor Kukolnik and Nikolai Markevich after the poem by Alexander Pushkin

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the play Kong Renés datter by Henrik Hertz

Music by Boris Asafiev Libretto by Nikolai Volkov based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin