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

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

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

opera by Igor Stravinsky (сoncert performance)

ballet by Leo Delibes

Music by Leo Delibes

opera by Gioachino Rossini

Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti

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

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.

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

Ballet in three acts (six scenes). Music by Alexander Glazunov Libretto by Lidia Pashkova and Marius Petipa based on a medieval legend

The preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes. Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer.

The first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts. Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer.

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

The second day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts. Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer

The third day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts with prologue. Music by Richard Wagner. Libretto by the composer

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“.

Fantasy ballet in two acts. Music by Adolphe Adam.

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.

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.

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

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 one act. Music by Pietro Mascagni.

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

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