Finale of Haydn's "Farewell Symphony" performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Stradivarius EnsembleAt the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre the Stradivarius Ensemble under the baton of Lorenz Nasturica-Herscovici performed Joseph Haydn's Symphony No 45 in F-sharp minor. The ending of this symphony is unusual - to slow music the orchestra gradually stops playing and leaves the stage, and at the very end there is a duet of two violins that concludes the symphony. In Haydn's time, the symp...
Not Love Alone - opera by Rodion ShchedrinDecember 15th 2024 Not Love Alone Opera by Rodion Shchedrin Libretto by Vasily Katanian after stories by Sergei Antonov Varvara Vasilievna: Yekaterina Sergeyeva Volodya Gavrilov: Alexander Trofimov Fedot Petrovich: Andrei Serov Natasha: Yekaterina Latysheva Musical Director: Valery Gergiev Stage Director: Alexander Kuzin Set Designer: Alexander Orlov Costume Designer: Irina Cherednikova Lighting Designer: Alexander Sivaev Musical Preparation: L...
Valery Gergiev about 86th anniversary of Yuri TemirkanovDecember 12th 2024 marked the 86th anniversary of the birth of Yuri Temirkanov. Valery Gergiev, General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre and Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre, talks about the major conductor and musician, his legacy and his significance in the history of the Mariinsky Theatre. The Mariinsky Theatre and the Bolshoi Theatre have dedicated their productions to the memory of the great maestro Yuri Temirkanov - i...
The Mariinsky Theater performed for the first time on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater of BelarusIn December, the Mariinsky Opera Soloists, Chorus and Symphony Orchestra toured Minsk. On the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus they performed Modest Musorgsky's grand opera Khovanshchina staged by Leonid Baratov and historically accurate set design by Fedor Fedorovsky. The main roles was performed by a star cast of soloists: Julia Matochkina, Stanislav Trofimov, Mikhail Petrenko, Serge...
Concert Dances - ballet by Alexander Sergeyev to music by Igor StravinskyAlexander Sergeyev and soloists of the Mariinsky Ballet: Alexandra Khiteeva, Maria Shirinkina, Daria Ustyuzhanina and others. The Mariinsky Theatre's production of the ballet is in the spirit of Suprematism. The artistic design is dominated by the figurative images of the dot, circle and square, while the color scheme is red, black and yellow. The choreography of the ballet is different from the classical ballet, mo...
National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra (China) at the Mariinsky Theatre Concert HallIn July 2024 the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra from Beijing, China gave a successful concert at the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall. Soloists: Luo Wei, piano, and Semyon Salomatnikov, trumpet. Conductor - Li Xinqiao. The orchestra performed works by Chinese and Russian composers - Liu Qimin's “Ode to the Red Flag”, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat...
Louise Miller by Giuseppe Verdi staged by the Bolshoi Theater on the stage of the Mariinsky theatreVerdi's rarely heard opera Luisa Miller performed by the Bolshoi Theater on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. Performers of the main roles Anna Aglatova, Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov, as well as conductor-producer Eduard Topyachn, talk about the production; the opera has become iconic for them. Anna Aglatova shared that she approached the performance of her part not only as a singer, but also as ...
Adolphe Adam's Corsair staged by Eldar Aliev at the Primorsky Stage of Mariinsky TheatreSoloists of the ballet troupe of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theater and performers of the main roles Sergei Amanbaev, prima ballerina Irina Sapozhnikova, prima ballerina Liliya Berezhnova and soloist of the ballet troupe Shizuru Kato shared their impressions of the ballet and talked about how they perceive their heroes. Choreographer - Eldar Aliyev.
Updated stage version of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner on Mariinsky StageGrandiose Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner presented in updated stage version, enriching it with new lighting and video solutions. Valery Gergiev was the author of update concept, with Gleb Filshtinsky as the lighting designer and creative video producer. More information on Mariinsky Theatre website: https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/playbill/repertoire/opera/gotterdam_2023/