Mariinsky Theatre Short Videos Collection
The history of the Mariinsky Opera Company dates back to 1783 when Empress Catherine II issued a decree on the establishment of a theatre committee “to direct plays and music.” “… A Russian theatre is needed so that it exists not just for comedies and tragedies, but also for operas,” the decree stated. Its publication coincided with the opening of the Bolshoi (Stone) Theatre on Carousel Square (now Theatre Square). The theatre opened with a performance of Giovanni Paisiello’s opera Il mondo della luna. The lead roles were performed by Italian singers while the chorus comprised Russian choristers from the Court Cappella. Read more
Artistic Director
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| The stage of the Mariinsky Theatre with Aleksandr Golovin's luxury curtain of 1914 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Soloists of the Ballet Company
Principals Dancers:
Yekaterina Kondaurova
Ulyana Lopatkina
Yulia Makhalina
Irma Nioradze
Daria Pavlenko
Alina Somova
Viktoria Tereshkina
Diana Vishneva
Yevgeny Ivanchenko
Igor Kolb
Danila Korsuntsev
Vladimir Shklyarov
Igor Zelensky
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| Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Chorus
Andrei Petrenko, Principal Chorus Master
Pavel Petrenko, Chorus Master
Leonid Teplyakov, Chorus Master
Conductors
Artistic & General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre :
VALERY GERGIEV
Principal Guest Conductor
of the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Znaider
Conductors:
Mikhail Agrest
Boris Gruzin
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| The Mariinsky Theatre, 1922 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Alexander Polyanichko
Pavel Smelkov
Tugan Sokhiev
Mikhail Tatarnikov
Guest Conductors:
Pavel Bubelnikov
Michael Güttler
Fabio Mastrangelo
Valery Ovsianikov
Sergei Roldugin
Mikhail Sinkevich
