30 May - 18 July 2004
The Mariinsky Theatre hosted
the XII International Stars of the White Nights Festival.
May 2004
! PREMIERE !
30, Sun
evening |
THE OPENING OF STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL
Life for the Tsar
Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka
TRIBUTE TO GLINKA. CELEBRATIONS ON THEATRE SQUARE
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
31, Mon
evening |
Ruslan and Lyudmila
Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka
magical opera in five acts
Music: Mikhail Glinka
Production by Lotfi Mansouri
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
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June 2004
! PREMIERE !
1, Tue
evening |
A Life for the Tsar
Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
4, Fri
evening |
THE BALANCHINE CENTURY
Balanchine in Russia
Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Sonnambula
Perm Ballet |
5, Sat
18:00 |
THE BALANCHINE CENTURY
Jewels
ballet in three parts
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
5, Sat
22:00 |
Piano Stars of the White Nights
Concert of Mikhail Pletnev
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6, Sun
12:00 |
Sadko
opera-bylina in seven scenes
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Alexey Stepaniuk
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
7, Mon
evening |
THE BALANCHINE CENTURY
Tribute to Balanchine
The Four Temperaments, La Valse, Ballet Imperial
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
7, Mon
evening |
The Golden Cockerol
Great Hall of the Conservatoire
opera in three acts
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Ennosuke Ichikawa
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
! PREMIERE !
8, Tue
evening |
The Snow Maiden
Springtime tale in four acts with Prologue
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Alexander Galibin
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
9, Wed
evening |
May Night (in concert)
Great Hall of the Conservatoire
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
10, Thu
evening |
Das Rheingold
the preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes
Music and libretto by Richard Wagner
Production concept –
Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
11, Fri
18:00 |
Die Walküre
first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts
Music and libretto by Richard Wagner
Production concept –
Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
12, Sat
evening |
Gala Consert of the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire
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12, Sat
evening |
Ballet Gala
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
14, Mon
evening |
Mlada
(in concert)
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
15, Tue
18:00 |
Götterdämmerung
third day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts with prologue
Music and libretto by Richard Wagner
Production concept –
Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
16, Wed
20:00 |
Swan Lake
fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
17, Thu
morning |
Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov |
17, Thu
evening |
The Sleeping Beauty
Ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and an apotheosis (revival of the 1890 production)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov |
18, Fri
morning |
Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov |
18, Fri
evening |
Mazepa
opera in three acts, six scenes (1950 Production)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
New stage version: Yury Alexandrov (1998)
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
19, Sat
15:00 |
Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, Costume and Production Design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
19, Sat
20:00 |
Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, Costume and Production Design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
! PREMIERE !
20, Sun
12:00 |
Forsythe of the Mariinsky
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20, Sun
evening |
Tribute to Stravinsky
Le Rossignol, Le Sacre Du Printemps, Les Noces
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
21, Mon
evening |
Tribute Shostakovich
The Nose
Opera in three acts and ten scenes
Music: Dmitry Shostakovich
Production by Yury Alexandrov
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
21, Mon
23:00 |
Piano Stars of the White Nights
Debussy, L'Apres-midi d'un faune. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3. Ravel, Waltz.
Conducted by Valeri Gergiev, Soloist Alexander Toradze |
22, Tue
13:00 |
Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov |
22, Tue
evening |
Tribute Shostakovich
TheGamblers (opera)
Leningrad Symphony
Conducted by Valeri Gergiev |
22, Tue
22:00 |
Piano Stars of the White Nights
Musorgsky.Pictures at an Exhibition
Rakhmaninov. Piano concerto N 3 in D minor
Conducted by Valeri Gergiev, Soloist Vladimir Feltsman |
23, Wed
evening |
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
opera in four acts, nine scenes
Music: Dmitry Shostakovich
Production by Irina Molostova
Conducted by Valeri Gergiev |
23, Wed
evening |
Small Hall of the Conservatoire
New names of the White Nights
Tchaikovsky. Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev. Piano concerto N1
List. Piano concerto N1
Shostakovish. Symphony N9
Conducted by Vladimir Feltsman |
24, Thu
evening |
In honor of the 125 Anniversary of Agrippina Vaganova Ballet Academy
BALLET GALA
Conducted by Valeri Ovsyanikov |
24, Thu
22:00 |
Piano Stars of the White Nights
Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini
Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death
Brams Piano Concert No. 2
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Soloists: Tzimon Barto, Mikhail Petrenko |
25, Fri
evening |
Boris Godunov
opera in seven scenes (version of 1869)
Music: Modest Musorgsky
Production by Victor Kramer
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
26, Sat
15:00 |
Piano Stars of the White Nights
Beethoven. Piano Concerto No.3.
Beethoven. Symphony No.3.
Conducted by Valery Gergiev, Soloist Yefim Bronfman |
! PREMIERE !
26, Sat
evening |
Forsythe of the Mariinsky
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26, Sat
evening |
The Catherine Palace
White Nights Ball
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27, Sun
evening |
Il Viaggio a Reims, ossa L'albergo del giglio D'oro (in concert)
Hermitage Theatre
(concert performance)
dramma giocoso in one act
Music: Gioachino Rossini
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
! PREMIERE !
27, Sun
evening |
The Snow Maiden
Springtime tale in four acts with Prologue
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Alexander Galibin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
28, Mon
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
! PREMIERE !
29, Tue
evening |
A Life for the Tsar
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
30, Wed
evening |
Don Carlos
opera in four acts
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production by Yury Alexandrov (1999)
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
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July 2004
1, Thu
evening |
Giselle
fantastic ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa (1884 version)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
1, Thu
evening |
Viborg
Der Fliegende Hollander
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
2, Fri
evening |
Eugene Onegin
lyrical scenes in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Yury Temirkanov
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
3, Sat
evening |
Manon
ballet in three acts
Music: Jules Massenet
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan (1974)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
4, Sun
morning |
Ruslan and Lyudmila
magical opera in five acts
Music: Mikhail Glinka
Production by Lotfi Mansouri
Conducted by Alexander Titov |
! PREMIERE !
4, Sun
evening |
Forsythe of the Mariinsky
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5, Mon
evening |
Bohème
opera in four acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Ian Judge
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
6, Tue
evening |
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev based on the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa (1863)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
7, Wed
evening |
La Bayadère
ballet in 3 acts
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1877)
revised version: Vladimir Ponomarev (1941)
Conducted by Mikhail Sinkevich |
8, Thu
evening |
La traviata
melodramma in three acts
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production by Charles Roubaud
Conducted by Mikhail Güttler |
9, Fri
evening |
Samson et Dalila
opera in three acts (four tableaux)
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns
Production by Charles Roubaud
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
10, Sat
18:00 |
Otello
opera in in four acts
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production by Yuri Alexandrov
Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda |
11, Sun
16:00 |
Tribute to Stravinsky
Le Rossignol, Les Noces, Le Sacre Du Printemps
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
11, Sun
evening |
Tikhvin
The legeng of the invisible city of Kitezh and maid Fevronia
opera in four acts
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Dmitry Chernyakov
Contucted by Valery Gergiev |
11, Sun
21:00 |
CONCERT OF Anna NETREBKO and Yevgeny AKIMOV
Conducted by Mikhael Güttler |
12, Mon
evening |
Requiem
Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda |
13, Tue
evening |
The Queen of Spades
opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Alexander Galibin
Conducted by Valery Gergiev |
14, Wed
evening |
Serenade, Prodigal Son, Etudes
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
15, Thu
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
16, Fri
evening |
Romeo and Juliet
Ballet in three acts, thirteen scenes
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
17, Sat
evening |
Cinderella
ballet in three acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Choreography: Alexey Ratmansky (2002)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
18, Sun
morning |
The Golden Cockerel
opera in three acts
Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Production by Ennosuke Ichikawa
Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
18, Sun
20:00 |
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev based on the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa (1863)
Conducted by Mikhail Agrest |
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Matinee performances begin at 11.30 and evening performances at 7.00 unless otherwise stated
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"The Stars of the White Nights" Festival 2004
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