21 May - 19 July 2010"The Stars of White Nights 2010" International Ballet and Opera Festival will take place at the
World-known Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet and Opera theatre in 21 May - 19 July 2010.
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18 May - 15 July 2007
The Mariinsky Theatre hosted the XV International Stars of the White Nights Festival.
- Information about "Stars of the White Nights 2007"
 Artistic Director – Valery Gergiev
This festival of performing arts is the essence of the Mariinsky theatre’s artistic achievements, home of the celebrated Kirov Opera and Ballet, and is a must for ballet, opera and classical music lovers. The annual White Nights Festival derives its name from the short summer season when the sun never sets, and the beauty of these white nights contributes to the festival’s special atmosphere and its world-class programme of concerts, as audiences exit the historic theatre at midnight into daylight to stroll home through the theatrical setting of St Petersburg. The festival presents the company’s most exceptional productions with performances by leading Russian and international artists, and combines famous historical productions along with new premieres and contemporary pieces.
Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera and Ballet theatre
Mariinsky hall plan
Mariinsky Slide Show
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About Valery Gergiev
Matinee performances begin at 11.30 and evening performances at 7.00 unless otherwise stated
May 2007
18, Fri
18:00 |
The opening of the XV International Festival STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS
Khovanshchina
national musical drama in five acts, six scenes (1960 Production)
Music: Modest Musorgsky
New stage version: Yuri Alexandrov (2000)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
19, Sat
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin |
20, Sun
morning |
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
20, Sun
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 3
Soloist: Larisa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
20, Sun
20:00 |
Apollo. Rubies. Le Sacre du printemps
the ballets to the music of Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Boris Gruzin |
21, Mon
evening |
Jenůfa
opera in a three acts
Music: Leoš Janáček
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
22, Tue
evening |
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin |
23, Wed
evening |
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
24, Thu
evening |
Giselle
fantasy ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
25, Fri
evening |
Elektra
opera in one act
Music: Richard Strauss
Production by Jonathan Kent (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
25, Fri
22:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Tchaikovsky-Gala
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
26, Sat
evening |
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue
Music: Boris Asafiev
Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov (1934)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin |
27, Sun
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
St Petersburg Gala
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
28, Mon
evening |
Benvenuto Cellini
(concert performance)
opera in three acts
Music: Hector Berlioz
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
29, Tue
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Thomas Hampson Recital (baritone)
Wolfram Rieger (piano) |
29, Tue
22:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 6
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
30, Wed
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 9
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
! PREMIERE !
31, Thu
evening |
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
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June 2007
1, Fri
evening |
La Bayadère
ballet in three acts
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1877)
Revised choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani (1941)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin |
2, Sat
evening |
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev (1987)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
2, Sat
20:00 |
The Church on Spilled Blood
Sergei Rakhmaninov – Vespers
Concert of the Mariinsky Theatre Chorus
Conductor: Andrei Petrenko |
3, Sun
evening |
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
4, Mon
evening |
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
4, Mon
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 7
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
5, Tue
evening |
In memory of Bulat Minzhilkiev and Yevgeniya Tselovalnik
Prince Igor
opera in three acts with a prologue (1954 Production)
Music: Alexander Borodin
Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov (2001) |
6, Wed
morning |
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov |
6, Wed
evening |
Jewels
ballet in three parts
Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine (1967)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
7, Thu
morning |
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
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7, Thu
evening |
Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L´albergo del giglio d´oro
dramma giocoso in one act
Music: Gioachino Rossini
Production by Alain Maratrat (2005)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
8, Fri
evening |
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
8, Fri
22:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
As part of the cultural programme of the XI St Petersburg International Economic Forum
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 2
Soloists: Olga Kondina (soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
9, Sat
morning |
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov |
9, Sat
22:00 |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
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10, Sun
20:00 |
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007) |
11, Mon
evening |
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
12, Tue
evening |
The Sleeping Beauty
ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1890)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
13, Wed
evening |
I pagliacci
opera in two acts with a prologue
Music: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Production by Isabelle Partiot-Pieri (2006)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
15, Fri
evening |
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
16, Sat
evening |
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson |
17, Sun
16:00 |
The Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, costume and production design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
17, Sun
17:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
In honor of the 125-th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony in 3 movements
Jean Sibelius – Violin concerto
Igor Stravinsky – Petrouchka
London Symphony Orchestra
Soloist: Vadim Repin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
17, Sun
20:00 |
The Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, costume and production design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
17, Sun
21:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 1; Excerpts from russian operas
with Rene Pape
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
18, Mon
evening |
Giselle
fantasy ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
19, Tue
evening |
Don Carlo
opera in four acts
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production by Yuri Alexandrov (1999)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
20, Wed
21:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 8
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
! PREMIERE !
21, Thu
evening |
The Gambler
opera in four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Temur Chkheidze (2007)
with Vladimir Galuzin in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
22, Fri
18:00 |
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
22, Fri
22:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
New Stars of the White Nights Gala
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23, Sat
13:00 |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
23, Sat
14:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky – Le Sacre du printemps
Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
23, Sat
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
24, Sun
17:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Claude Debussy – Prélude à l´après-midi d´un faune
Béla Bartók – Violin Concerto N 2
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony No 5
Soloist: Tibor Kovac
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
24, Sun
20:00 |
Jenůfa
opera in a three acts
Music: Leoš Janáček
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
25, Mon
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Helix
Igor Stravinsky – Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Winds; Firebird
Soloist: Alexander Toradze
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen |
25, Mon
evening |
Forsythe at the Mariinsky
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25, Mon
evening |
Vyborg
Mazepa
opera in three acts, six scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
26, Tue
evening |
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
with Maria Guleghina in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
27, Wed
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
27, Wed
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Arnold Schoenberg – Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 5
Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
28, Thu
evening |
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
28, Thu
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No 5
Conductor: Paavo Jarvi |
29, Fri
evening |
Elektra
opera in one act
Music: Richard Strauss
Production by Jonathan Kent (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
30, Sat
evening |
Le Reveil de Flore. Wie der Alte Leiermann... Etudes
ballets in one act
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
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July 2007
1, Sun
16:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Franz Schubert.
Zdislaw Wysocki.
René Staar.
Béla Bartók.
Arnold Schoenberg.
Ensemble Wiener Collage |
1, Sun
evening |
Turandot
lyric drama in three acts and five scenes
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Charles Roubaud (2002) |
2, Mon
evening |
The Legend of Love
ballet in three acts
Music: Arif Melikov
Choreography: Yury Grigorovich (1961)
Conductor: Vag Papyan |
2, Mon
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Vasily Gerello Gala (baritone)
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3, Tue
evening |
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev (1987)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
3, Tue
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Richard Wagner – Wesendonck Lieder; Vorspiel und Liebestod
Frantz Schubert – "Great" C major Symphony
Bamberger Symphoniker
Soloist: Waltraud Meyer (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Jonathan Nott |
4, Wed
evening |
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
5, Thu
evening |
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
6, Fri
evening |
The Gambler
opera in four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Temur Chkheidze (2007)
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! PREMIERE !
6, Fri
20:00 |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Benvenuto Cellini
opera in three acts
Music: Hector Berlioz
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
7, Sat
evening |
Ivangorod
Mazepa
opera in three acts, six scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
! PREMIERE !
7, Sat
evening |
The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Aria Suspended (Premiere)
ballets
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
8, Sun
evening |
La bohème
opera in four acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Ian Judge (2001)
with Anna Netrebko in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
9, Mon
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Wagner Gala
Excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
9, Mon
evening |
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
10, Tue
evening |
Cinderella
ballet in three acts
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky (2002)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest |
! PREMIERE !
10, Tue
evening |
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Russian Premiere
Enchanted Wanderer
concert venue opera
Music: Rodion Shchedrin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev |
11, Wed
evening |
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev |
12, Thu
evening |
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
13, Fri
evening |
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov |
14, Sat
evening |
Jewels
ballet in three parts
Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine (1967)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko |
15, Sun
evening |
The closing of the XV International Festival ´Stars of the White Nights´
Chopiniana. Schéhérazade. The Firebird
the ballets of Michel Fokine |
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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 2008
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