23 May
19:00–22:00 
The Summer of One Year
Fantasies based on the play On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson.
Stage manager and director: Andrei Prikotenko.
The Summer of One Year is a story full of sincerity, joy, laughter, and virtuosic acting. It is the story of how one family is pulled apart only to be later reconciled; about the search for a common language between different generations. Starring: Alisa Freindlikh and Oleg Basilashvili.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Stage manager and director: Andrei Prikotenko.
The Summer of One Year is a story full of sincerity, joy, laughter, and virtuosic acting. It is the story of how one family is pulled apart only to be later reconciled; about the search for a common language between different generations. Starring: Alisa Freindlikh and Oleg Basilashvili.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
23 May
19:00–21:45 
The Marriage of Figaro
Love, passion, intrigue, comic situations, and practical jokes. The players of the On Mokhovaya Academic Theatre offer a modern reading of Beaumarchais’ brilliant vaudeville The Marriage of Figaro. Students from the Institute of Performing Arts bring their youthful enthusiasm, creative excitement, and improvisation skills to bear in their portrayals of the characters in this timeless work of eighteenth-century literature. Director: Alexander Stavisky.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
23 May
20:00–22:20 
Falstaff
Opening of the 26th Stars of the White Nights International Music Festival
After a long absence, Verdi’s last opera, Falstaff, returns to the Mariinsky stage. A team of Italian theatre designers is preparing for the premiere, and leading soloists from the opera company are rehearsing their roles. Director Andrea De Rosa, who previously directed Falstaff, based on the Shakespearean character, for drama theatres, is working with artists on each line and on the mise en scène, as he would for a dramatic production. Valery Gergiev will conduct the orchestra at the premiere.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
After a long absence, Verdi’s last opera, Falstaff, returns to the Mariinsky stage. A team of Italian theatre designers is preparing for the premiere, and leading soloists from the opera company are rehearsing their roles. Director Andrea De Rosa, who previously directed Falstaff, based on the Shakespearean character, for drama theatres, is working with artists on each line and on the mise en scène, as he would for a dramatic production. Valery Gergiev will conduct the orchestra at the premiere.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
23 May
20:00–22:00 
Rodin
This ballet features the music of Maurice Ravel, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Jules Massenet. It is about the fate and creativity of the great sculptor Auguste Rodin and his pupil, lover, and muse Camille Claudel. The production has enjoyed great success at leading theatres in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Budapest, Moscow, Beijing, and many other cities. It has received the Golden Mask and Golden Sofit awards.
Reviewing the production, the authoritative British ballet critic Margaret Willis wrote: "The French artist Auguste Rodin sculpted with clay. Russian choreographer Boris Eifman sculpts with bodies. Both are master craftsmen at their art and their differing styles have similarly produced memorable images of beauty and brilliance."
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Reviewing the production, the authoritative British ballet critic Margaret Willis wrote: "The French artist Auguste Rodin sculpted with clay. Russian choreographer Boris Eifman sculpts with bodies. Both are master craftsmen at their art and their differing styles have similarly produced memorable images of beauty and brilliance."
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
23 May
21:00–22:30 
Grand opening of the 26th St. Petersburg Palaces International Music Festival
The Outstanding Voices of the Twenty-First Century concert. Soloists: Nicole Cabell, soprano (USA), and Stephen Costello, tenor (USA). Programme: classic hits by Gershwin and Bernstein as well as masterpieces by Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, and Puccini.
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian, multiple Grammy Award nominee.
Nicole Cabell is an American opera diva and one of the best lyric sopranos in the world. International critics have hailed her as "the voice of a new generation”. Stephen Costello is a unique lyric tenor who possesses a voice that is rich in timbre. Costello is an acclaimed star of the Metropolitan Opera, and he regularly performs in the best theatres in Europe.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Conductor: Constantine Orbelian, multiple Grammy Award nominee.
Nicole Cabell is an American opera diva and one of the best lyric sopranos in the world. International critics have hailed her as "the voice of a new generation”. Stephen Costello is a unique lyric tenor who possesses a voice that is rich in timbre. Costello is an acclaimed star of the Metropolitan Opera, and he regularly performs in the best theatres in Europe.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
18:00–19:15 
Concert by AUN J CLASSIC ORCHESTRA, a Japanese group that plays traditional instruments
The famous Japanese group AUN J Classic Orchestra will perform in St. Petersburg for the first time. The audience will have a rare opportunity to hear the sounds of authentic Japanese string, wind, and percussion instruments. The eight musicians will present a programme of popular classics, film music, and traditional Japanese works.
Premium and Standard package holders can attend the event by invitation. You can find detailed information in your personal web office.
Premium and Standard package holders can attend the event by invitation. You can find detailed information in your personal web office.
24 May
19:00–21:45 
The Marriage of Figaro
Love, passion, intrigue, comic situations, and practical jokes. The players of the On Mokhovaya Academic Theatre offer a modern reading of Beaumarchais’ brilliant vaudeville The Marriage of Figaro. Students from the Institute of Performing Arts bring their youthful enthusiasm, creative excitement, and improvisation skills to bear in their portrayals of the characters in this timeless work of eighteenth-century literature. Director: Alexander Stavisky.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
19:00–22:15 
Raymonda
The sweeping multi-act ballet Raymonda is one of the treasures of the Mariinsky Theatre repertoire. Choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1898, it successfully combines large classical ensembles, colourful character dances, spectacular genre scenes, and the use of pantomime. This late masterpiece by Petipa is a test of the professionalism and acting skills of any ballet company.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
19:00–20:45 
The Governor
A play by Andrey Moguchy based on a short story by Leonid Andreyev.
The protagonist of the play, a town governor, re-examines his order to open fire on a crowd of striking workers. The governor conducts a painful conversation with his conscience, anticipating his inevitable death.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
The protagonist of the play, a town governor, re-examines his order to open fire on a crowd of striking workers. The governor conducts a painful conversation with his conscience, anticipating his inevitable death.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
19:00–21:30 
Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra Concert
The concert programme of the Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra features music from the repertoire of famous American big bands, original arrangements of jazz standards, and works by Russian composers. A special place in the programme is dedicated to compositions by St. Petersburg jazz musicians, including Gennadi Goldstein and Ruslan Khain. The talented arrangements by Serge Bogdanov, the orchestra’s brilliant soloists, all famous Petersburg-based musicians, the maestro David Goloshchekin himself, and the young jazz artists produce a unique take on the ‘mainstream’ jazz sound.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
19:00–22:00 
The First International Circus Art Festival Na Fontanke
On 24–27 May, Russia’s first permanent circus will host the First International Festival of Circus Art Na Fontanke. The famous arena of the oldest circus in the country will feature best circus performers from over 17 different countries. Edgar Zapashny will be the festival presenter. Contemporary and classic performances, competence and artistic skill of the participants will offer the residents and guests of St. Petersburg an unforgettable encounter with the magic art of circus.
The programme features:
- National equestrian games of Galkynysh Group directed by Pygy Bayramdurdyev (Turkmenistan).
- Aerial gymnasts on straps The Desire of Flight, Valery Sychev and Ekaterina Abakarova (Russia)
- Gamo Brothers, Icarian Games (Ethiopia)
- Balance on trapeze (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
- Indian Elephants show directed by the Gärtners family (Germany)
- The Empire of Lionesses show directed by Vitaly Smolyanets (Russia)
- Strahlemann & Sohne, jugglers (Germany)
- Les Freres Taquins, visual comedy (Belgium)
- Dan and Konstantin, Balance, hand to hand (Romania)
- Trampoline acrobats directed by Anatoly Ruban (Russia)
- Housch-ma-housch, comedian (Germany)
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
The programme features:
- National equestrian games of Galkynysh Group directed by Pygy Bayramdurdyev (Turkmenistan).
- Aerial gymnasts on straps The Desire of Flight, Valery Sychev and Ekaterina Abakarova (Russia)
- Gamo Brothers, Icarian Games (Ethiopia)
- Balance on trapeze (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
- Indian Elephants show directed by the Gärtners family (Germany)
- The Empire of Lionesses show directed by Vitaly Smolyanets (Russia)
- Strahlemann & Sohne, jugglers (Germany)
- Les Freres Taquins, visual comedy (Belgium)
- Dan and Konstantin, Balance, hand to hand (Romania)
- Trampoline acrobats directed by Anatoly Ruban (Russia)
- Housch-ma-housch, comedian (Germany)
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
24 May
19:30–21:20 
Laurencia
Music by Alexander Krein.
Choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani, revised by Mikhail Messerer.
Featuring Ivan Vasiliev.
Laurencia features a special type of Russian choreography, the so-called ‘Stalinist classicism’. It is a magnificent, spectacular, ‘theatrical’ performance in the most exalted sense of the word. The emotional intensity and the swiftness of the action, which is reminiscent of a tempered steel spring, are transmitted through the striking language of dance, where classical movements are fused with fiery Spanish rhythms. The ballet features virtuoso solos and duets, harmonious ensembles, and spectacular crowd scenes. A dramatic story unfolds through raucous dance, where the joy of reciprocated love is rudely destroyed by violence, in turn setting off an explosion of popular anger. The plot is based on the play Fuenteovejuna by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani, revised by Mikhail Messerer.
Featuring Ivan Vasiliev.
Laurencia features a special type of Russian choreography, the so-called ‘Stalinist classicism’. It is a magnificent, spectacular, ‘theatrical’ performance in the most exalted sense of the word. The emotional intensity and the swiftness of the action, which is reminiscent of a tempered steel spring, are transmitted through the striking language of dance, where classical movements are fused with fiery Spanish rhythms. The ballet features virtuoso solos and duets, harmonious ensembles, and spectacular crowd scenes. A dramatic story unfolds through raucous dance, where the joy of reciprocated love is rudely destroyed by violence, in turn setting off an explosion of popular anger. The plot is based on the play Fuenteovejuna by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
24 May
21:00–22:30 
A symphony concert
This symphony concert “with a French accent” will feature classical French pieces by Claude Debussy, with solo cello performances by long-time favourite of St. Petersburg audiences Gautier Capuçon. Conducting the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra will be Valery Gergiev.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
18:45–21:50 
Faceless
This immersive show is total immersion theatre, in which you will be transformed from a mere observer into a participant. Faceless does not include any traditional stage scenes, and the audience is not passive. The action takes place simultaneously on four floors of an old mansion, and the members of the audience decide who to follow and where to go.
An important element of the show is a mask that hides the faces of the mansion’s guests. Whatever happens, you can be sure that the mask guarantees the characters a measure of safety, anonymity, and, possibly, the ability to act with impunity.
The script for the immersive show was inspired by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts.
Personal experiences form a special part of the show: they provide an opportunity for audience members to communicate with the characters one-on-one.
Visitors are admitted to the show in groups every 15 minutes between 18:45 and 20:00.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
An important element of the show is a mask that hides the faces of the mansion’s guests. Whatever happens, you can be sure that the mask guarantees the characters a measure of safety, anonymity, and, possibly, the ability to act with impunity.
The script for the immersive show was inspired by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts.
Personal experiences form a special part of the show: they provide an opportunity for audience members to communicate with the characters one-on-one.
Visitors are admitted to the show in groups every 15 minutes between 18:45 and 20:00.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
19:00–20:30 
Charity gala concert: The Music of Love. A Tribute to St. Petersburg
This gala concert of outstanding artists will benefit children who receive support from the Roditelsky Most Charitable Foundation, whose motto is: ‘Every child deserves to live in a family’.
The concert programme features: People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Sergei Roldugin (cello), whose playing has a beautiful timbre; world opera star, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, and Mariinsky Theatre soloist Vladimir Galuzin (tenor); international competition winners Nataliya Tymchenko (soprano), Maria Chernova (piano), Dmitry Myachin (piano), and Diana Kazanlieva (soprano); the winners of the Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers; and other talented musicians, as well as students from the Vaganova Ballet Academy.
The programme features international classical highlights, from Bach to the present day.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Please note that a passport is required for admission to the Presidential Library.
The concert programme features: People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Sergei Roldugin (cello), whose playing has a beautiful timbre; world opera star, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation, and Mariinsky Theatre soloist Vladimir Galuzin (tenor); international competition winners Nataliya Tymchenko (soprano), Maria Chernova (piano), Dmitry Myachin (piano), and Diana Kazanlieva (soprano); the winners of the Elena Obraztsova International Competition of Young Opera Singers; and other talented musicians, as well as students from the Vaganova Ballet Academy.
The programme features international classical highlights, from Bach to the present day.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Please note that a passport is required for admission to the Presidential Library.
25 May
19:00–21:00 
Concert by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden with Denis Matsuev (piano)
One of the leading symphonic groups in Germany, the orchestra of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, under the baton of Christian Thielemann, will perform at the Mariinsky Theatre for the first time. The concert programme features music of the Romantic era, including works by Weber, Liszt, and Brahms. Denis Matsuev will perform the solo in Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
19:00–20:30 
Concert by the Chorus Teatro Regio Torino (Turin, Italy)
The Chorus Teatro Regio Torino and the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra: two well-known collectives of the operatic stage, one Italian and one Russian. When they meet under the roof of a single concert venue, then it is already an event. The programme selected for this joint performance features choral music from nineteenth-century Italian opera. The material will allow both groups to play freely and festively. The Italians, it seems, have been absorbing these fiery melodies since birth. These were the melodies that inspired the Italian people to rise up and fight for the unification of their fragmented country. They are well known to the Mariinsky Orchestra, since many of Verdi’s operas form part of the repertoire of the St. Petersburg theatre. In fact, no other theatre in Russia performs Verdi’s works more frequently.
Premium Package participants may attend the event by invitation. Detailed information is available in your personal web office.
Premium Package participants may attend the event by invitation. Detailed information is available in your personal web office.
25 May
19:00–21:15 
The Storm
Andrey Moguchy’s The Storm, which is based on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky, is a story about love and liberation. In Moguchy’s interpretation, the play is a dark farce. It resembles a Palekh box that opens up the dark depths of human fears.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
19:00–21:00 
Flor de lino
The Terem Quartet will be joined by Argentine tenor Carlos d’Onofrio and Cuban percussionist Yoel Gonzalez Portilla to perform a programme of works entitled Flor de lino, including the best examples of Russian and Latin American love songs.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
19:00–20:30 
Gala performance to mark the 200th anniversary of Marius Petipa’s birth
This festive gala performance to mark the 200th anniversary of Marius Petipa’s birth brings together productions by different generations of ballet masters. Excerpts of ballets by Petipa that represent the best the Mariinsky repertoire has to offer will be performed. Twentieth- and twenty-first-century choreography is full of works that were inspired by Petipa and further develop the ideas of the great master.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
19:00–22:00 
The First International Circus Art Festival Na Fontanke
On 24–27 May, Russia’s first permanent circus will host the First International Festival of Circus Art Na Fontanke. The famous arena of the oldest circus in the country will feature best circus performers from over 17 different countries. Edgar Zapashny will be the festival presenter. Contemporary and classic performances, competence and artistic skill of the participants will offer the residents and guests of St. Petersburg an unforgettable encounter with the magic art of circus.
The programme features:
- National equestrian games of Galkynysh Group directed by Pygy Bayramdurdyev (Turkmenistan).
- Aerial gymnasts on straps The Desire of Flight, Valery Sychev and Ekaterina Abakarova (Russia)
- Gamo Brothers, Icarian Games (Ethiopia)
- Balance on trapeze (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
- Indian Elephants show directed by the Gärtners family (Germany)
- The Empire of Lionesses show directed by Vitaly Smolyanets (Russia)
- Strahlemann & Sohne, jugglers (Germany)
- Les Freres Taquins, visual comedy (Belgium)
- Dan and Konstantin, Balance, hand to hand (Romania)
- Trampoline acrobats directed by Anatoly Ruban (Russia)
- Housch-ma-housch, comedian (Germany)
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
The programme features:
- National equestrian games of Galkynysh Group directed by Pygy Bayramdurdyev (Turkmenistan).
- Aerial gymnasts on straps The Desire of Flight, Valery Sychev and Ekaterina Abakarova (Russia)
- Gamo Brothers, Icarian Games (Ethiopia)
- Balance on trapeze (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
- Indian Elephants show directed by the Gärtners family (Germany)
- The Empire of Lionesses show directed by Vitaly Smolyanets (Russia)
- Strahlemann & Sohne, jugglers (Germany)
- Les Freres Taquins, visual comedy (Belgium)
- Dan and Konstantin, Balance, hand to hand (Romania)
- Trampoline acrobats directed by Anatoly Ruban (Russia)
- Housch-ma-housch, comedian (Germany)
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
25 May
19:30–22:15 
La Fille mal gardée
Music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold.
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton, a classic British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Featuring Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
The story of the charming Lise, who dreams of reuniting with her lover while her mother intends to give her hand in marriage to a rich though halfwit neighbour, forms the basis of this remarkable ballet performance. Cheerful and sparkling, La Fille mal gardée conquers audiences with its charm.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton, a classic British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Featuring Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
The story of the charming Lise, who dreams of reuniting with her lover while her mother intends to give her hand in marriage to a rich though halfwit neighbour, forms the basis of this remarkable ballet performance. Cheerful and sparkling, La Fille mal gardée conquers audiences with its charm.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
25 May
20:00–22:00 
Sixth concert of the first season: Yuri Temirkanov and his Orchestra
The overture to the opera Don Giovanni, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 – one of the masterpieces of the composer’s oeuvre with melodies of a distinctively Czech flavour – will be performed by the famous St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia. The soloist for the programme will be Nikita Lyutikov, who has won many international competitions. Chief Conductor of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Jacek Kaspszyk will lead from the conductor’s stand.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
18:00–19:30 
Concert performance by the Yesterday Club
This performance and class concert offered by People’s Artist of Russia Ivan Blagoder is dedicated to the popular music of the twentieth century. The Yesterday Club would like to welcome all lovers of jam sessions. It will lower the lights and transform the stage of the Academic Theatre into the relaxed atmosphere of a jazz club.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
18:45–21:50 
Faceless
This immersive show is total immersion theatre, in which you will be transformed from a mere observer into a participant. Faceless does not include any traditional stage scenes, and the audience is not passive. The action takes place simultaneously on four floors of an old mansion, and the members of the audience decide who to follow and where to go.
An important element of the show is a mask that hides the faces of the mansion’s guests. Whatever happens, you can be sure that the mask guarantees the characters a measure of safety, anonymity, and, possibly, the ability to act with impunity.
The script for the immersive show was inspired by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts.
Personal experiences form a special part of the show: they provide an opportunity for audience members to communicate with the characters one-on-one.
Visitors are admitted to the show in groups every 15 minutes between 18:45 and 20:00.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
An important element of the show is a mask that hides the faces of the mansion’s guests. Whatever happens, you can be sure that the mask guarantees the characters a measure of safety, anonymity, and, possibly, the ability to act with impunity.
The script for the immersive show was inspired by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s play Ghosts.
Personal experiences form a special part of the show: they provide an opportunity for audience members to communicate with the characters one-on-one.
Visitors are admitted to the show in groups every 15 minutes between 18:45 and 20:00.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
19:00–22:15 
Raymonda
The sweeping multi-act ballet Raymonda is one of the treasures of the Mariinsky Theatre repertoire. Choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1898, it successfully combines large classical ensembles, colourful character dances, spectacular genre scenes, and the use of pantomime. This late masterpiece by Petipa is a test of the professionalism and acting skills of any ballet company.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
19:00–21:00 
Queen Song
The unique musical project Queen Song brings divas of classical opera together on one stage. They will perform Russian folk songs and excerpts from the operas Eugene Onegin and The Tsar’s Bride.
The performance will feature:
Irina Mataeva, Anastasia Kalagina, Oxana Shilova, Yulia Matochkina, Dmitry Grigoriev, Olesya Petrova, Alexandra Kabanova, Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergey Starostin, Varvara Kotova, Sergei Klevensky, Dimitri Illarionov, Sergey Filatov, the TeremA Orchestra of Folk Instruments, and the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir led by Nikolai Kornev.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
The performance will feature:
Irina Mataeva, Anastasia Kalagina, Oxana Shilova, Yulia Matochkina, Dmitry Grigoriev, Olesya Petrova, Alexandra Kabanova, Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergey Starostin, Varvara Kotova, Sergei Klevensky, Dimitri Illarionov, Sergey Filatov, the TeremA Orchestra of Folk Instruments, and the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir led by Nikolai Kornev.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
19:00–21:35 
The Drunks
A production by Andrey Moguchy based on the play by Ivan Vyrypaev.
The Drunks is a philosophical comedy about coming to know the truth. It is a story about how we can all learn not to be afraid to live, love, forgive, and change ourselves and the world around us. The main theme of the play is love, and intoxication is a metaphor for enlightenment.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
The Drunks is a philosophical comedy about coming to know the truth. It is a story about how we can all learn not to be afraid to live, love, forgive, and change ourselves and the world around us. The main theme of the play is love, and intoxication is a metaphor for enlightenment.
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26 May
19:00–22:05 
Dance of the Vampires musical
The premiere of the Russian version of the Roman Polanski’s cult musical Dance of the Vampires took place in 2011. The production has not been removed from the Theatre of Musical Comedy’s repertoire for the sixth season now; it has become a huge hit with theatregoers, and amassed an army of fans running into the thousands.
According to the story, Professor Abronsius and his young assistant Alfred are trying, in vain, to save the population of a Transylvanian village from a vampire: the mysterious Count von Krolock and his huge retinue. The demonic charisma of the Count bewitches everyone around him.
The production has won prizes at the Golden Sofit and Golden Mask awards.
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The price of the tickets is not included in the package.
According to the story, Professor Abronsius and his young assistant Alfred are trying, in vain, to save the population of a Transylvanian village from a vampire: the mysterious Count von Krolock and his huge retinue. The demonic charisma of the Count bewitches everyone around him.
The production has won prizes at the Golden Sofit and Golden Mask awards.
A ticket is required to attend this event; these can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of the tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
19:00–22:00 
The First International Circus Art Festival Na Fontanke
On 24–27 May, Russia’s first permanent circus will host the First International Festival of Circus Art Na Fontanke. The famous arena of the oldest circus in the country will feature best circus performers from over 17 different countries. Edgar Zapashny will be the festival presenter. Contemporary and classic performances, competence and artistic skill of the participants will offer the residents and guests of St. Petersburg an unforgettable encounter with the magic art of circus.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
26 May
19:30–22:15 
La Fille mal gardée
Music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold.
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton, a classic British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Featuring Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
The story of the charming Lise, who dreams of reuniting with her lover while her mother intends to give her hand in marriage to a rich though halfwit neighbour, forms the basis of this remarkable ballet performance. Cheerful and sparkling, La Fille mal gardée conquers audiences with its charm.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
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Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton, a classic British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Featuring Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
The story of the charming Lise, who dreams of reuniting with her lover while her mother intends to give her hand in marriage to a rich though halfwit neighbour, forms the basis of this remarkable ballet performance. Cheerful and sparkling, La Fille mal gardée conquers audiences with its charm.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
20:00–22:00 
Chamber music for wind instruments
The renowned soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra will perform a programme featuring chamber works by Russian, French, and Czech composers. The concert programme will allow the audience to evaluate both the individual skill of the musicians and their mastery of the ensemble form. It sets up a dialogue between the works of Janáček and Rimsky-Korsakov, Roussel and Ravel. These composers were all contemporaries of each other, though they offered different musical interpretations of their time.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
26 May
20:00–22:45 
Swan Lake
One of the most beautiful ballet fairy tales in history, the classical ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky will be presented on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre by the St. Petersburg Tchaikovsky Ballet Theatre. The production will follow the choreography of Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and Alexander Gorsky as interpreted by Mikhail Messerer. This masterpiece of choreography was created more than 140 years ago, and it is still considered to be an unrivalled achievement of Russian culture.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
27 May
17:00–20:00 
The First International Circus Art Festival Na Fontanke
On 24–27 May, Russia’s first permanent circus will host the First International Festival of Circus Art Na Fontanke. The famous arena of the oldest circus in the country will feature best circus performers from over 17 different countries. Edgar Zapashny will be the festival presenter. Contemporary and classic performances, competence and artistic skill of the participants will offer the residents and guests of St. Petersburg an unforgettable encounter with the magic art of circus.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
Gala programme featuring best performances selected by the jury.
Tickets for the event can be ordered through the Personal web office.
The ticket cost is covered by the participant.
27 May
18:00–19:30 
Concert performance by the Yesterday Club
This performance and class concert offered by People’s Artist of Russia Ivan Blagoder is dedicated to the popular music of the twentieth century. The Yesterday Club would like to welcome all lovers of jam sessions. It will lower the lights and transform the stage of the Academic Theatre into the relaxed atmosphere of a jazz club.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
Be prepared for dancing, improvisation, and, of course, your favourite tunes from yesteryear that could once be heard drifting out of windows all over America. The programme includes music from the era of Ella Fitzgerald, the 1960s London of the Beetles, 1990s Hollywood, and more. The easy listening of nostalgic blues hits will alternate with lively mamba and Bésame Mucho. English- and Spanish-language songs will be performed in a new musical arrangement.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
27 May
19:00–20:10 
Oedipus at Colonus
Based on the tragedy of the same name by Sophocles.
Premiere.
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The story centres on the struggle between the King of Athens, Theseus, Oedipus’ son Polynices, and Oedipus’ confidant Creon to influence the protagonist and his daughter Antigone. Julia Vysotskaya and Nikolai Gorshkov star in the roles of Antigone and Oedipus, respectively.
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Premiere.
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky.
The story centres on the struggle between the King of Athens, Theseus, Oedipus’ son Polynices, and Oedipus’ confidant Creon to influence the protagonist and his daughter Antigone. Julia Vysotskaya and Nikolai Gorshkov star in the roles of Antigone and Oedipus, respectively.
A ticket is required to attend this event; tickets can be purchased via your personal web office.
The price of these tickets is not included in the package.
