Elena Stikinha, Alexei Markov, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Albina Shagimuratova Headline Mariinsky Theatre’s Fall 2021 Season
By David Salazar(Credit: ©Alexander Neff)
The Mariinsky Theatre has announced the operas it will present throughout September and October 2021.
The company will showcase “The Maid of Orleans” with a cast starring Ekaterina Semenchuk, Maria Bayankin, Sergei Skorohodov, Mikhail Petrenko, Vladislav Kupriyanov, Alexei Markov, and Evgeny Nikitin under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
Performance Dates: Sept. 8 & Oct. 9, 2021
“Le Nozze di Figaro” will star Vadim Kravets, Kira Loginova, Ekaterina Solovyova, and Evgeny Ulanov. A second cast stars Kravets, Violetta Lukyanenko, Viktoria Yastrebova, and Vladimir Moroz, while a third cast stars Irina Mataeva, Anastasia Kalagina, Kravets, and Sergei Romanov.
Performance Date: Sept. 8, Oct. 18 & 21, 2021
Valery Gergiev will lead “Tannhäuser” with a cast that stars Mikhail Vekua, Irina Churilov, and Julia Matochkina. Vekua will be joined by Yevgenia Muravieva, and Roman Burdenko in a second performance.
Performance Date: Sept. 9 & Oct. 24, 2021
Evgeny Nikitin, Tatiana Serzhan, Sergei Skorokhodov, and Vladislav Sulimsky will headline “Attila.”
Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2021
“Die Fledermaus” will star Sergei Semishkur, Oxana Shilova, Antonina Vesenina, Denis Zakirov, Sergei Romanov, and Yekaterina Sergeyeva.
Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2021
“Iolanta” will feature Yekaterina Goncharova, Yevgeny Akimov, Alexei Markov, Mikhail Kit, and Nikolai Putilin.
Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2021
Maria Bayankina, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, and Vadim Kravets will star in “La Fanciulla del West.”
Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2021
Anna Markarova, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Oleg Videman, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Alexander Morozov, and Mikhail Kolelishvili will headline “Aida.” A second cast stars Tatiana Serjan, Akhmed Agadi, Vladislav Sulimsky, Yevgeny Nikitin, and Mikhail Petrenko.
Performance Date: Sept. 14 & 29, 2021
“Madama Butterfly’s” cast will be star Viktoria Yastrebova, Migran Agadzhanyan, Natalia Yevstafieva, Yefim Zavalny, and Andrei Zorin.
Performance Date: Sept. 15, 2021
Aigul Khismatullina, Gamid Abdulov, Andrei Serov, Oleg Sychov, Zlata Bulycheva, and Kristina Alieva will appear in “Pelléas et Mélisande.” A second cast stars Anna Denisova and Yegor Chubakov in the title roles.
Performance Date: Sept. 16 & Oct. 18, 2021
Anastasia Kalagina, Alexander Mikhailov, and Vladislav Kupriyanov will perform in “Carmina Burana.”
Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2021
Otar Jorjikia, Irina Churilova, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Anna Kiknadze, and Mikhail Petrenko will headline “Un Ballo in Maschera.”
Performance Date: Sept. 18, 2021
“Die Zauberflöte” will star Olga Pudova, Elena Karpesh, Daniil Shtoda, Askar Abdrazakov, Margarita Ivanova, and Yaroslav Petryanik.
Performance Date: Sept. 18, 2021
“I Vespri Siciliani” will feature Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Denis Zakirov, Vladislav Sulimsky, and Vladimir Feliauer.
Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2021
Nadezhda Serdyuk, Vitaly Dudkin, Andrei Serov, Natalya Pavlova will feature in “Not Lone Alone.”
Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2021
Yekaterina Sergeyeva and Liuba Sokolova lead “Cavalleria Rusticana.”
Performance Date: Sept. 21, 2021
“Rigoletto” stars Vladislav Sulimsky, Olga Pudova, Yevgeny Akimov, and Mikhail Petrenko.
Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2021
A semi-staged production of “Così fan tutte” will star Ekaterina Sannikova, Evelina Agabalaeva, Oxana Shilova, Stanislav Leontiev, and Andrei Serov.
Performance Date: Sept. 23, 2021
A semi-staged production of “Lakmé” will star Aigul Khismatullina, Yevgeny Akhmedov, and Viktor Korotich.
Performance Date: Sept. 24, 2021
Vladimir Galouzine will headline “Turandot.”
Performance Date: Sept. 25, 2021
The company will premiere a new production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.”
Performance Date: Sept. 26 & Oct. 13, 2021
Valery Gergiev will lead a performance of “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” The cast stars Elena Pankratova, Vadim Kravets, Mlada Khudoley, Andreas Schager, and Olga Savova.
Performance Date: Sept. 28, 2021
There will be a concert performance of Franchetti’s “Cristofor Colombo” starring Vladimir Moroz, Yekaterina Goncharova, Migran Agadzhanyan, Yuri Vlasov, and Stanislav Leontiev. Alvise Casellati conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 28, 2021
The company will premiere “Renard. Mavra. The Fairy’s Kiss,” three works by Stravinsky with such artists as Valery Gergiev, Yevgeny Akimov, Anna Kiknadze, Irina Churilova, Alexander Timchenko, Alexander Trofimov, and Yuri Vlasov.
Performance Date: Sept. 29 & 30, 2021
Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Christmas Eve” will star Alexander Mikhailov, Ekaterina Sannikova, Anna Kiknadze, Vladimir Vaneyev, and Alexander Gerasimov.
Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2021
Mikhail Vekua and Mikhail Petrenko headline “Faust.”
Performance Date: Oct. 2, 2021
Stravinsky’s “Le Rossignol” will also get a showcase.
Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2021
Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Sadko” will star Oleg Videman, Maria Bayankina, and Yekaterina Sergeyeva.
Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2021
Violetta Lukyanenko, Yevgeny Akhmedov, Andrei Serov, and Viktor Korotich star in “L’Elisir d’Amore.”
Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2021
“La Bohème” will star Irina Churilova, Migran Agadzhanyan, Olga Pudova, and Vladislav Kupriyanov.
Performance Date: Oct. 7, 2021
Vladislav Sulimsky and Elena Stikhina will star in “Mazzepa.”
Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Elena Karpesh, Igor Barbakov, Ayuna Bazargurueva, and Anna Kiknadze star in “Rusalka.”
Performance Date: Oct. 9, 2021
Antonina Vesenina, Yevgeny Nikitin, Yekaterina Krapivina, Gennady Bezzubenkov, and Yury Marusin will take on “Ruslan and Lyudmila.”
Performance Date: Oct. 10, 2021
“Lucia di Lammermoor” will star Aigul Khismatullina, Alexander Mikhailov, and Vladislav Sulimsky.
Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2021
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will feature Artyom Krutko, Olga Trifonova, Nadezhda Serdyuk, Oxana Shilova, Alexander Timchenko, and Andrei Serov.
Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2021
Elena Stikhina and Yevgeny Nikitin star in “Tosca.”
Performance Date: Oct. 14, 2021
Tatiana Serjan, Hovhannes Ayvazyan, and Yuri Vorobiev headline “La Forza del Destino.”
Performance Date: Oct. 15, 2021
A semi-staged performance of “The Love for Three Oranges” stars Dmitry Voropaev, Sergei Semishkur, Yekaterina Shimanovich, Askar Abdrazakov, and Ilya Bannik.
Performance Date: Oct. 15, 2021
Yury Marusin and Yevgenia Muravieva will lead “Pagliacci.”
Performance Date: Oct. 16, 2021
Roman Burdenko, Yekaterina Shimanovich, Ivan Gyngazov, Vladimir Vaneyev, and Mikhail Petrenko will be the headliners for “Prince Igor.”
Performance Date: Oct. 16, 2021
Oxana Shilova, Dmitry Voropaev, Alexei Markov, Natalya Pavlova, and Badral Chuluunbaatar will lead two performances of “La Traviata.”
Performance Date: Oct. 17, 2021
“Lohengrin” will feature Sergei Skorokhodov, Irina Churilova, Ekaterina Gubanova, and Yevgeny Nikitin under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
Performance Date: Oct. 22, 2021
“Semyon Koto” will star Sergei Semishkur, Daria Ryabokon, Zhanna Dombrovskaya, Yekaterina Solovyova, and Oleg Sychov. Valery Gergiev conducts.
Performance Date: Oct. 23, 2021
Valery Gergiev will lead the full “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in November.
There will be a new production of “Benvenuto Cellini,” “Les Huguenots” and “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” later in the season.
Concerts
Albina Shagimuratova and pianist Ivari Ilja will perform in recital.
Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2021
Yury Marusin, Nikolai Putilin, Mikhail Kit, Vladimir Vaneyev will headline an Opera Gala.
Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2021
Hibla Gerzmava, Olga Pudova, Yevgeny Akimov, and Roman Burdenko will headline a Gala for the opening of the Third Eurasian Women’s Forum.
Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2021
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