The Mariinsky Theatre has announced that it will perform a concert for the victims of the Crocus City Hall tragedy. The company said that on March 27, Verdi’s Requiem will be played in the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre. The concert will honor the memory of “the victims of the terrible terror attack in Moscow.” Valery Gergiev will conduct {…}
Ferruccio Furlanetto is set to return to the Mariinsky Theatre for two performances. The Italian bass will first perform on Nov. 19 at the VIII Russian National Opera Prize Onegin alongside Hibla Gerzmava, Maria Barakova, Inara Kozlovskaya, and Igor Golovatenko. Valery Gergiev will conduct the evening. Then on Nov. 20, 2023, he will perform “Don Carlo” with Irina Churilova and Valery Gergiev {…}
The Mariinsky Theatre is set to celebrate the Mariinksy Theatre II’s anniversary with a gala concert on May 2, 2023. The concert will feature soloists Hibla Gerzmava, Ildar Abdrazakov, Denis Matsuev, Diana Vishneva, Roman Burdenko, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, Kimin Kim, Alexey Markov, Yulia Matochkina, Mikhail Petrenko, Renata Shakirova, Vladimir Shklyarov, Maria Shirinkina, Tatiana Serjan, Sergei Skorokhodov, and Konstantin Zverev. The company {…}
On Feb. 26, 2023, during a performance at the Mariinsky Theatre, a chorus member was injured by the set. The emergency situation occurred on the New Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre during a performance of “The Snow Maiden,” when the scenery was being changed. The theater said, “One of the artists of the choir received a bruise on her head {…}
The Mariinsky Theatre has appointed a new Principal Guest Conductor. The Austrian-Iranian Alexander Ali Rahbari took to Instagram to announce the news stating that he was appointed by Putin supporter Valery Gergiev and will conduct 10 performances next season. The news comes following Rahbari’s July 15 concert at the Russian opera house in which he conducted an evening of music {…}
Vadim Cheldiyev, an opera singer from Russia’s North Caucasus, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentence was due to the singer calling on his home city to protest coronavirus lockdown measures in the early weeks of the pandemic. According to Russian media, in April 2020 the baritone posted a video calling on people to attend a planned {…}
Conductor Ali Alexander Rahbari is set to perform at the Mariinsky Theatre, becoming one of the few conductors in the world to break the Sanctions on Russia. The conductor told Slippedisc that his concert at the Mariinsky Theatre was an honor and he felt it was the right thing. He said, “I am strongly convinced that I am doing the {…}
The Mariinsky Theatre has announced the first part of the “Stars of the White Nights: The 30th Mariinsky festival in St Petersburg.” The festival, which is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, is run by fierce Putin supporter Valery Gergiev and usually features several international artists. However, that is not the case this year, as many international {…}
Metropolitan Opera star Evgeny Nikitin is set to star in the Mariinsky Theatre’s “Prince Igor” on Victory Day. The bass, who has been performing in Russia throughout the past month, will take on the lead role on the Russian holiday, which commemorates the defeat of the Nazis in 1945. However, unlike in past years, this year Russia invaded Ukraine and {…}
Mariinsky Theatre director Mstislav Pentkovsky has spoken out against the War in Ukraine as the conflict continues to escalate. In a statement via Facebook, “In May, our minds have always turned to themes of war. As stage director of the anti-war operas ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ and ‘Brundibár’ at the Mariinsky Theatre, I’ve always believed in their humanitarian message. {…}
The Mariinsky Theatre led by Pro-Putin conductor Valery Gergiev has announced the annual Casta Diva Awards. The company noted that this year’s singer of the year awards went to Ekaterina Semenchuk and Vladislav Sulimsky. The jury gave the prize to mezzo-soprano Semenchuk for her work at the Mariinsky Theatre’s “The Maid of Orleans” and “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” {…}