Alevtina Ioffe Makes History at Mikhailovsky Theatre of St. Petersburg

The Mikhailovsky Theatre of St. Petersburg, Russia has announced that Alevtina Ioffe will be its next Music Director, effective immediately. Ioffe will become the first woman to hold the position at the theater and the first woman to hold a music directorship at a major Russian performing arts institution. “It is challenging for a woman to pursue a career as {…}

Alexander Vedernikov Named Music Director and Principal Conductor of St. Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre

Moscow-born conductor Alexander Vedernikov will be starting off the 2019-2020 opera season proudly wearing his new title of Music Director and Principal Conductor of St. Petersburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre. He is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, and the son of famous Russian bass Alexander Filipovich Vedernikov and organist Natalia Gureeva. Vedernikov’s first challenge in this new role will be, according {…}