Pro-Putin supporter Ildar Abdrazakov has been named Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The bass took to social media to announced the news stating, “It is with great joy and responsibility that I accept the post of artistic director of the St. Petersburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. М. P. Musorgsky – Mikhailovsky Theater and happy to be a {…}
The Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg is set to present a gala concert with Aida Garifullina on June 15, 2026. The company said, the evening’s program will feature some of the most famous and beloved arias from the operatic repertoire. The soprano has previously held gala concert at the St. Petersburg theater including in 2019 and 2022. It is also {…}
Saint Perterburg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre has announced that Artistic Director Vladimir Kehman has stepped down from his post. Kehman worked with the theater for almost 19 years and was appointed the theater’s General Director in May 2007 and in 2015 he took the post of Artistic Director. In 2024, Kehman made his debut as a director on the theater stage. The company {…}
Vittorio Grigolo is set to return to Russia at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The Italian tenor will sing Bizet’s “Carmen” on Dec. 10 and then on Feb. 6, he will sing the role of Cavaraodssi in Puccini’s “Tosca.” This is the latest performance in Russia by the Grigolo following performances in St. Petersburg for the Classics on Dvortsovaya, Zarydaye Hall, and {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}