saturday, november 21
ballet
La Sylphide Marius Petipa’s staging of Auguste Bournonville’s 19th-century Romantic ballet about a young Scot who falls in love with a beautiful sylph on the eve of his wedding. Mariinsky Theater
PREMIERE! The Moor’s Pavane Jose Limon (US) stages a ballet to Purcell music about love, jealousy and betrayal. With the participation of Farukh Ruzimatov. Conductor Peter Feranez. Mikhailovsky Theater, 7 p.m. Second part.
Classic Choreography Ballet soloists Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
opera
PREMIERE! Pagliacci Liliana Cavani stages the Ruggero Leoncavallo opera, based on the lives of vagrant actors. Mikhailovsky Theater, 7 p.m., first part.
concert
Symphony Music Berlioz, Dvorak, Paganini, Saint-Saens. St. Petersburg Academy State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Alexei Njaga. Soloists Alexandra Korobkina (violin), Pavel Raikerus, Stanislav Soloviev (both – piano) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall, 3 p.m.
Chamber Music A part of the 21st International new music festival “Sound Ways”. Stockhausen, Ruders, Antonenko, Rezetdinov, Schmidt, Kram, Flammer, Yemelyantsev, Slonimsky, Shalonek, Radvilovich, Lozet, Simon, Xenaxis. Ensembles Alpha (Denmark) & Berlin-Projekt (Germany). Soloists Ulrike Yan (mezzo-soprano, Germany)Alexander Petrov (torn), Alexandra Gorskaya, Gleb Logvinov, Mikhail Topalidi (all – percussion), Alexei Glazkov (piano) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall, 5 p.m.
Chamber Music Vivaldi. Hermitage-Quartet. Soloists Kirill Grigoryev (contrabasso), Yevgeny Shrednik (oboe), Oleg Wainshtein (clavecine) Smolny Catherdal, 3/1 Rastrelli Square, M. Chernyshevskaya, tel. 271-9182
Symphony Music Nikolai, Kalman, Strauss, Legar, Zuppe, Offenbach. Symphony orchestra Classica. Art director and conductor Alexander Kantorov. Soloists Alina Alexeyeva (soprano), Valery Matveyev (tenor), Mikhail Lukonin (baritone) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall, 7 p.m.
Symphony Music Beethoven, Bruckner. Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Nikolai Tsnaider. Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
Organ Recital Bach, Viern, Kushnarev, Maisel, Yudin. Soloist Yuri Semenov. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669
sunday, november 22
ballet
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai Rostislav Zakharov choreographs and Sergei Radlov directs Boris Assafiev’s ballet based on Pushkin’s poem about a sultan and his harem. Mariinsky Theater
Le Corsaire Marius Petipa’s ballet based on Byron’s tragic poem, to music by Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Richard Drigo and Adolphe Adam. Mariinsky Theater
The Nutcracker The classic Romantic ballet theater performs Tchaikovsky’s Christmas favorite. Hermitage Theater, 7.30 p.m.
opera
The Marriage of Figaro Mozart’s classic four-act comic opera based on Pierre Augustine de Beaumarchais’ witty play about the tangled events leading up to the planned marriage of Figaro and Susanna. Sung in Italian. A multiple Golden Mask nominee. Mariinsky Theater, Concert hall, 11.30 a.m.
Il Viaggio a Reims Alain Maratrat directs this one act Gioachino Rossini comic opera in a grandiose, modern revival. Mariinsky Theater
PREMIERE! Three, Seven, Ace! Yury Alexandrov stages a fantasy opera to music by Banshikov, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Shedrin, based on Pushkin’s story. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Chamber Evening An introduction to the organ for children and adults. Soloists Boris Barinov (alto), Mikhail Mishenko (organ) Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669, 3 p.m.
Organ Recital Bach, Freskobaldi, Pachelbel, Mozart, Kazachkov. Soloist Boris Kazachkov. St. Yekaterina Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral, 1a Bolshoy Prospekt V.O. Tel. 323-1852, 4 p.m.
The Glory of Kazaks A part of the Nevsky Choral Assemblies festival. Closing concert Cappella
The amazing metamorphosis of musical instruments. Lecture and concert Leader Natalia Entelis Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall, 3 p.m.
monday, november 23
ballet
Don Quixote Alexander Gorsky’s spectacular version of the ballet based on Cervantes’ novel, set to a Spanish-flavored score by Ludwig Minkus. Mariinsky Theater
concert
Symphony Music Tchaikovsky. Philharmonic Academy Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Dmitriyev. Soloist Liana Isakadze (violin) Shostakovich Philarmonic, Grand Hall
Organ Recital Du Mage, Bach, Mozart, Franck. Soloiost Konstantin Volostnov Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
tuesday, november 24
ballet
Gala-Concert Ballet soloists Hermitage Theater
opera
PREMIERE! Aleko, Iolanta Mariusz Trelinski stages one-act operas, based on Rakhmaninov’s and Tchaikovsky’s music. Conductor Pavel Smelkov Mariinsky Theater
concert
Symphony Music Tchaikovsky, Brahms. Philharmonic Academy Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Dmitriyev. Soloist Liana Isakadze (violin) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
wednesday, november 25
ballet
Giselle The classic Romantic ballet, with music by Adolphe Adam and choreography by Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli edited by Nikita Dolgushin. Mariinsky Theater
opera
PREMIERE! Il barbiere di Siviglia Gioachino Rossini’s classic two-act opera in concert. Mariinsky Theater, Concert Hall
La Traviata Yury Alexandrov stages Verdi’s opera about a courtesan who renounces her true love and has an affair with a member of the aristocracy, before being reconciled with her first lover and dying of consumption. St. Petersburg Opera
The Marriage of Figaro Mozart’s comic opera based on Pierre Augustin Beaumarchais’ witty play about an entangled mess of mistaken identities. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater
concert
Saxophone Concert Candy Dalfer (the Netherlands) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall, 8 p.m.
Russian Music Russian orchestra. Art director and conductor Vladimir Popov Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall
Symphony Music A part of the Fifth International Stringed Folk Instrument Festival. Cappella Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Chernushenko. Cappella
Chamber Music Frescobaldi, Gabrieli, Trabaci, Kavazzoni. Alexander Listratov (cello), Andrei Kolomizhtsev (organ.) St. Yekaterina Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral, 1a Bolshoy Prospekt V.O. Tel. 323-1852, 7.30 p.m.
thursday, november 26
ballet
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet about the fate of a swan princess, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Nikolai Boyarchikov. Mikhailovsky Theater
Gala-Concert Ballet soloists Hermitage Theater
opera
PREMIERE! The Barber of Seville Gioachino Rossini’s classic two-act opera in concert performing Mariinsky Theater, Concert Hall
concert
Gala-Concert Part of the Fifth International Stringed Folk Instrument Festival. Cappella
friday, november 27
ballet
Don Quixote Alexander Gorsky stages this four-act showcase for ballerinas in Spanish-looking tutus, which features precious little of Cervantes’ hapless knight. Mikhailovsky Theater
Red Giselle The Boris Eifman Ballet Theater performs the tragic story of Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, set to music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky and Schnittke. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
opera
PREMIERE! The Fiery Angel David Freeman (U.K.) directs Prokofiev’s visionary work. Renata, possessed by the spirit of her former lover, fails to find release in the passion of her new admirer. Mariinsky Theater
Madame Butterfly Yury Alexandrov directs Puccini’s opera about the passionate and dramatic story of love between a Japanese geisha and American officer. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Chamber Music Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Biber, Teleman, Fash, Bach. The Pocket Symphony ensemble. Art director Nazar Kozhukhar. Soloists Nazar Kozhukhar (violin, viola da gamba), Hans Joachim Fuss (traverse-flute, shalumo, Germany) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall
Chamber Music Chopin, Shostakovich. Soloists Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky (cello), Asya Korepanova (piano) Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment Museum 28 Zagorodny Prospekt, The Wing in the yard. Tel. 713-3208, 315-3975
Concert Vysotsky, Vertinsky, Okujava, Michael Jackson, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Beatles. Smolny Cathedral Chamber Choir. Art director and conductor Vladimir Begletsov. Smolny Cathedral, 3/1 Rastrelli Square, M. Chernyshevskaya, tel. 271-9182
Organ Recital Bach, Mendelssohn. Soloist Leo Kremer (Germany) Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
Symphony Music Cappella Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Vladislav Chernushenko. Cappella
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