The Mariinsky Theatre

TheMariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in SaintPetersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre oflate 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky,Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The Mariinsky Theatreis home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. SinceYuri Temirkanov's retirement in 1988, the conductor Valery Gergiev has servedas its general director.

Mikhaylovsky Theatre

TheImperial Mikhaylovsky Theatre was opened in 1833 under the decree of emperorNikolay I. The Theatre has name of Mikhail, he was younger son of Pavel I: theMikhaylovsky Palace is located on the Square of Arts, and the Theatre becamethe chamber scene which received the high-ranking visitors from an imperialfamily. Throughout the history the Theatre was repeatedly renamed. Since 1989the Theatre has name of M.P.Musorgsky's, and now the Theatre have itshistorical name — Mikhaylovsky Theatre.

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Company

TheChamber Music Theatre was established in Leningrad in 1987 by Yuri Alexandrov,one of Russia's leading musical theatre directors, famed as an innovator inopera, an Honoured Artist of Russia and recipient of the Russian Golden Maskand St Petersburg Golden Sophit theatre prizes. Over time, the St. PetersburgChamber Opera Company "creative laboratory" (as it was initiallyconceived by the director) has evolved into a professional State theatre,well-known both throughout Russia and abroad. After a lengthy period with nostage of its own, the Theatre finally acquired its own home in the Baron vonDerviz mansion at 33 Galernaya Street in the heart of old Petersburg. Therestored building was opened on 27 May 2003, the day of St Petersburg'stercentenary. A sensation on the European music scene, the premiere of GaetanoDonizetti's “Il falegname di Livonia, ossia Pietro il Grande” marked the startof a new era in the history of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Company.