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20 ❯❯ Top 10 St Petersburg Highlights

Mariinskiy Theatre

The Mariinskiy Theatre has long been one of the world’s most
respected venues for opera and ballet. It has seen premieres by
such greats as Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, while the dance school
pro duced Nureyev and Nijinsky. When it first opened to the public
in 1860, the Mariinskiy boasted the largest stage in the world.
A second stage, located just behind the original theatre, opened
in 2013 and has some of the world’s best acoustics. The original
theatre is a St Petersburg institution, and a visit here is a highlight.

Stage Curtain
Royal Box
Programme
1 2 3
A programme of
Designed by
The Royal Box
(above), with its imperial Aleks andr Golovin in 1914, the event will make
eagles, lustrous curtains during Russian ballet’s for a beautiful souvenir.
and sparkling chandeliers, golden age, the luxuriant Available in both English
is a vivid reminder of stage curtain has and Russian, the
Imperial Russia. Tsars revealed, then concealed, programmes are sold
watched per formances countless world-famous in the foyer and also at
from here. ballet dan cers. the ticket desk.
Performances
4
A performance at
the Mariinskiy Theatre
(left) is one that will stay
with you for a long time.
Not-to-be-missed
productions include
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene
Onegin and Mussorgsky’s
Boris Godunov. Also look
out for opera stars Anna
Netrebko, Olga Borodina
and Vladimir Galouzine.

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