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Entertainment

Gala concert featuring famous opera singers in Palace Square
Classical Music
Theatre
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Russian speakers as well
Famous Russian com posers
as theatre enthusiasts will find include Prokofiev, Stravinsky and
the performances a rewarding Shostakovich. The latter’s “Seventh
expe rience. Russia is the home of Symphony”, dedicated to the city of
Stanislavsky (who pioneered the Leningrad, was premiered in 1942
method acting approach) and during the siege of the city, and was
playwrights such as Chekhov. defi antly broadcast through
loadspeakers at the Nazi lines.
Cinema
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The Soviet film industry suffered
in post-perestroika Russia. However, it
has since seen a revival. There are a
few cinemas along Nevskiy prospekt,
such as Aurora Cinema at No. 60.
Khudozhestvenny at No. 67 is a good
place to catch the latest Russian
releases; for quirky arthouse films try
Dom Kino at Karavannaya No. 12.
Performance of the Golden Cockerel
Ballet
opera at the Mariinskiy Theatre 5
Towards the end of the
Opera
2 17th century, Peter the Great invited
foreign ballet instructors to
The first opera perfor med in
Russia was in 1731, while the first teach in Russia.The art form
opera written in Russian was has flourished in the coun try
shown in 1755. The 19th cen tury since, producing stars like Anna
saw St Petersburg produce a Pavlova and Rudolf Nureyev.
number of opera
greats such as Ballet dancer in a
Mikhail Glinka production of
and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Le Corsaire

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