Grand Opening of Mariinsky II 05.02.2013
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Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Borodina, Placido Domingo, Anna
Netrebko, Alexei Markov, Yevgeny Nikitin, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mikhail
Petrenko, Sergei Semishkur, Yekaterina Kondaurova, Ulyana Lopatkina, Diana
Vishneva, Olga Esina, Vladimir Shklyarov, Yuri Bashmet, Denis Matsuev, Leonidas
Kavakos
Marijinski teatar
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The new stage of the Mariinsky Theatre
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Behind The Scenes of The Mariinsky Theatre
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Behind The Scenes of The Mariinsky Theatre from Dance
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Behind The Scenes of The Mariinsky Theatre October 2-7 the
Mariinsky Ballet Company gave seven performances of Swan Lake at the Segerstrom
Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, as part of a major American
tour, the theatre?s press service reports. Established in 1738, Mariinsky
Ballet (formerly known by its Soviet name, the Kirov Ballet) has produced some
of the greatest dancers and choreographer in the history of the art form. Via
the collaborative efforts of choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov,
Mariinsky Ballet refined and established the spellbinding version of
Tchaikovsky?s Swan Lake in 1895.
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Grand Gala Concert of Mariinsky Theatre Baritones
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Grand Gala Concert of Mariinsky Theatre Baritones
With the participation of Alexander Gergalov, Vasily
Gerello, Alexei Markov, Vladimir Moroz, Vladislav Sulimsky, Edem Umerov and
Viktor Chernomortsev
Musical Preparation: Marina Mishuk
Concert Director: Irkin Gabitov
Conductor: Pavel Smelkov
Russia's
new Mariinsky Theatre draws criticism
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Russia's
new "Mariinsky II" theatre has opened in St Petersburg with a gala conducted by Valery
Gergiev and other star performers.
The modern ballet and opera house was inaugurated on
Thursday by the historic and original Mariinsky Theatre.
The event will coincide with the 60th birthday of the opera
director Gergiev. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected in the audience.
Performers at the gala will include the great Spanish tenor
Placido Domingo and the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, whose early career at
the Mariinsky catapulted her to international stardom.
Among the ballet dancers performing will be the Russian
ballerina, Ulyana Lopatkina, and Diana Vishneva, in a gala that the theatre
clearly hopes will outdo the reopening of Moscow's
Bolshoi in October 2011 after a major refit.
Al Jazeera's David Chater, reporting from St Petersburg, said that it was Putin's
political muscle that made sure there was enough money for the project.
He said the Mariinsky II is part of Putin and Gergiev's
dream is to make St Petersburg
a capital of culture.
The new theatre, which cost a total of $700m, lies just
behind the famous Mariinsky Theatre, which was founded in the 18th century and
was the birthplace of the ballets like Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and
Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.
Contemporary theatre
The building, completed by Canadian firm Diamond and Shmitt
Associates, has come under criticism from some prominent cultural figures like
Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky and filmmaker Alexander Sokurov.
Al Jazeera's Chater said the locals he interviewed view the
theatre as a blot on St Petersburg's
cityscape.
"The biege limestone of the facade of the new theatre
has prompted critics to describe it as a public swimming pool or a
supermarket," he said.
But Gergiev told people to hold their judgement until they
see the interior.
"The answer to why we built [this] will be apparent
when you enter the theatre," he said.
"We never had a space with such outstanding acoustics
[in Russia],"
Gergiev said.
"I think that now we have one of the best modern opera
theatres in the world."
The contemporary white space of the theatre with a
magnificent view of St Petersburg
through large windows is markedly different from the baroque surroundings of
the main Mariinsky building.
Gergiev, currently also chief conductor of the London
Symphony Orchestra, openly acknowledged that none of the plans would have been
possible without the support of Putin, whom he has publicly praised for
restoring stability in Russia.