Theatres/Concert Halls
Mariinsky Theatre
This theatre was inaugurated in 1860 with the purpose of presenting the classical repertoire. Renamed the Kirov Theater in 1935, it later became the mecca of the Russian Ballet for both Russian and international artists. It reverted to its original name in 1993.
www.mariinsky.ru
Alexandrinsky Theatre
The masterpiece of Russian Classicism was named in honour of the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Nicholas I. The troupe at this theatre was founded in 1756. In 1836 the theatre staged the first production of Gogol's "The Government Inspector".
Mussorgsky Theatre
The third of the former imperial playhouses is one of the few experimental institutions for opera and ballet in Russia known as the laboratory of modern choreography. The theatre was built in 1831 and opened as the Mikailovsky Opera house.
Hermitage Theatre
One of the best Chamber music theatres in the world, presently used as the lecture hall for the State Hermitage Museum and as the stage for ballet performances, chamber music recitals, and opera performances.
Philarmonia
Constructed in 1839 for the Assembly of the Nobility. The St Petersburg Philharmonic Society organised major events in the Great Hall, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and Wagner came to conduct their own works. The Glinka small hall is an excellent venue for solo performances such as piano and violin.
www.philharmonia.spb.ru
This theatre was inaugurated in 1860 with the purpose of presenting the classical repertoire. Renamed the Kirov Theater in 1935, it later became the mecca of the Russian Ballet for both Russian and international artists. It reverted to its original name in 1993.
www.mariinsky.ru
Alexandrinsky Theatre
The masterpiece of Russian Classicism was named in honour of the Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna, wife of Nicholas I. The troupe at this theatre was founded in 1756. In 1836 the theatre staged the first production of Gogol's "The Government Inspector".
Mussorgsky Theatre
The third of the former imperial playhouses is one of the few experimental institutions for opera and ballet in Russia known as the laboratory of modern choreography. The theatre was built in 1831 and opened as the Mikailovsky Opera house.
Hermitage Theatre
One of the best Chamber music theatres in the world, presently used as the lecture hall for the State Hermitage Museum and as the stage for ballet performances, chamber music recitals, and opera performances.
Philarmonia
Constructed in 1839 for the Assembly of the Nobility. The St Petersburg Philharmonic Society organised major events in the Great Hall, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz and Wagner came to conduct their own works. The Glinka small hall is an excellent venue for solo performances such as piano and violin.
www.philharmonia.spb.ru
