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Guide to live classical music and opera in Russia

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Tchaikovsky's Ballets
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St PetersburgSchubert, Strauss

Shostakovich Philharmonic Hall: Grand Hall, Tue 18 Dec at 20:00
Schubert, Strauss R.
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Nikolai Alexeev; Matthias Goerne
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St PetersburgSchnittke, Beethoven

Shostakovich Philharmonic Hall: Grand Hall, Sat 22 Dec at 20:00
Schnittke, Beethoven
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Ignat Solzhenitsyn; Gidon Kremer
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St PetersburgTchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Borodin, Balakirev, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov

The Palace of the Grand Duke Vladimir, Dec 23, 2019 May 15, 18, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, Jun 01, 03, 05, 08, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, Jul 01, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31, Aug 03, eve, 05, eve, 07, eve, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31, Sep 02, 04, 07, 09, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 at 19:30
Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Borodin, Balakirev, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov
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MoscowThe Love for Three Oranges

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre: Main Stage, Dec 24 at 19:00
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges
Alexander Lazarev; Alexander Titel; Stanislavsky Opera; Vladimir Arefiev; Leonid Zimnenko; Roman Ulybin
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MoscowThe Queen of Spades (Pique-Dame)

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre: Main Stage, Dec 26 at 19:00
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Pique-Dame)
Alexander Lazarev; Alexander Titel; Stanislavsky Opera; Sergei Barkhin; Maria Danilova; Ksenia Dudnikova; Natalia Zimina
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St PetersburgFestival Closing

Shostakovich Philharmonic Hall: Grand Hall, Wed 26 Dec at 20:00
Beethoven, Mahler
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra; Yuri Temirkanov; Rudolf Buchbinder
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The Bolshoi: Danish dancing with a Russian touch

© Damir Yusupov
Isabella Zijp, 01 Apr
The Bolshoi dancers Anna Tikhomiova and Artemy Belyakov shine in the stylish and poetic version of La Sylphide by Johan Kobborg.
****1
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Mieczysław Weinberg's The Idiot at the Bolshoi Theatre

Bogdan Volkov (Prince Myshkin), Pyotr Migunov (Rogozhin) © Damir Yusupov
Julien Hanck, 08 Oct
Completed in 1985 and premièred in Mannheim in 2013, Mieczysław Weinberg's The Idiot is a true rarity. Seeing it revived for the first time, it's thrilling to see the opera given the vocal and musical treatment it desrves, lending a helping hand to its return from oblivion.
****1
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The epitome of Russianness: Boris Godunov at the Mariinsky

Edem Umerov (Boris) © Natasha Razina | State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
David Karlin, 20 Jun
In Tarkovsky's venerable production, the Mariinsky orchestra and chorus are brilliant – but too brilliant for their soloists, including two replacement Borises for an indisposed Mikhail Petrenko.
***11
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Intoxicating, mystic, sacred, profane

Sergei Aleksashkin (Ivan) © Natasha Razina | State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
David Karlin, 19 Jun
Rodion Shchedrin's opera mixes singing, choreography and storytelling to lend a potent sacred and mystic overlay to Nikolai Leskov's folk tale.
*****
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Netrebko takes on Adriana Lecouvreur at the Mariinsky

Anna Netrebko (Adriana) © Valentin Baranovsky | State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
David Karlin, 18 Jun
Isabelle Patriot-Pieri's new production is a quirky mix of traditional and the opposite; Netrebko shows her star quality; Eyvasov impresses.
****1
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The Mariinsky celebrate Stravinsky's 135th

Mariinsky Concert Hall © David Karlin | Bachtrack Ltd
David Karlin, 17 Jun
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra celebrate Stravinsky with a gala that closes with an outstanding Firebird; young talent blooms in A Soldier's Tale
****1
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