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The Stars of the White Nights is one of the brightest stars of the music and theatre universe and has emerged to be one of the most popular and grandiose music forums in its context and scale.

The Stars of the White Nights Festival was created in 1993 by Valery GergievMariinsky Theatre Artistic and General Director. Maestro Gergiev says that he conceived the first Festival as a "musical gift" to the city from the Mariinsky and its star-artists. From the very beginning the Festival has been focused on the masterpieces of the world's music discovering for its audience some rarely performed or undeservedly forgotten pieces.

This festival is a must for ballet, opera and classical music amateurs. The annual Stars of the White Nights Festival takes an inspiration for its name from the short summer season when the sun never sets, and the beauty of St-Petersburg White Nights contributes to the festival's special atmosphere and its world-class programme of concerts, as audience comes out of the historic theatre at midnight into daylight to stroll along the streets of the theatrical setting of St Petersburg.

To see the actual schedule of the "Stars of the White Nights" Festival and purchase tickets please use this link.





"The Stars of the White Nights 2007" International festival

The Mariinsky Theatre hosted the XV International Stars of the White Nights Festival.

Artistic Director: Valery Gergiev

Information about "Stars of the White Nights 2007"

"Jewels" Ballet by Balanchine

Artistic Director – Valery Gergiev
This festival of performing arts is the essence of the Mariinsky theatre’s artistic achievements, home of the celebrated Kirov Opera and Ballet, and is a must for ballet, opera and classical music lovers. The annual White Nights Festival derives its name from the short summer season when the sun never sets, and the beauty of these white nights contributes to the festival’s special atmosphere and its world-class programme of concerts, as audiences exit the historic theatre at midnight into daylight to stroll home through the theatrical setting of St Petersburg. The festival presents the company’s most exceptional productions with performances by leading Russian and international artists, and combines famous historical productions along with new premieres and contemporary pieces.

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Matinee performances begin at 11.30 and evening performances at 7.00 unless otherwise stated


May 2007

18, Fri
18:00
The opening of the XV International Festival STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS
Khovanshchina

national musical drama in five acts, six scenes (1960 Production)
Music: Modest Musorgsky
New stage version: Yuri Alexandrov (2000)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
19, Sat
evening
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
20, Sun
morning
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
20, Sun
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 3


Soloist: Larisa Diadkova (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
20, Sun
20:00
Apollo. Rubies. Le Sacre du printemps
the ballets to the music of Igor Stravinsky
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
21, Mon
evening
Jenůfa
opera in a three acts
Music: Leoš Janáček
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
22, Tue
evening
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
23, Wed
evening
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
24, Thu
evening
Giselle
fantasy ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
25, Fri
evening
Elektra
opera in one act
Music: Richard Strauss
Production by Jonathan Kent (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
25, Fri
22:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Tchaikovsky-Gala


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
26, Sat
evening
The Fountain of Bakhchisarai
choreographic poem in four scenes with prologue and epilogue
Music: Boris Asafiev
Choreography: Rostislav Zakharov (1934)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
27, Sun
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
St Petersburg Gala


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
28, Mon
evening
Benvenuto Cellini
(concert performance)
opera in three acts
Music: Hector Berlioz
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
29, Tue
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Thomas Hampson Recital (baritone)


Wolfram Rieger (piano)
29, Tue
22:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 6


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
30, Wed
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 9


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
! PREMIERE !
31, Thu
evening
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

June 2007

1, Fri
evening
La Bayadère
ballet in three acts
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1877)
Revised choreography: Vladimir Ponomarev and Vakhtang Chabukiani (1941)
Conductor: Boris Gruzin
2, Sat
evening
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev (1987)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
2, Sat
20:00
The Church on Spilled Blood
Sergei Rakhmaninov – Vespers
Concert of the Mariinsky Theatre Chorus


Conductor: Andrei Petrenko
3, Sun
evening
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
4, Mon
evening
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
4, Mon
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 7


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
5, Tue
evening
In memory of Bulat Minzhilkiev and Yevgeniya Tselovalnik
Prince Igor

opera in three acts with a prologue (1954 Production)
Music: Alexander Borodin
Revival Stage Director: Irkin Gabitov (2001)
6, Wed
morning
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
6, Wed
evening
Jewels
ballet in three parts
Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine (1967)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
7, Thu
morning
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
7, Thu
evening
Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L´albergo del giglio d´oro
dramma giocoso in one act
Music: Gioachino Rossini
Production by Alain Maratrat (2005)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
8, Fri
evening
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
8, Fri
22:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
As part of the cultural programme of the XI St Petersburg International Economic Forum
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 2


Soloists: Olga Kondina (soprano), Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-soprano)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
9, Sat
morning
Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov
9, Sat
22:00
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
10, Sun
20:00
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
11, Mon
evening
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
12, Tue
evening
The Sleeping Beauty
ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa (1890)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
13, Wed
evening
I pagliacci
opera in two acts with a prologue
Music: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Production by Isabelle Partiot-Pieri (2006)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
15, Fri
evening
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
16, Sat
evening
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson
17, Sun
16:00
The Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, costume and production design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
17, Sun
17:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
In honor of the 125-th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky – Symphony in 3 movements
Jean Sibelius – Violin concerto
Igor Stravinsky – Petrouchka


London Symphony Orchestra
Soloist: Vadim Repin

Conductor: Valery Gergiev
17, Sun
20:00
The Nutcracker
ballet in two acts
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Set, costume and production design: Mihail Chemiakin
Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
17, Sun
21:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 1;  Excerpts from russian operas


with Rene Pape
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
18, Mon
evening
Giselle
fantasy ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
19, Tue
evening
Don Carlo
opera in four acts
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Production by Yuri Alexandrov (1999)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
20, Wed
21:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 8


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
! PREMIERE !
21, Thu
evening
The Gambler
opera in four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Temur Chkheidze (2007)
with Vladimir Galuzin in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
22, Fri
18:00
The Love for Three Oranges
opera in a prologue and four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Alain Maratrat (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
22, Fri
22:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
New Stars of the White Nights Gala

23, Sat
13:00
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
23, Sat
14:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky – Le Sacre du printemps


Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
23, Sat
evening
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
24, Sun
17:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Claude Debussy – Prélude à l´après-midi d´un faune
Béla Bartók – Violin Concerto N 2
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony No 5


Soloist: Tibor Kovac
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
24, Sun
20:00
Jenůfa
opera in a three acts
Music: Leoš Janáček
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
25, Mon
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen – Helix
Igor Stravinsky – Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra; Concerto for Piano and Winds; Firebird


Soloist: Alexander Toradze
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
25, Mon
evening
Forsythe at the Mariinsky
25, Mon
evening
Vyborg
Mazepa

opera in three acts, six scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
26, Tue
evening
Tosca
opera in three acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Paul Curran (2007)
with Maria Guleghina in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
27, Wed
evening
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
27, Wed
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Arnold Schoenberg – Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No 5


Soloist: Nikolaj Znaider
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
28, Thu
evening
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
28, Thu
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Igor Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No 5


Conductor: Paavo Jarvi
29, Fri
evening
Elektra
opera in one act
Music: Richard Strauss
Production by Jonathan Kent (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
30, Sat
evening
Le Reveil de Flore. Wie der Alte Leiermann... Etudes
ballets in one act
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov

July 2007

1, Sun
16:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Franz Schubert.
Zdislaw Wysocki.
René Staar.
Béla Bartók.
Arnold Schoenberg.


Ensemble Wiener Collage
1, Sun
evening
Turandot
lyric drama in three acts and five scenes
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Charles Roubaud (2002)
2, Mon
evening
The Legend of Love
ballet in three acts
Music: Arif Melikov
Choreography: Yury Grigorovich (1961)
Conductor: Vag Papyan
2, Mon
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Vasily Gerello Gala (baritone)

3, Tue
evening
Le Corsaire
ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Choreography: Pyotr Gusev (1987)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
3, Tue
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Richard Wagner – Wesendonck Lieder; Vorspiel und Liebestod
Frantz Schubert – "Great" C major Symphony


Bamberger Symphoniker
Soloist: Waltraud Meyer (mezzo-soprano)

Conductor: Jonathan Nott
4, Wed
evening
Don Quixote
ballet in four acts (seven scenes) with a prologue
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (1902)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
5, Thu
evening
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
6, Fri
evening
The Gambler
opera in four acts
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Production by Temur Chkheidze (2007)
! PREMIERE !
6, Fri
20:00
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Benvenuto Cellini

opera in three acts
Music: Hector Berlioz
Production by Vasily Barkhatov (2007)
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
7, Sat
evening
Ivangorod
Mazepa

opera in three acts, six scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
! PREMIERE !
7, Sat
evening
The Four Temperaments. La Valse. Aria Suspended (Premiere)
ballets
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
8, Sun
evening
La bohème
opera in four acts
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Production by Ian Judge (2001)
with Anna Netrebko in the title role
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
9, Mon
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Wagner Gala
Excerpts from Der Ring des Nibelungen


Conductor: Valery Gergiev
9, Mon
evening
Romeo and Juliet
ballet in three acts (thirteen scenes)
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
10, Tue
evening
Cinderella
ballet in three acts
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Alexei Ratmansky (2002)
Conductor: Mikhail Agrest
! PREMIERE !
10, Tue
evening
Mariinsky Concert Hall
Russian Premiere
Enchanted Wanderer

concert venue opera
Music: Rodion Shchedrin
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
11, Wed
evening
Eugene Onegin
lyric opera in three acts, seven scenes
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Production by Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier (2002)
Conductor: Tugan Sokhiev
12, Thu
evening
Swan Lake
fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes)
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895)
revised choreography and stage direction: Konstantin Sergeyev (1950)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
13, Fri
evening
Madama Butterfly
japanese tragedy in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Production by Mariusz Treliński (2005)
Conductor: Pavel Bubelnikov
14, Sat
evening
Jewels
ballet in three parts
Music: Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography: George Balanchine (1967)
Conductor: Alexander Polyanichko
15, Sun
evening
The closing of the XV International Festival ´Stars of the White Nights´
Chopiniana. Schéhérazade. The Firebird

the ballets of Michel Fokine

Matinee performances begin at 11.30 and evening performances at 7.00 unless otherwise stated
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"The Stars of the White Nights" Festival 2008
 
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World-known music festival "The Stars of the White Nights". Artistic director - Valery Gergiev (Mariinky (Kirov) Opera and Ballet)World-known music festival "The Stars of the White Nights".
Artistic director - Valery Gergiev (Mariinky (Kirov) Opera and Ballet)

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