Stage is set: Mariinsky Theater II makes debut
The new $700 million high-tech stage is opening at the Mariinsky Theater in Russia’s northern ‘cultural’ capital, St. Petersburg. The Mariinsky Ballet and Opera have proved immensely popular all over the world for the past two centuries.
The festivities on Thursday include a gala opening conducted by Valery Gergiev, the worldwide celebrated artistic director of the theater, and features renowned performers – musicians, opera singers and ballet dancers. Placido Domingo, Yuri Bashmet, Ulyana Lopatkina, Denis Matsuev, Anna Netrebko, Vladimir Shklyarov, and Diana Vishneva are among those who will star at the show. The concert is directed by young Russian talent Vasily Barkhatov.