EVENTS (ENCLUDING THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL)

* Performances start at 7pm unless otherwise stated. All performances, except operas and concerts, are in Russian; operas and concerts in original language unless otherwise stated. Events courtesy of the Institute for Cultural Programs.


TUESDAY, JUNE 13

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."

EXPERIMENTAL O Ernev's "Cherchez La Femme."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The "Petersburg Channel 5" Symphony Orchestra performs Strauss.

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY B Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra."

MARIINSKY Verdi's "Aida."

OTKRYTY I Gubach's "Love Until the Grave."

RAIN The Youth theater performs "A Performance Not for Everyone."

SHOSTAKOVICH The "St Petersburg Trio" performs Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Ravel.

SKAZKY (11am) "A Fairytale About Lazybones Ivan."

SMALL HALL Vocalist N Dumtsev performs.


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) O Danilov's "Planet of Love."

EXPERIMENTAL "Monsieur Amilkar is Paying."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The "Evenings of Jewish Music" festival. The Cappella Choir and Symphony Orchestra perform Bernstein.

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY A Dumas' "Woman with Camellias."

MARIINSKY Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

MOLODYOZHNY A Schipenko's "La Funfe in Der Luft."

MUSICAL COMEDY I Kalman's "Maritsa."

MUSSORGSKY Borodin's "Prince Igor."

OTKRYTY B Ratser and V Constantinov's "The Divine Dandelion."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Turku (Finland) Symphony Orchestra performs.

SKAZKY (11am) "A Fairytale About Lazybones Ivan."

SMALL HALL Italian pianist L Ferrini performs.


THURSDAY, JUNE 15

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) R Toma's "Freddy."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "The Caucasus Chalk Circle."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Vocals-organ evening. "Ave Maria."

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY G Goldman's "Winter Lion."

MARIINSKY Shostakovich's "Katerina Izmailova."

MOLODYOZHNY S Mrozhek's "Tango."

MUSICAL COMEDY A Kolker's "Truffaldino."

MUSSORGSKY Stravinsky's "Petrouchka" and "The Wedding."

OTKRYTY J Letrese's "The Little One."

SATIRE N Simon's "Hello, Mr Tucker!"

SHOSTAKOVICH Opening of the "Evening of Jewish Music" festival. The St Petersburg Chamber Orchesta performs Maayani, Falik and Dorfman.

SKAZKY "Petrouchka."


FRIDAY, JUNE 16

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) Chekhov's "Can I Hope...?"

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "The Caucasus Chalk Circle."

BRYANTSEVA Dostoevsky's "White Nights."

EXPERIMENTAL V Kharitonov's "Actors and Racketeers."

MARIINSKY Verdi's "Aida."

MUSICAL COMEDY F Legar's "The Merry Widow."

MUSSORGSKY Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin."

OTKRYTY A Schnitzler's "The Freudian Carousel."

SATIRE B Marinier and A Kurbsky's "Love Triangle."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs Berlioz, Bruch and Schumann.

SMALL HALL The "Soloists of St Petersburg" ensemble performs.


SATURDAY, JUNE 17

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) "A Night in Venice."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "Evangelina from Yakov."

BRYANTSEVA (5pm) Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment."

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY A Dumas' "Woman with Camellias."

MARIINSKY Adan's "Giselle."

MUSICAL COMEDY I Kalman's "Queen Chardasha."

MUSSORGSKY Adan, Pugni, Delibe and Drigo's "The Corsaire."

SATIRE A Portes' "The Topsy-Turvy House."

SHOSTAKOVICH Musicians from the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra perform Rossini, Prokofiev and Brahms.


SUNDAY, JUNE 18

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) "A Night in Venice."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "The Caucasus Chalk Circle."

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY A Dumas' "Woman with Camellias."

MARIINSKY The Vaganovaya Academic Russian Ballet performs.

MUSSORGSKY Adan's "Giselle."

OTKRYTY (6pm) A Kasson's "Dikar."

SHOSTAKOVICH (4pm) The Mariinsky Theater Orchestra performs Mozart and Stravinsky. (7pm) Musicians from the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra perform Rossini, Schumann and Brahms.

SMOLNY (noon) The Smolny Chamber Choir performs Russian spiritual and traditional music.


MONDAY, JUNE 19

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) "A Gypsy Woman Told Me..."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "Macbeth."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The "Evenings of Jewish Music" festival.

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY Dostoevsky's "The Idiot."

MARIINSKY Gala concert featuring Placido Domingo, G Gorchakova and O Borodina.

MUSSORGSKY Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov."

OTKRYTY V Constantinov and B Ratser's "Gusar of the KGB."

SHOSTAKOVICH The United Choir of Los Angeles and the "Classica" Symphony Orchestra perform Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven.

SMALL HALL Vocalist N Romanova performs.


TUESDAY, JUNE 20

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) A Daudet's "The Tartar from Taraskon."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The C Rustaveli Theater performs "Macbeth."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Organ-vocals evening. Bach, Handel, Gliuk, Vivaldi, Mozart and Rachmaninoff.

KOMISSARZHEVSKOY L Gersh's "These Free Butterflies!"

MARIINSKY Minkus' "Don Quixote."

MUSSORGSKY Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades."

OTKRYTY K Goldoni's "Samodury."

RAIN The Youth theater performs "A Performance Not for Everyone."

SATIRE Dostoevsky's "The Farewell Tour of Prince K."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven.

SKAZKY (11am) R Kipling's "From Liverpool Harbor."

SMALL HALL Violinist G Kramer performs.


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