EVENTS

* 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, JULY 4

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

GLINKA CAPPELLA First St Petersburg performance of Handel's "Nine German Arias for the High Voice, Melodic Instruments and Continuo." O Borisova, soprano.

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs Adan's "Giselle."


WEDNESDAY, JULY 5

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) I Terdzoli and E Vaime's "A Night in Venice."

ALEXANDRINSKY (7:30pm) The Classical Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite."

BOLSHOY DRAMA The Rustaveli Theater of Georgia performs "Macbeth."

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs "Chopiniana" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade."

SHOSTAKOVICH US pianist R Turek performs Bach's Variations on Goldberg.


THURSDAY, JULY 6

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) E Schwartz' "The Shadow."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Evening of instrumental ensemble music by Shostakovich.

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

MUSICAL COMEDY Strauss' "Die Fliedermaus."


FRIDAY, JULY 7

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) W Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs "Schurale" and "Spartak."

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


SATURDAY, JULY 8

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) B Ratser and V Constantinov's "Architect of Victory."

ALEXANDRINSKY (7:30pm) The Classical Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty."

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs Adan's "Giselle."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs Grieg, Schubert and Liszt.


SUNDAY, JULY 9

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) B Johnson's "The Alchemists."

ALEXANDRINSKY (7:30pm) The Classical Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite."

MARIINSKY The "Choreographic Miniatures" theater performs "Chopiniana" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade."


MONDAY, JULY 10

ALEXANDRINSKY The Classical Ballet Theater performs Adan's "Giselle."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Vocals-organ evening. Schubert, Bach, Caccini, Frank, Varlamov and Rimsky-Korsakov.


See Addresses for events.