The main façade, too, was subject to reconstruction, taking on monumental forms.In 1886 ballets, which had until then continued to be performed at the Bolshoi Theatre, were transferred to the Mariinsky Theatre. In 1894 under Schröter’s supervision, the wooden rafters were replaced with steel and concrete, the side wings extended and the audience foyers enlarged.
The Mariinsky Theatre can trace its history as far back as 1783, when a Decree on the establishment of a theatre committee “for performances and music” was published on 12 July and the Bolshoi Stone Theatre was opened on Carousel Square amid great pomp on 5 October. Saint Petersburg’s famous Mariinsky Theatre has been home to world-class performances of ballet and opera since 1860. On 4, 7 and 8 September the Mariinsky Theatre is inviting the public to a long-awaited premiere - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Snow Maiden based on the eponymous play by Alexander Ostrovsky.
In 1885, when most productions had been transferred to the Mariinsky Theatre prior to the close of the Bolshoi, the principal architect of the Imperial Theatres Viktor Schröter added a three-storey wing to the left of the building for theatre workshops, rehearsal rooms, an electricity substation and boiler room. History. The first theatre season in the new building opened on 2 October 1860 with Glinka’s The Mariinsky Theatre secured and developed the great traditions of Russia’s first musical theatre. The rich history of Mariinsky Theater can be found in it’s repertoire, which includes all-time classics, many of which have premiered at Mariinsky stage. Construction was completed in May 2013, at a price of 500 million euros.In 2009, the Mariinsky Theatre launched its own record label, managed by the same team that run the LSO Live label in London. The Opera Company has entered a new era of artistic excellence and creativity. On 3 February 1818 the restored Bolshoi Theatre opened once again with the prologue We are coming to the “golden age” of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Mariinsky Ballet, prominent Russian ballet company, part of the Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet in St. Petersburg. The new, grand and majestic Bolshoi Theatre became one of the architectural attractions of the capital city on the River Neva along with the Admiralty, the Stock Exchange and Kazan Cathedral.
The theatre's name has changed throughout its history, reflecting the political climate of the time: Along with classics from the previous century, in the 20s and early 30s contemporary operas began to be staged at the theatre – among them Sergei Prokofiev’s The last pre-WWII opera premiere at the Kirov Theatre was Wagner’s In the 50s-70s such famed ballets as Farid Yarullin’s Between 1968 and 1970 the theatre underwent a major reconstruction in line with designs by Salomeya Gelfer, as a result of which the left wing of the building was “stretched out” and took on the form it has today.An important stage in the theatre’s history came in the 1980s with productions of Tchaikovsky’s operas In 1988 Valery Gergiev was appointed Principal Conductor of the theatre. The theatre is named after Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Tsar Alexander II. Ленинградский государственный академический театр оперы и балетаГосударственный академический театр оперы и балета имени С. М. Кирова Petipa jealously preserved classical works such as Petipa’s lucky meeting with Tchaikovsky, who stated that “ballet is also a symphony”, resulted in the creation of The Mariinsky Theatre has undergone several reconstructions.
It was named the Mariinsky in honour of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II. MARIINSKY II. Giovanni Paisiello’s opera St Petersburg was expanding and its image changed constantly. Firstly, he reorganized the company's operations and established links with many of the world's great opera houses, including the Gergiev has also been innovative as far as Russian opera is concerned: in 1989, there was an all-Presently, the Company lists on its roster 22 sopranos (of whom The nearby Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall, designed by French architect, Xavier Fabre, opened in spring 2007.