"The Stars of the White Nights" Festival 2004

30 May - 18 July 2004

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

Artistic Director: Valery Gergiev

Information about "Stars of the White Nights 2004"

"Jewels" Ballet by Balanchine

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About Valery Gergiev
Matinee performances begin at 11.30 and evening performances at 7.00 unless otherwise stated

May 2004

! PREMIERE ! 30, Sun evening	THE OPENING OF STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL Life for the Tsar Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka TRIBUTE TO GLINKA. CELEBRATIONS ON THEATRE SQUARE Conducted by Valery Gergiev
31, Mon evening	Ruslan and Lyudmila Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka magical opera in five acts Music: Mikhail Glinka Production by Lotfi Mansouri Conducted by Valery Gergiev

June 2004

! PREMIERE ! 1, Tue evening	A Life for the Tsar Dedicated to the 200 Anniversary of Mikhail Glinka Conducted by Valery Gergiev
4, Fri evening	THE BALANCHINE CENTURY Balanchine in Russia Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Sonnambula Perm Ballet
5, Sat 18:00	THE BALANCHINE CENTURY Jewels ballet in three parts Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
5, Sat 22:00	Piano Stars of the White Nights Concert of Mikhail Pletnev
6, Sun 12:00	Sadko opera-bylina in seven scenes Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Alexey Stepaniuk Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
7, Mon evening	THE BALANCHINE CENTURY Tribute to Balanchine The Four Temperaments, La Valse, Ballet Imperial Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
7, Mon evening	The Golden Cockerol Great Hall of the Conservatoire opera in three acts Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Ennosuke Ichikawa Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
! PREMIERE ! 8, Tue evening	The Snow Maiden Springtime tale in four acts with Prologue Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Alexander Galibin Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
9, Wed evening	May Night (in concert) Great Hall of the Conservatoire Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
10, Thu evening	Das Rheingold the preliminary evening of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in four scenes Music and libretto by Richard Wagner Production concept – Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin Conducted by Valery Gergiev
11, Fri 18:00	Die Walküre first day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts Music and libretto by Richard Wagner Production concept – Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin Conducted by Valery Gergiev
12, Sat evening	Gala Consert of the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatoire
12, Sat evening	Ballet Gala Conducted by Valery Gergiev
14, Mon evening	Mlada (in concert) Conducted by Valery Gergiev
15, Tue 18:00	Götterdämmerung third day of the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen in three acts with prologue Music and libretto by Richard Wagner Production concept – Valery Gergiev and George Tsypin Conducted by Valery Gergiev
16, Wed 20:00	Swan Lake fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
17, Thu morning	Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov
17, Thu evening	The Sleeping Beauty Ballet-féerie in three acts with a prologue and an apotheosis (revival of the 1890 production) Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov
18, Fri morning	Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov
18, Fri evening	Mazepa opera in three acts, six scenes (1950 Production) Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky New stage version: Yury Alexandrov (1998) Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
19, Sat 15:00	Nutcracker ballet in two acts Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Set, Costume and Production Design: Mihail Chemiakin Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
19, Sat 20:00	Nutcracker ballet in two acts Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Set, Costume and Production Design: Mihail Chemiakin Choreography: Kirill Simonov (2001) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
! PREMIERE ! 20, Sun 12:00	Forsythe of the Mariinsky
20, Sun evening	Tribute to Stravinsky Le Rossignol, Le Sacre Du Printemps, Les Noces Conducted by Valery Gergiev
21, Mon evening	Tribute Shostakovich The Nose Opera in three acts and ten scenes Music: Dmitry Shostakovich Production by Yury Alexandrov Conducted by Valery Gergiev
21, Mon 23:00	Piano Stars of the White Nights Debussy, L'Apres-midi d'un faune. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3. Ravel, Waltz. Conducted by Valeri Gergiev, Soloist Alexander Toradze
22, Tue 13:00	Graduations perfomance by the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet Conducted by Valery Ovsyanikov
22, Tue evening	Tribute Shostakovich TheGamblers (opera) Leningrad Symphony Conducted by Valeri Gergiev
22, Tue 22:00	Piano Stars of the White Nights Musorgsky.Pictures at an Exhibition Rakhmaninov. Piano concerto N 3 in D minor Conducted by Valeri Gergiev, Soloist Vladimir Feltsman
23, Wed evening	Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District opera in four acts, nine scenes Music: Dmitry Shostakovich Production by Irina Molostova Conducted by Valeri Gergiev
23, Wed evening	Small Hall of the Conservatoire New names of the White Nights Tchaikovsky. Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev. Piano concerto N1 List. Piano concerto N1 Shostakovish. Symphony N9 Conducted by Vladimir Feltsman
24, Thu evening	In honor of the 125 Anniversary of Agrippina Vaganova Ballet Academy BALLET GALA Conducted by Valeri Ovsyanikov
24, Thu 22:00	Piano Stars of the White Nights Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death Brams Piano Concert No. 2 Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach Soloists: Tzimon Barto, Mikhail Petrenko
25, Fri evening	Boris Godunov opera in seven scenes (version of 1869) Music: Modest Musorgsky Production by Victor Kramer Conducted by Valery Gergiev
26, Sat 15:00	Piano Stars of the White Nights Beethoven. Piano Concerto No.3. Beethoven. Symphony No.3. Conducted by Valery Gergiev, Soloist Yefim Bronfman
! PREMIERE ! 26, Sat evening	Forsythe of the Mariinsky
26, Sat evening	The Catherine Palace White Nights Ball
27, Sun evening	Il Viaggio a Reims, ossa L'albergo del giglio D'oro (in concert) Hermitage Theatre (concert performance) dramma giocoso in one act Music: Gioachino Rossini Conducted by Valery Gergiev
! PREMIERE ! 27, Sun evening	The Snow Maiden Springtime tale in four acts with Prologue Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Alexander Galibin Conducted by Valery Gergiev
28, Mon evening	Swan Lake fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
! PREMIERE ! 29, Tue evening	A Life for the Tsar Conducted by Valery Gergiev
30, Wed evening	Don Carlos opera in four acts Music: Giuseppe Verdi Production by Yury Alexandrov (1999) Conducted by Valery Gergiev

July 2004

1, Thu evening	Giselle fantastic ballet in two acts Music: Adolphe Adam Choreography: Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa (1884 version) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
1, Thu evening	Viborg Der Fliegende Hollander Conducted by Valery Gergiev
2, Fri evening	Eugene Onegin lyrical scenes in three acts, seven scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Production by Yury Temirkanov Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
3, Sat evening	Manon ballet in three acts Music: Jules Massenet Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan (1974) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
4, Sun morning	Ruslan and Lyudmila magical opera in five acts Music: Mikhail Glinka Production by Lotfi Mansouri Conducted by Alexander Titov
! PREMIERE ! 4, Sun evening	Forsythe of the Mariinsky
5, Mon evening	Bohème opera in four acts Music: Giacomo Puccini Production by Ian Judge Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
6, Tue evening	Le Corsaire ballet in three acts with prologue and epilogue Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Pavel Oldenburgsky Choreography: Pyotr Gusev based on the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa (1863) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
7, Wed evening	La Bayadère ballet in 3 acts Music: Ludwig Minkus Choreography: Marius Petipa (1877) revised version: Vladimir Ponomarev (1941) Conducted by Mikhail Sinkevich
8, Thu evening	La traviata melodramma in three acts Music: Giuseppe Verdi Production by Charles Roubaud Conducted by Mikhail Güttler
9, Fri evening	Samson et Dalila opera in three acts (four tableaux) Music: Camille Saint-Saëns Production by Charles Roubaud Conducted by Valery Gergiev
10, Sat 18:00	Otello opera in in four acts Music: Giuseppe Verdi Production by Yuri Alexandrov Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
11, Sun 16:00	Tribute to Stravinsky Le Rossignol, Les Noces, Le Sacre Du Printemps Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
11, Sun evening	Tikhvin The legeng of the invisible city of Kitezh and maid Fevronia opera in four acts Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Dmitry Chernyakov Contucted by Valery Gergiev
11, Sun 21:00	CONCERT OF Anna NETREBKO and Yevgeny AKIMOV Conducted by Mikhael Güttler
12, Mon evening	Requiem Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda
13, Tue evening	The Queen of Spades opera in three acts, seven scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Production by Alexander Galibin Conducted by Valery Gergiev
14, Wed evening	Serenade, Prodigal Son, Etudes Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
15, Thu evening	Swan Lake fantasty ballet in three acts, four scenes Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (1895) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
16, Fri evening	Romeo and Juliet Ballet in three acts, thirteen scenes Music: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky (1940) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
17, Sat evening	Cinderella ballet in three acts Music: Sergey Prokofiev Choreography: Alexey Ratmansky (2002) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest
18, Sun morning	The Golden Cockerel opera in three acts Music: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov Production by Ennosuke Ichikawa Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev
18, Sun 20:00	Le Corsaire ballet in three acts with prologue and epilogue Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Pavel Oldenburgsky Choreography: Pyotr Gusev based on the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa (1863) Conducted by Mikhail Agrest

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

30 May - 18 July 2004

The Mariinsky Theatre hostedthe XII International Stars of the White Nights Festival.

May 2004

June 2004

July 2004

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