From 16 to 18 November the Northern Capital will host a grand event – the IX St Petersburg International Cultural Forum. The Mariinsky Theatre stages will feature special performances during the forum: the premiere of the Lakmé opera, guest performances by the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. D. Shostakovich, shows by the Mariinsky Theatre branches in Vladivostok and Vladikavkaz, and other performances.
The series of events aligned with the Cultural Forum will commence on 16 November. The New Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will witness a vibrant opera premiere – Lakmé by Léo Delibes, directed by Sergei Novikov. Sergey has shifted the setting from late 19th century British India to a contemporary metropolis – a melting pot of diverse cultures. The production is a collaborative effort with the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. A. Hvorostovsky. Key roles will be performed by Aigul Khismatullina, Boris Stepanov, Maharram Huseynov, Yulia Suleimanova, Anna Kiknadze, Egor Chubakov, and others.
The next day – 17 November – will see the staging of Sergey Slonimsky's The Master and Margarita opera directed by Yuri Alexandrov at the New Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. This production, recently premiered at the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. D. Shostakovich, marks the first full-scale staging of this opera in Russia. The Samara troupe will present this production for the first time at the Mariinsky.
Additionally, the Mariinsky Theatre will showcase a variety of pieces from its branches as part of the IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. On 18 November at 11:30 the Historic Stage will host the Perfume: The Story of a Love ballet by the Mariinsky Theatre branch in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, featuring music by contemporary composers and choreographed by Valery Suanov. The Primorsky troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre will perform Leoncavallo's Pagliacci opera directed by Marat Gatsalov at 16:00 on the same day. The upcoming Kemerovo branch of the Mariinsky Theatre will be represented by a concert of the Governor's Symphony Orchestra of Kuzbass under the baton of Tao Lin on 17 November. The evening's program includes Schubert's Sixth Symphony, Shostakovich's Second Suite for Jazz Orchestra, and Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March.
The series of special events will culminate with one of the most striking and extensive premieres of the previous season – Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, directed by Konstantin Balakin and vividly designed by Elena Vershinina. On 18 November the lead roles will be performed by Irina Churilova, Yaroslav Petryanik, Yevgeny Nikitin, and Gleb Peryazev, conducted by Valery Gergiev.
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