Having triumphantly concluded an extensive tour of six cities in China, Valery Gergiev and the artists of the Mariinsky Orchestra now journey to Vladivostok. On 29 October a combined orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, and the Primorsky Stage, under the maestro’s baton, along with leading opera soloists, will open the IX International Mariinsky Far East Festival, which will unfold in two stages: an operatic programme, featuring four productions, will be presented from 29 October to 3 November, followed by a ballet programme from 14 to 17 November.
The festival commences with a performance of The Enchanted Wanderer, an opera by the eminent contemporary composer Rodion Shchedrin, on 29 October. Composed in 2002, this parable opera, based on the eponymous novella by Nikolai Leskov, immediately garnered international acclaim. Last year this masterpiece was staged in Vladivostok by Alexei Stepanyuk. Soloists from the Primorsky Stage – Evgeny Plekhanov, Ilya Astafurov and Tatiana Makarchuk – will perform the principal roles. Valery Gergiev will conduct a combined symphony orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, and the Primorsky Stage.
On 30 October Puccini’s opera Tosca, directed by Hans-Joachim Frey, will be presented at the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage. This production premiered in Vladivostok in 2015. The leading roles will be sung by the brilliant St Petersburg-based Mariinsky Theatre soloists Tatiana Serjan and Sergei Skorokhodov. The performance will feature the Primorsky Stage Chorus, with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra.
On 31 October Verdi’s opera Nabucco will be presented for the first time at the Primorsky Stage. This production premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg last year. Leading soloists from the St Petersburg company – Vyacheslav Vasiliev, Sergei Skorokhodov, Yakov Strizhak, Olga Maslova and Zinaida Tsarenko – will take on the principal roles. The performance will feature the Primorsky Stage Chorus, with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra.
The operatic portion of the festival concludes with three performances of one of the Mariinsky Theatre’s recent premieres. On 2 and 3 November (13:00 and 19:00) Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola will be presented in Vladivostok for the first time. Soloists from the St Petersburg company will sing the principal roles. The performances will feature the Mariinsky Chamber Chorus, with Pavel Smelkov conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage.
As part of the ballet programme, from 14 to 17 November, audiences in Vladivostok will have their first opportunity to see recent Mariinsky Theatre premieres from St Petersburg – Léo Delibes’ Coppélia, choreographed by Alexander Sergeev, and Anyuta, set to music by Valery Gavrilin and choreographed by Vladimir Vasiliev. Leading soloists from the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg will play the principal roles. Arseny Shuplyakov will conduct the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage for these performances.
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