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Mariinsky Opera HouseThe opera and ballet companies are would- famous. The repertoire includes classics like Tchaikovsky's "Ewgene Onegin", "Swan Lake" and the "Nutcracker" as well as works by Mozart, Verdi and Rossini. Promenade concerts are regularly held under the direction of chief conductor Valery Gergiev.
Teatralnaya Square, 1/2.
Mussorgsky Opera House The second largest musical stage in St-Petersburg, whose current program includes classics of world opera and ballet: "Don Quixote", "The Nutcracker", "Boris Godunov" and production of a new version of Johann Strauss' operetta "Die Flendermaus". 1, Iskusstv Square.
Maly Drama Theater F. Abramov's play "Brothers and Sisters", staged by theater's chief producer Lev Dodin, enjoyed great success during the company's tour of France. One can also see "Gaudeamus", plays of William Golding and Oscar Wilde, and an almost word-for-word staging of Dostoevsky's "The Possessed"
18, Rubinshteina str.
Alexandrinsky TheaterFormerly Russia's leading theater, and symbol of classical drama in its true sense. Recent popular productions include a new version of Chekhov's "Three sisters", "Woe from Wit' by Griboedov, and "Elizabeth of England" by F. Bruckner. 2, Ostrovskogo Square,
Tovstonogov Bolshoy Drama TheaterTheater One of the leading drama theaters in Russia, showing Russian and world classics. Recent productions include "Foma", based on Dostoevsky's "The Village of Stepanchikovo", and Brecht's 'Mother Courage".
65, Fontanka river embankment.
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