friday, july 30
ballet
Onegin. Online Boris Eifman stages a ballet based on Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse set in the present day with music by Tchaikovsky and Aftograf rock group. Alexandrinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
saturday, july 31
ballet
Red Giselle The Boris Eifman Ballet Theater performs the tragic story of Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva, set to music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky and Schnittke. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s tragedy set to Prokofiev’s searing score with staging by Nikolai Boyarchikov. Mikhailovsky Theater
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
concert
Mikhail Mishenko Organ Recital Bizet, Bonnet, Jón, Karg-Elert, Scott Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669
sunday, august 1
ballet
Seagull Boris Eifman directs Chekhov’s well-worn play, widely known as the first modernist drama. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Bolshoi Drama Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
monday, august 2
Swan Lake The St. Petersburg Theater of Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s evergreen classic about love and the tragic consequences of deception. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
Giselle St. Petersburg’s most popular and oft-performed ballet, Adolphe Adam’s tale of a young peasant woman deceived in love by a young aristocrat. Hermitage Theater, 8 p.m.
tuesday, august 3
Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
Giselle St. Petersburg’s most popular and oft-performed ballet, Adolphe Adam’s tale of a young peasant woman deceived in love by a young aristocrat. Hermitage Theater, 8 p.m.
concert
Mikhail Mishenko Organ Recital Bach, Barber, Jongen, McDowell. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669
wednesday, august 4
ballet
Swan Lake The St. Petersburg Theater of Classical Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s evergreen classic about love and the tragic consequences of deception. Alexandriinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
thursday, august 5
Swan Lake Leonid Jakobson’s Ballet Theater performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Mikhailovsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
concert
Natalia Mikhailova Organ Recital Bach, Boëllmann, Widor. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669
friday, august 6
ballet
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Romantic Ballet. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316, 313 4316
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