wednesday, may 8

ballet

Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky's classic based on the tale by Charles Perrault. Choreographed by Marius Petipa. Performed by Vjacheslav Gordeev's Moscow Theater of the Russian Ballet. Mariinsky Theater

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's signature ballet about the fate of a swan princess, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Nikolai Boyarchikov. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, 8 p.m.

opera

La Boheme Peter Feranec stages Puccini's opera about life, love and death in Paris at the end of the 19th century. Mikhailovsky Theater

Iolanta Tchaikovsky's lyric opera about a blind princess who is cured by the love of a man who dares to defy a royal order. Mariinsky II (New Theatre)

May Night Part of a festival marking two centuries since the birth of Nikolai Gogol. Conductor Tugan Sokhiyev. Mariinsky Concert Hall

concert

Mariinsky Young Singers Academy Gala Concert Elena Karpesh (soprano), Maria Solovyova (soprano), Yeleonora Vindau (soprano), Yekaterina Morozova (soprano), Yelizaveta Zakharova (mezzo-soprano), Regina Rustamova (mezzo-soprano), Lilly Jorstad (mezzo-soprano), Dmitry Voropayev (tenor), Viktor Korotitch (baritone), Dmitry Fyodorov (baritone), Andrey Serov (bass). Piano part Anatoly Kuznetsov, Oxana Isayeva, Natalia Soboleva. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

Choral Music Handel. The Netherland's Concert Choir. Conductor Erik Kotterink. St. Petersburg Youth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Migran Agajanyan. Soloist Rob Nederhof (harpsichord). Smolny Cathedral, 3/1 Pl. Rastrelli, M. Chernyshevskaya. Tel. 271 9182

For You, Our Heroes! Holiday concert to honor the veterans of WWII. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Nicolai Alexeyev. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall

thursday, may 9

ballet

The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Ballet Imperial. Leningrad Symphony. Three one-act ballets. Choreography by Konstantin Boyarsky, George Balanchine, Igor Belsky. Music by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky. Mariinsky Theater

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's ballet about the fate of a swan princess, choreographed by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. Mikhailovsky Theater

concert

Songs of the War Years Andreyev State Academic Russian Orchestra. Conductor Dmitry Khokhlov. Mariinsky Concert Hall

Chamber Music Masterpieces of classical music. St. Petersburg Opera

Religious and Folk Music Church canticles and Russian folk songs. Valaam Convent Choir. Artistic director Alexei Zhukov. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall, 8 p.m.

Choral Music Orff. Mariinsky Theatre Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra. Conductor Andrei Petrenko. Mariinsky II, 6 p.m.

Choral Music State Russian Concert Orchestra. Rimsky-Korsakov Musical College Women's Choir. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

friday, may 10

ballet

The Nutcracker Olga Shikhanova & Alexander Manoshkin stage Tchaikovsky's holiday favorite, based on Petipa and Lev Ivanov's choreography. Colizei Concert Hall, 100 Nevsky Prospekt, Tel. 380 8050, 7.30 p.m.

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's ballet about the fate of a swan princess, choreographed by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. Mikhailovsky Theater

Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky's ballet based on the tale by Charles Perrault. Choreographed by Marius Petipa. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, 8 p.m.

opera

Il Trittico Three one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini, staged by Walter Le Moli. Mariinsky Theater

concert

Religious Music Valaam Convent Choir with Divna Ljubojevic and Melodi Choir (Serbia). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall, 8 p.m.

Chamber Music Bach, Rheinberger, Piston, Boven, Skold. Smolny Cathedral, 3/1 Pl. Rastrelli. M: Chernyshevskaya. Tel. 271 9182

saturday, may 11

ballet

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's ballet about the fate of a swan princess. Performed by the St. Petersburg Ballet Theater. Avrora Concert Hall, 5/2 Pirogovskaya Naberezhnaya, Hotel St. Petersburg. M: Ploshchad Lenina. Tel. 579 0226, 8 p.m.

opera

The Left-handed Craftsman Alexander Isakov stages Nikolai Leskov's play. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316

PREMIERE! Die Fledermaus Yury Alexandrov directs Strauss’ operetta about a neglected wife’s clever plan to regain the attention of her philandering husband. St. Petersburg Opera

Cinderella Boris Asafiev's opera based on the tale by Charles Perrault. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, 7.30 p.m.

Un Ballo in Maschera Andris Freibergs stages Verdi's opera based on the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at a masked ball. Conductor Peter Feranec. Mikhailovsky Theater

La Traviata Verdi's classic about a consumptive courtesan and her lover, and how their relationship is destroyed by the hypocritical morals of 19th-century society. Concert performing. Mariinsky II, 8 p.m.

Le Nozze di Figaro Yuri Alexandrov directs Mozart's opera based on de Beaumarchais’ play about the tangled events leading up to the planned marriage of Figaro and Susanna. Mariinsky Theater, 4 p.m.

concert

Organ Recital Bach, Rinck, Rheinberger. Regina Kamenshikova. St. Maria Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral, 8a Bolshaya Konushennaya Ul, Tel. 314 7161, 6 p.m.

Vocal Music Rachmaninov, Shaporin, Brahms, Wolf, Sibelius. Elena Yaparova (soprano). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

Organ Recital Frescobaldi, Vivaldi-Bach, Bach, Buxtehude, Fumagalli. Maurizio Croci (Italy). Mariinsky Concert Hall

Religious Music Tavener. Divna Ljubojevic and Melodi Choir (Serbia). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall, 8 p.m.

sunday, may 12

ballet

The Young Lady and the Hooligan. Ballet Imperial. Choreography by Konstantin Boyarsky, George Balanchine set to music by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Mariinsky Theater, 11 a.m.

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's ballet about the fate of a swan princess, choreographed by Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. Mikhailovsky Theater

opera

Baroness Lili Attila Beres (Hungary) directs Jeno Huszka's operetta about the love between a count and a baron's daughter. Musical Comedy Theater, 13 Italyanskaya Ul. Tel. 210 4316

concert

Piano Recital Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Scriabin. Peter Laul. Mariinsky Concert Hall

Symphony music Rezetdinov, Mazitova, Nesterova, Tishchenko. St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Vladimir Altschuler. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall

Chamber Music Brahms. Schubert, Beethoven. Mikhail Gantvarg (violin), Inga Dzektser (piano). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

monday, may 13

opera

PREMIERE! Faust Isabella Bywater directs Gounod's 1859 opera about a man who sells his soul to the devil. Mariinsky Theater

concert

Piano Duets Schumann, Milhaud, Poulenc, Saint-Saens. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

Symphony Music Kruglik, Gekker, Korolyev, Mylnikov, Firtich. St. Petersburg Academy Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Titov. Cappella

Chamber Music Finnish Musical Institute's Mother’s Day concert. Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg 8 Bolshaya Konyushennaya, 2nd floor. Tel. 606 6565.

tuesday, may 14

ballet

The Nutcracker Olga Shikhanova and Alexander Manoshkin stage Tchaikovsky's holiday favorite, based on Petipa and Lev Ivanov's choreography. Colizei Concert Hall, 100 Nevsky Prospekt, Tel. 380 8050, 7.30 p.m.

Giselle Adolphe Adam's tragic ballet, staged by Nikolai Dolgushin, about the tragic consequences of one young peasant woman's love for a member of the aristocracy. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, 7.30 p.m.

opera

Pagliacci Liliana Cavani stages Ruggero Leoncavallo's tragic opera about a jealous husband and a troupe of itinerant actors. Mikhailovsky Theater

concert

Rules of the Love Nevsky, Aanesen. AJO Ensemble (Norway). St. Ioann Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral, 54a Dekabristov Ul.

Chamber Music Shostakovich. Divertissement Ensemble. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

Music of Vienna Beethoven, Brahms. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Nikolai Alexeyev. Soloist Dmitri Alexeyev. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Main Hall

wednesday, may 15

ballet

Swan Lake Tchaikovsky's ballet about the fate of a swan princess. Performed by the St. Petersburg Ballet Theater. Avrora Concert Hall, 5/2 Pirogovskaya Naberezhnaya, Hotel St. Petersburg. M: Ploshchad Lenina. Tel. 579 0226. 8 p.m.

Sleeping Beauty Nacho Duato stages a new production of Tchaikovsky's ballet based on the tale by Charles Perrault. Mikhailovsky Theater

opera

Eugene Onegin A new staging of Tchaikovsky's opera based on Pushkin's classic novel in verse . Mariinsky Theater

concert

Organ and Vocal Music Wolf, Preston, Berio, Elgar. Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-soprano) and Oleg Kinyaev (organ) Mariinsky Concert Hall

Chamber Music Martinu, Pastori, Bartok. Maria Boltovskaya (violin), Nikita Zubarev (cello), Daria Shaposhnikova (piano). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Small Hall

Choral Music Dvorak. Cappella choir and symphony orchestra. Soloist Ludmila Sidenko (mezzo-soprano). Cappella