Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre: description, repertoire, troupe, hall scheme

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Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is very young. It has only existed for a few years. Today it is no longer an independent theater, but a branch of the Mariinsky. There is not yet a very large repertoire here. But at the same time, the theater is the organizer of several festivals.

About the theater

KGAU "Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater" is one of the youngest and most modern not only in the Far East, but throughout Russia. It was opened in 2012. Due to its original design, the theater is one of the main attractions of the city. Its building was built according to the most modern technologies. It is shaped like a cube within a cube. The theater has three halls: small, large and summer. The first is used for chamber concerts and performances. And also for creative meetings, conferences and evenings of romances. The large hall is designed for large concerts and large-scale performances. The summer playground is open only during the warm season. On this stage, open concerts of the chamber composition are held.theater orchestra.

The Great Hall is built in the shape of a horseshoe. It is designed for 1390 spectators. Its unique acoustics is created thanks to the use of natural materials - Philippine pine panels. The small hall can accommodate 312 spectators. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it has a transforming parterre.

Celebrities such as Maria Maksakova, Valery Gergiev, Yuri Bogdanov, Denis Matsuev, Sergei Roldugin, Elena Obraztsova and many others have performed at the theater.

The seaside opera troupe is actively touring. The theater, among other things, organizes international festivals. They are attended by musicians and vocalists from all over Russia and from European countries.

Today the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is a branch of the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theater.

Performances

Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "A Tale of a Real Man".
• "Eugene Onegin".
• "Corsair".
• "Fourteenth".
• "The Tale of Tsar S altan".
• "The Nutcracker".
• "Mavra".
• "Carmen".
• "Firebird".

And others.

Troup

The Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater has talented and professional vocalists, ballet dancers, choir dancers, and musicians.

Theater company:

• Alina Mikhailik.
• Laura Bustamante.
• Ilya Astafurov.
• Evgeny Plekhanov.
• Sergey Pleshivtsev.
• Asuka Kakuyama.
• Yasmina Muzafarova.
• Pavel Bochkovsky.
• Dmitry Kalyuzhny.
• Mikhail Govorukhin.
• Elena Tretyakova.
• Natalya Zakharchenko.
• Vsevolod Marilov.
• Irina Sapozhnikova.
• Rafaela Morel.
• Alexandra Arkhangelskaya.
• Sofya Kovalevskaya.
• Inna Tkachenko.
• Vadim Mishin.
• Vitaly Shabelsky.

And many more.

Festivals

Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater is the organizer of several festivals:

• "Tchaikovsky-175".
• "Days of French Culture".
• "Seaside Key".
• "Bridges of Culture".
• "Guarding the Peace".
• "Chorus Bridge".
• "15 symphonies by Dmitry Shostakovich".

"Bridges of Culture" is a music festival that brings together artists from other cities. They perform in front of the audience and conduct master classes for students of music schools.

"Primorsky Key" is a music festival that takes place in several cities of the region. Within its framework, concerts are held at which masterpieces of world classics sound.

"Tchaikovsky-175" is one of the brightest festivals in Russia. Within its framework, all operas and ballets by P. I. Tchaikovsky, and also all his symphonic works were played.

"Guarding the Peace" is a festival dedicated to the victory of our people over the fascist invaders. It runs from May 7 to May 11. As part of the festival, S. Prokofiev's opera "The Tale of a Real Man" was shown. On the ninth of May there was a concert called "Songs of War and Peace".

"15 symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich" is a music festival, which performed the works indicated in its name. In it, in addition to the Primorye Theater team, well-known musicians and soloists in Russia and in the world performed.

"Days of French Culture" is a festival-forum. Within its framework, operas and symphonic works by French composers are performed.

Purchasing tickets

You can buy tickets for performances not only at the theater box office, but also on its official website. To do this, you need to register, and then log in with your username and password. Then we select the performance of interest, and the scheme of the hall of the Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theater opens, presented in this article, it will help you choose convenient and affordable places. Next, you need to pay for the order using a bank card. After that, you need to print the purchased ticket. With it you need to come to the box office of the theater. And to exchange an electronic ticket for a theater ticket. You need to bring your passport or any other identity document with you. You can buy tickets for the performance via the Internet no later than three days before it starts. In the last three days before the event, theycan only be purchased at the box office.