Valery Gergiev
(LtoR) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev, presidential administration head Sergei Ivanov and top model Natalia Vodianova toast after the Grand gala dedicated to the opening ceremony of the new stage of Mariinsky II theatre in Saint-Petersburg on May 2, 2013. Russia's famous Mariinsky theatre was to inaugurate a new ballet and opera house on May 2.
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The Mariinsky Live 3-D format is something totally new for us, and also for the world. We look at this as an opportunity to not only display the qualities of our ballet company, but to do so with the newest possible technology
Placido was the first major artist to come [to the Mariinsky], in February 1992 ... The new country was just two months old at the time. And he predicted there would be a flood of incredible voices here.
The inauguration of Mariinsky II will reaffirm and strengthen the great tradition of the theatre, opening the way for the future when it will be possible to create cutting-edge works of art and innovative performances, which previously we could not even dream ofMore quotes »
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James Cameron to broadcast first live 3D ballet
Avatar director James Cameron and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev will beam the world’s first live 3D ballet broadcast to 50 countries from Russia’s Mariinsky theatre in June. Cinema audiences across Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, Austr from Gulfnews Read more »
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The Mariinsky theatre: Goldfingered Gergiev
ONE day a statue will be raised in honour of Valery Gergiev (pictured right), since 1988 the artistic director of the Mariinsky theatre in St Petersburg. It will stand between the old imperial Mariinsky theatre, a birthday gift from Emperor Alexander II from Economist Read more »
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Furs, Putin and Music and Ballet, Too, at New Mariinsky Theater Gala
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — At the gala concert on Thursday evening that formally opened Mariinsky II, the $700 million companion to the opulent 19th-century Mariinsky Theater here, the theme was the union of old and new. The point was to show off the techn from The New York Times Read more »
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Russia's Mariinsky Theatre unveils new stage
(MENAFN - AFP) Russia's famous Mariinsky theatre in Saint Petersburg inaugurated a new ballet and opera house on Thursday in a gala ceremony attended by a glittering array of celebrities including President Vladimir Putin and singer Placido Domingo.In hi from Middle East North Africa Financial Network Read more »
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Putin takes another step back to Communist era
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) presents a Hero of Labour award to Mariinsky theatre director Valery Gergiev during an awards ceremony in St. Petersburg May 1, 2013. REUTERS/Alexei Nikolsky/Ria President Vladimir Putin likes to deny that he is takin from Metro - New York Read more »
