The opera company from St. Petersburg will show two productions on the stage of the Helikon-Opera: the opera L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti (November 6^th) and the opera Elektra by Richard Strauss (November 7^th).

The St. Petersburg Opera will show the premiere of the opera by the great Russian composer P. Tchaikovsky "Cherevichki" on December 24, 25 and 26, 2021.

The St. Petersburg Opera theatre will present the premiere of Vincenzo Bellini's opera “Norma” directed by People’s Artist of Russia Yuri Alexandrov on October 21 and November, 2021.

On the initiative of the President, on September 1, a new cultural program “Pushkinskaya Karta” (Pushkin Card) was launched in Russia. With its help, young people aged 14 to 22 are able to purchase tickets to theatres, museums and concert halls at state expense. The value of the card in 2021 is 3,000 rubles.

Dargomyzhsky proved himself in “Esmeralda” as a talented dramatist. A strong musical and theatrical work is marked by vivid characteristics of the actors and tense stage situations.