News archive: 2015

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera features another premiere! On December 19 and 20 the director Yuri Alexandrov for the first time presents “Les pêcheurs de perles” by Georges Bizet.

After just a few premiere performances, “Cavalleria Rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni directed by the artistic director of The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Yuri Alexandrov became an essential part of the theatre’s repertoire. The successful production attracts more and more audience and the powerful emotional message coming from the stage excites not only music lovers but also music critic who continue to make their reviews in the press

On the eve of the New Year and during the January holidays The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will present a varied program featuring Russian and foreign opera classics, Christmas concerts and chamber musical evenings. Tickets are already available!

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera soloist Irina Skazhenik has been awarded Golden spotlight, the highest theater prize of St. Petersburg for Best female role in opera for the role of Rosina in “Il barbiere di Siviglia” directed by Yuri Alexandrov.

On November 16, at Opera panorama, the festival organized by the Music Theatres Association of Russia, the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will present “Betrothal in a Monastery” by Sergei Prokofiev on the stage of Moscow Chamber Musical Theatre.

On October 24 and 25 The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera presented its first premiere of the season, “Cavalleria Rusticana” by Pietro Mascagni. The production made by Yuri Alexandrov aroused considerable interest in both the audience and the media.

The concert “Walking on Broadway”, declared on November 5, cancelled for technical reasons.

On October 24 and 25 The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera for the first time presents on its stage “Cavalleria Rusticana”, an opera by Pietro Mascagni staged by the theatre artistic director, People's Artist of Russia Yuri Alexandrov.

In the new season The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will make its first tour across the Far East. The theatre will present its concert programme in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera opened its 29th season on September 9th. Traditionally, the new season started with “Eugene Onegin” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, staged by the theatre’s founder and artistic director Yuri Alexandrov, People's Artist of Russia.

The St Petersburg Chamber Opera Company will open its new 29th season on 9 of September.

With a brilliant concert "Oh, operetta, operetta!" The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera closed its 28th season that was full of bright events, premieres and tours.

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera closed its summer tour with the performance at the Jekabpils festival where it presented “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strauss.

After participating in the International Music Festival in Karelia The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera will perform at the annual opera festival in Jekabpils, Latvia.

In July The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera closes its 28th season. In the playbill of the season’s closing month you will find classic operas, gala concerts and chamber vocal programmes.

At the height of the summer season The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera traditionally goes on tour. This year the theatre starts its tour with participating in the International Music Festival in Kostomuksha, Republic of Karelia.

Opera “The Queen of Spades” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky staged by People's Artist of Russia Yuri Alexandrov was premiered in the Musical theatre of the Republic of Karelia on June 2.

The world opera classics will be presented in the theatre in June.

Artistic director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Opera Yuri Alexandrov has been awarded with the high government prize "For outstanding contribution to the development of culture and art."

The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera presented war songs and songs dedicated to the Great Victory.

This year is connected with the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. 175th anniversary of the composer's birth is celebrated widely.

The news of the death of Maya Plisetskaya shocked the art world. It was really unbelievable. She was always so future-aimed that even thinking about her in the past tense seemed absurd.

Our May playbill opens with “Il barbiere di Siviglia”, the comic opera by Gioachino Rossini, staged by Yuri Alexandrov, which was premiered by The St. Petersburg Chamber Opera this March.