Mikhailovsky Theatre

A word about this company

Artistic Director: Vladimir Kekhman Musical Director: Alexander Vedernikov Artistic Director of the Ballet: Nacho Duato. The year of 2007 witnessed the revival of the Mikhailovsky Theatre; its magnificence came back to Arts Square. Nowadays, the Theatre both keeps traditions and introduces innovations. The priorities of the repertoire policy of the Mikhailovsky Theatre is to combine Russian and European classics with modern projects. The opera productions by Liliana Cavani, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Vasily Barkhatov, Jürgen Flimm, Pet Halmen, Robert Carsen, Andrey Moguchy, Andriy Zholdak, Andrejs Žagars and other honored directors have been realized at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. The Mikhailovsky Ballet has improved its perfection performing the classical ballets and modern dances by Nacho Duato, Lar Lubovich, and other famous choreographers. Under Vladimir Kekhman, a constellation of famous artists appeared in the theatre. The Mikhailovsky Opera has collaborated with Elena Obraztsova, Neil Shicoff, Angela Gheorghiu, Dmitry Korchak, Roberto Alagna, Nikolay Baskov, Violeta Urmana, Arnold Rutkowski, Jānis Apeinis, Scott Hendricks, Asmik Grigorian, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, and other world-famous singers. Farukh Ruzimatov, Ivan Vasiliev, Polina Semionova, Natalia Osipova, Vadim Muntagirov, Guillaume Côté, Marcelo Gomes, Friedemann Vogel, Nikolay Tsiskaridze, and many other ballet stars has appeared with the Mikhailovsky Ballet. The Mikhailovsky Orchestra has performed under the batons of Vladimir Jurowsky, Vasily Petrenko, Mikhail Tatarnikov, Daniele Rustioni, and other renowned conductors. The Mikhailovsky Ballet and Opera regularly tours abroad receiving praising reviews.