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Mikhailovsky Theatre


Former names	Ex-Mikhailovsky Theatre (1918–1920) State Academic Comic Opera Theatre (1920) Maly Operny Teatr (1921–1926) Leningrad State Academic Maly Opera Theatre (1926–1989)
Alternative names	The St Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre—Mikhailovsky Theatre
General information
Location	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Address	1, Arts Square
Coordinates	59°56′16″N 30°19′46″E / 59.93778°N 30.32944°E / 59.93778; 30.32944
Website
mikhailovsky.ru

The Mikhailovsky Theatre (Russian: Миха́йловский теа́тр) is one of Russia's oldest opera and ballet houses. It was founded in 1833 and is situated in a historical building on 1, Arts Square in Saint Petersburg. It is named after Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia. Since 1989, it has borne the Modest Mussorgsky name. Since 1991 it has officially been named The St Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre—Mikhailovsky Theatre.

History

Before 1871

The theatre was established in 1833 by decree of Tsar Nicholas I.

Before the 1917 Revolution, the Mikhailovsky did not have its own resident company. Performances were given either by a French company, hired by the Russian Imperial Theatres, or at the end of the century by the Mariinsky Theatre and Alexandrinsky Theatre companies.

When the Bolsheviks took power the French company was forced to leave Russia, and in 1917 the Mikhailovsky Theatre was closed.

Communist era

On 6 March 1918 the theatre was reopened as an opera theatre. Shortly afterwards the Mikhailovsky started changing its names: in 1918–20 it was called the Ex-Mikhailovsky Theatre, in 1920 it was renamed to the State Academic Comic Opera Theatre, in 1921 the theatre changed its name to the Maly Operny Teatr (Little Opera Theatre), in 1926 it got the name of the Leningrad State Academic Maly Opera Theatre, MALEGOT for short. New management and artists followed. From 1920 to 1930 the Maly Operny Teatr established itself as one of the leading experimental stages in Russian new musical theatre. Shostakovich made his debut at the Maly Operny: Samuil Samosud conducted world premiere performances of his The Nose and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, the famous Vsevolod Meyerhold production of The Queen of Spades was staged there, and the world premiere of Prokofiev's epic opera War and Peace took place on the theatre's stage on 12 June 1946.

1930: Creation of the ballet company

In 1930s Russian choreographer Fyodor Lopukhov founded the ballet company of the Theatre. The first ballet premiere, Harlequinade, choreographed by Lopukhov, took place on 6 June 1933.

The 2000s revival

From 1989 to 2007, the theatre bore the name of Modest Mussorgsky, subsequently returning to its original name the Mikhailovsky Theatre.

In 2007, in what was seen as a controversial move, Russian businessman Vladimir Kekhman was appointed as General Director of the theatre. Vladimir Kekhman's strategy was to spend prolific amounts of money on ballet stars to build the Theatre's popularity.

He built a business-based organizational structures to the Ballet, donated 1 billion roubles ($40m US) for renovation of the building, and invited Elena Obraztsova and Farouk Ruzimatov to coordinate the artistic revival of the Mikhailovsky. In 2007, Elena Obraztsova was appointed Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Opera and Farouk Ruzimatov became Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Ballet. However, Obraztsova resigned in 2008 and Ruzimatov in 2009.

The ballet company of the Mikhailovsky Theatre made its London debut in July 2008 in London Coliseum arranged by the British ex-dancer Gavin Roebuck. This season helped bring the company international recognition and led to a nomination for the Best Foreign Dance Company Award at the National Dance Awards in 2008, though Mikhailovsky lost out to the New York City Ballet.

Also in 2013, the Mikhailovsky Opera made its debut at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, and, in November 2014, the Mikhailovsky Ballet debuted in the US at New York's Lincoln Center.

In October 2012, Vladimir Kekhman was declared bankrupt at London's High Court of Justice, but he assured that the operation of the Mikhailovsky Theatre was not at risk. In April 2013, top ballet dancer Natalia Osipova left the company to join The Royal Ballet in London, after she had made the headlines in December 2011 for choosing the Mikhailosky Theatre over the Bolshoi Theatre.

In 2015, the tenor Neil Shicoff was appointed Chief of the Mikhailovsky Opera, and from July 2017 till July 2018, the bass Paata Burchuladze was Chief of the Mikhailovsky Opera.

Mikhail Messerer resigned from the Theatre in 2019.

Ballet company

Repertoire

Don Quixote – Mikhail Messerer's version
Duende – choreography by Nacho Duato
Giselle – Nikita Dolgushin's version
Class Concert – choreography by Asaf Messerer
Le Corsaire – Mikhail Messerer's version
Laurencia – Mikhail Messerer's version
Flames of Paris – Mikhail Messerer's version
Swan Lake – Mikhail Messerer's version
La Bayadère – Nacho Duato's version
La Fille mal gardée – choreography by Ashton - staged by Mikhail Messerer and Michael O'Hare
Cipollino – choreography by Genrikh Mayorov
Cinderella – Mikhail Messerer's version
Nunc Dimittis – choreography by Nacho Duato
Without Words – choreography by Nacho Duato
White Darkness – choreography by Nacho Duato
Bolero – choreography by Ivan Vasiliev
Coppelia – Mikhail Messerer's version
The Bronze Idol (based on the Bronze Horseman) – choreography by Lar Lubovitch
Na Floresta – choreography by Nacho Duato
Love is All Around – choreography by Ivan Vasiliev
Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness – choreography by Nacho Duato
Morphine – choreography by Ivan Vasiliev
Invisible – choreography by Nacho Duato
Prelude – choreography by Nacho Duato
La Halte de cavalerie – choreography by Piotr Gusev after Marius Petipa
A Christmas Carol (based on the book by Charles Dickens) – choreography by Ivan Vasiliev
Romeo and Juliet – choreography by Nacho Duato
La Sylphide - choreography by August Bournonville
Blind Affair – choreography by Ivan Vasiliev
The Sleeping Beauty – choreography by Nacho Duato
The Nutcracker – choreography by Nacho Duato

Awards

2013: Best Ballet Company award at the National Dance Awards

References

"History". mikhailovsky.ru. Mikhailovsky Theatre. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ History of the Mikhaylovsky Theatre, official site. Retrieved 10 August 2008. (in Russian)
Михайловский театр - Театр Оперы и балета им. Мусоргского, Классицизм, Архитектор Брюллов А. П., Росси К. И., Кавос А. К., Искусств пл., 1, Инженерная ул., 1. Citywalls.ru (in Russian). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ Shaun Walker (17 November 2011). "Russia is rocked by a Bolshoi revolution". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
Luke Jennings (1 January 2012). "Who's pulling the strings in Russia's Ballet Revolution?". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
"National Dance Awards Best Foreign Dance Company". Nationaldanceawards.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
"Mikhailovsky Theatre to perform Eugene Onegin and Un ballo in maschera at the Savonlinna Opera Festival - Press releases 2013 - Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
Ismene Brown (28 January 2013). "Bankruptcy won't stop the ballet". Theartdesk.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
"Natalia Osipova to leave Russia for London principal dancer role". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
"St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Theatre Appoints Tenor Neil Shicoff as Company's Chief of Opera". Operanews.com. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
Taylor, Jeffery (17 September 2017). "Cinderella at Mikhailovsky Ballet review: The tale comes of age thanks to Mikhail Messerer". Express. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
"Repertoire". Retrieved 7 April 2018.

External links

Official website
Luke Jennings (1 January 2012). "Who's pulling the strings in Russia's ballet revolution?". Stage. The Observer. London. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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