| "The Stars of the White Nights 2025" International Ballet and Opera Festival
"The Stars of the White Nights 2025" International Ballet and Opera Festival is the main event of the year at the World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre, with the participation of the world ballet and opera stars.
The schedule will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. If you are interested in this schedule, just choose the dates below and leave a request. As soon as the playbill is announced, we will let you know immediately.
After the schedule is announced, within 10 days you will be able to buy the tickets with maximum 15% discount. In each section, you will get the best seats for the same price - centrally located and front rows. Usually, these seats are sold out soon and available for early bookers only. We guarantee that you will receive full view seats only. To ensure that you will not miss the 15% discount and best seats, we would recommend you to leave your phone number. In case you will not get the e-mail with the schedule, we will be able to reach you by phone. So, you will be guaranteed to get the schedule. Your phone number will be used to inform you about the schedule only and will not be used for any other purposes. You can always cancel tickets for any reason and get full (100%) refund or change your tickets for any other tickets. So you can get best seats and maximal discount and do not worry if you change your plans.
27 - 31 May 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 27 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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01 - 05 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 01 June 2025 to 05 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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06 - 10 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 06 June 2025 to 10 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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11 - 15 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 11 June 2025 to 15 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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16 - 20 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 16 June 2025 to 20 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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21 - 25 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 21 June 2025 to 25 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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26 - 30 June 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 26 June 2025 to 30 June 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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01 - 05 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 01 July 2025 to 05 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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06 - 10 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 06 July 2025 to 10 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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11 - 15 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 11 July 2025 to 15 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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16 - 20 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 16 July 2025 to 20 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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21 - 25 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 21 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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26 - 31 July 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 26 July 2025 to 31 July 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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01 - 01 August 2025 |
The schedule (playbill) for The Stars of the White Nights festival from 01 August 2025 to 01 August 2025 will be announced anytime in February-March 2025. Just put your name and e-mail below, and we will let you know immediately as soon as the schedule is announced. Also, you will get a
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During the "Stars of the White Nights" festival there will be daily Ballet or Opera evening performances at the Main Stage and almost daily Ballet or Opera evening performances at the Mariinsky II (New Theatre). Usually, evening performances start at 7 pm. In addition, sometimes there are morning or daytime performances as well, that can start either at 12 am, or at 2 pm or at 4 pm.
About "The Stars of the White Nights" Festivals
The Stars of the White Nights is one of the brightest stars of the music and theatre universe and has emerged to be one of the most popular and grandiose music forums in its context and scale.The Stars of the White Nights Festival was created in 1993 by Maestro Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theatre Artistic and General Director. Maestro Gergiev says that he conceived the first Festival as a "musical gift" to the city from the Mariinsky and its star-artists. From the very beginning, the Festival has been focused on the masterpieces of the world's music discovering for its audience some rarely performed or undeservedly forgotten pieces.The Stars of the White Nights Festival has gained in strength, popularity and international acclaim. The duration of the Festival it has expanded from ten days to three months during the last sixteen year. Renowned conductors and star-artists take as great honour the invitation to perform at the Stars of the White Nights. Each year the Festival programme includes the Theater's finest opera and ballet productions, great symphonic works, masterpieces of chamber music and new premieres.
During the last years, the Festival programme has included the works created by the great classical composers – Beethoven symphonies, Prokofiev's and Tchaikovsky's operas, ballets and symphony music. Major events at the Stars have included the production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, in addition to the Shostakovich and Mahler Symphonies series.
This festival is a must for ballet, opera and classical music amateurs. The annual Stars of the White Nights Festival takes an inspiration for its name from the short summer season when the sun never sets, and the beauty of St-Petersburg White Nights contributes to the festival's special atmosphere and its world-class programme of concerts, as audience comes out of the historic theatre at midnight into daylight to stroll along the streets of the theatrical setting of St Petersburg.
Detailed information about 2025 Festival will be added later. Please read about the previous "The Stars of the White Nights" Festival 2024.
The Stars of the White Nights 2024
27 May - 01 August 2024
Stars of the White Nights Music Festival was commenced on 27 and 28 May at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, heralding the most anticipated event of the theatre season. This annual festival promises a dazzling array of major ballet and opera premieres, outstanding guest performances, repertoire rarities, unique musical programs, and timeless classics featuring world-renowned stars.
On the eve of the festival's grand opening, the Mariinsky Theatre has prepared a special concert gift for its audience. On 26 May at 18:00 Denis Matsuev performed Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto with the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, at the Concert Hall. The program was included additional pieces.
The festival at Mariinsky II was opened on 27 May with Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades, commemorating the 225th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin's birth. This performance featured a stellar cast including Oleg Dolgov (Bolshoi Theatre), Irina Churilova, Olga Borodina, Vladislav Sulimsky, and Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, conducted by Valery Gergiev. The historical stage marked the festival's start with the ballet Giselle, featuring Oksana Skorik, Nikita Korneyev, Roman Belyakov, and Anastasia Kolegova. The Concert Hall opened its doors for the festival a day later, on May 28, with a performance by the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev.
June featured major events such as the Verdi Festival and the celebration of Stravinsky's birthday, the striking premiere of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos directed by Sergey Novikov, and the Saint Petersburg premiere of the ballet Concert Dances to Stravinsky's music choreographed by Alexander Sergeev. Additionally, there was guest performances by the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia featuring the ballet Ivan the Terrible to the music of Prokofiev. In June, the Mariinsky has prepared four generous subscription series for viewers: the "Giuseppe Verdi Festival," "Igor Stravinsky's Birthday," "Pushkin-225," and "Brightest Premieres at the Mariinsky Theatre" – a unique opportunity to see all the newest and most impressive in the repertoire.
The Verdi Festival featured both popular and rare operas by the composer: Falstaff conducted by Valery Gergiev (4 June), Rigoletto (7 June), Aida (8 June at 13:00 and 19:00), La Traviata (9 June at 14:00 and 19:30), Macbeth (11 June), A Masked Ball (23 June), and The Force of Destiny (24 June).
In honor of Igor Stravinsky's birthday, the ballet Concert Dances to the composer's music, choreographed by Alexander Sergeev, premiered in Saint Petersburg. Performances can be seen at Mariinsky II on 15 and 16 June (at 13:00 and 19:00), and 17 June. The evening was also featured the rarely performed ballet The Fairy's Kiss by Stravinsky, choreographed by Maxim Petrov. The historical stage was also host Concert Dances on 28 June, presented alongside the ballet The Firebird. The festival's concert hall program includes Stravinsky's works performed by the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra (16 June), the opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex (17 June), and the composer's vocal music (18 June).
Another notable June birthday is that of Alexander Pushkin, whose 225th anniversary is being celebrated extensively at the Mariinsky Theatre since the beginning of the year. Celebrations included a concert for the choir Pushkin's Garland by Sviridov (6 June), performances of the ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai by Asafiev (3 and 4 June), and the operas Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky (5 June) and The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Rimsky-Korsakov (16 June at 12:00 and 19:00).
In June, the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia returns to the Mariinsky with the ballet Ivan the Terrible to Prokofiev's music, choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich. Performances are scheduled for 11, 12, and 13 June at Mariinsky II.
A spectacular opera finale for the first month of summer was the premiere of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, directed by Sergey Novikov, remembered by Petersburgers for his production of Lakmé. Premiere performances are scheduled for 27, 28, and 29 June (at 13:00 and 19:00).
Among the repertoire rarities not to be missed are concert performances of Mussorgsky's The Fair at Sorochyntsi (8 June) and Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment (26 June), as well as performances by the Borodin Quartet (21 June) and the Renaissance Percussion ensemble (30 June).
Each year the Stars of the White Nights festival gathers world-renowned artists and ensembles at the Mariinsky Theatre. In July a series of events featuring outstanding singers, instrumentalists and conductors are expected on the theatre’s stages.
On 5 July audience favourite Ildar Abdrazakov performed the role of Philip II in Verdi’s Don Carlo. Joining him on stage was the golden voices of Irina Churilova, Yulia Matochkina, Najmiddin Mavlyanov and Alexey Markov.
The artist can be heard again on 10 July at the Concert Hall for the opening of the VII Ildar Abdrazakov Music Festival. The bass himself, along with participants of the Ildar Abdrazakov Summer School, performed arias and romances by Russian and foreign composers. Mzia Bakhturidze and Evgeny Sergeev was on piano.
The inimitable Elena Stikhina appeared three times at the Mariinsky Theatre in July. On 9 July she performed the title part in Richard Strauss’ Salome, which has become her signature role. On 15 July the singer could be heard in the chamber recital Strauss at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, with Oksana Klevtsova on piano. And on 23 July Elena Stikhina was taken on the role of Kuma (Nastasya) in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress.
Having interrupted a long absence from the Mariinsky stage last November, the world opera star Ferruccio Furlanetto promised to return to St Petersburg for the Stars of the White Nights festival. And on 10 July the famous Italian bass performed the role of Jacopo Fiesco in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra.
On 19 July the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, played at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre, with Denis Matsuev as the soloist.
Among the distinguished guest conductors are Alexander Rahbari and Justus Frantz. The Iranian maestro took the podium of the Mariinsky Orchestra on 18 July performing a programme titled Transfigured Night: Masterpieces from the Turn of the Century. The programme includes Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), the Suite No. 1 from Grieg’s music for Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt, Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) and the Suite No. 2 from Ravel’s ballet Daphnis et Chloé. The German maestro Justus Frantz appeared twice: on 20 July he conducted Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and on 16 July he conducted Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio – this work was performed in its entirety for the first time in the recent history of the Mariinsky Theatre.
The XXXII Stars of the White Nights Music Festival was run from 27 May to 1 August. The festival's rich program encompassed all the Saint Petersburg stages of the Mariinsky Theatre. The artistic director of the festival is Valery Gergiev. The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
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"The Stars of the White Nights 2025" International Ballet and Opera Festival
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