Our first
night in St. Petersburg, we went to the ballet at the Mariinsky. Lois and I both agree it will undoubtedly be
the highlight of our trip. It was simply
an amazing experience. Neither of us are
ballet aficionados, but we both found it to be a very moving experience.
We saw Mendelsohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
performed by the Mariinsky, formerly the Kirov.
The Mariinsky originally formed in 1782 but the name changed to the
Kirov in the 1930’s to be named after a strong communist supporter. After the fall of communism it changed back
to the Mariinsky but still gets referred to as the Kirov.
It was magical
- wonderful music including a chorus, amazing dancing held in an unbelievably
ornate venue. Unfortunately I didn’t
take the camera. The ticket was clear
that there was to be no photography but I guess that meant during the
performance as all kinds of people were taking pictures prior to the
performance. We also had great seats in
a box to the left of the stage so could look down on the orchestra and chorus.
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