Livestream: Mariinsky Ballet March 19

Thursday 19 March at 730 pm Russian time, there will be a live ballet stream from the Mariinsky in St. Petersburg over the following link: http://mariinsky.tv/n/e St Petersburg is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Time at the moment, so this will start at 1230 pm in Toronto. The webcasts seem to be archived for a short while after the live transmission.  XV International Ballet Festival MARIINSKY An artistic evening with Viktoria Tereshkina The Mariinsky Orchestra Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov The programme includes: I. The Legend of Love (Act II) Music by Arif Melikov Libretto by Nazim Khikmet Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich (1961) Set, costume and lighting design: Simon Virsaladze Shyrin: Alina Somova Ferkhad: Kimin Kim Mekhmeneh Bahnu: Viktoria Tereshkina The Vizier: Yuri Smekalov II. Schéhérazade (choreographic drama in one act) Music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scenario by Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine after Arabian Nights fairytales Choreography by Michel Fokine (1910) Reconstruction by Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa Set and costume design by Anna Nezhnaya, Anatoly Nezhny after original sketches: Léon Bakst Shahriar: Vladimir Ponomarev Zobeide: Viktoria Tereshkina Zobeide’s Slave: Danila Korsuntsev The Odalisques: Olga Belik, Viktoria Brilyova, Anastasia Zaklinskaya III. “Paquita” Grand pas Music by Ludwig Minkus Choreography by Marius Petipa (1881) Revival consultants: Pyotr Gusev, Lidia Tiuntina, Georgy Konishchev Set design by Gennady Sotnikov Costume design by Irina Press Soloists: Viktoria Tereshkina and Vladimir Shklyarov If you love ballet, please check out my season of outstanding ballet trips by clicking here. GET MORE BALLET OUT OF LIFE WITH TOURS EN L'AIR Use the buttons below to share this post on facebook, twitter, by email, or other social media. Follow me  on twitter: @thewordlady on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherine.barber.37 You can sign up to have my ballet updates delivered directly to your inbox here. Privacy policy: we will not sell, rent, or give your name or address to anyone. You can unsubscribe at any point