Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg

Ross MacGibbon
2003-05-31


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117 min

Celebrating three hundred years of the founding of St. Petersburg by Peter The Great. Dazzling staging and magnificent performances from ballet and opera by the celebrated Artists of The Maryiinky (formerly The Kirov) Theatre Companies and International Guest Artists. A spectacular performance of Saint-Saens "The Dying Swan" choreographed by Michel Fokine for Anna Pavlova is danced with breadth-taking beauty by prima ballerina Uliana Lopatkina. Featured are two ingenious appearances by both Peter and Catherine, The Greats. The celebration is hosted by President Vladimir Putin and attended by an amazing contingent of current World Leaders.

Cast

Name Character Team
Olga Borodina Self - Soloist Unowned
Anna Netrebko Self - Soloist Unowned
Renée Fleming Self - Soloist Unowned
Vladimir Galouzine Self - Soloist Unowned
Valery Gergiev Self - Conductor Unowned
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Self - Soloist Unowned
Ulyana Lopatkina Self - Prima Ballerina Unowned
Vladimir Ognovenko Self - Soloist Unowned