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Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers
Read more...The Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers was founded in 1998 at the initiative of Valery Gergiev, general and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre. Over a short period of time, it quickly won rec...
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Mariinsky Opera
Read more...The Mariinsky opera company is famous throughout the world. Its soloists are invited to perform in such top opera houses as La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, in Paris and Vienna, at international ...
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Mariinsky Ballet
Read more...The Mariinsky ballet company is indelibly linked to the history of Russian choreographic art. This history embraces more than two and a half centuries and begins in 1738, when Empress Anna Ioannovna ...
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Mariinsky Orchestra
Read more...The symphony orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre is one of the oldest in Russia. Its history dates back to the Court Instrumental Capella, created during the reign of Peter the Great. Mostly composed ...
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Mariinsky Museum
Read more...Over the past two centuries, the Mariinsky Theatre has grown into one of the world’s top opera and ballet companies. Throughout this time, the theatre has amassed a unique collection of works of art ...
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