Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg

Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg

117 mins | Music | May 31, 2003

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.

Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg

117 mins | Music | May 31, 2003

Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg
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.
Producers BBC
Original title Gala Concert: 300 Years of St. Petersburg
Directors Ross MacGibbon
Writers

Cast

Olga Borodina

as Soloist

Anna Netrebko

as Soloist

Renée Fleming

as Soloist

Vladimir Galouzine

as Soloist

Valery Gergiev

as Conductor

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

as Soloist

Ulyana Lopatkina

as Prima Ballerina

Vladimir Ognovenko

as Soloist