Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre, August 2022
Map
Address1 Theatre Square
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Coordinates59°55′32″N 30°17′46″E / 59.92556°N 30.29611°E / 59.92556; 30.29611
Construction
Opened2 October 1860
Years active1860–present
ArchitectAlberto Cavos
Tenants
Mariinsky Ballet
Mariinsky Opera
Mariinsky Orchestra
Website
www.mariinsky.ru

The Mariinsky Theatre (Russian: Мариинский театр, romanized: Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th-century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. Through most of the Soviet era, it was known as the Kirov Theatre. Today, the Mariinsky Theatre is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. Since Yuri Temirkanov's retirement in 1988, the conductor Valery Gergiev has served as the theatre's general director.