Saint Petersburg Opera Company is a leading company of its kind in Russia with a Russian as well as a European unit. The opera performances by the artists of the Saint Petersburg Opera Company have become popular in places as far as Germany, Finland and Switzerland. The opera company tours all over Europe and participates in some very important opera festivals.
The Who's Who of the Saint Petersburg Opera Company
The Saint Petersburg Theater Company was founded by Yuri Alexandrov in 1987 and presently, the company comprises many a talented and well recognized theater personalities from Russia and other parts of Europe. Yuri Alexandrov is a reputed opera director who had in the past won several accolades. Some of the awards won by Alexandrov are St Petersburg Golden Sophit and Russian Golden Mask award. In St Petersburg, this opera company performs only in the Chamber Theater. The theater company comprises 15 chorus artists, 40 soloists and 45 musicians.
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The following are the names of important people and their designation in the Saint Petersburg Opera Company:
Director of Opera: Mikhail Sergeyevich Semenov
Stage Directors: Daria Dmitrievna, Natalia Kirillovna Chernikova and Modzalevskaya
Head of the Opera Company: Inna Gennadievna Ipatova
Chorus Master: Maria Nikolaevna Gergel
Principal Stage Director: Tatiana Stepanovna Karpacheva
Artistic and General Director: Yuri Isaakovich Alexandrov
Some of the prominent opera performances by the Saint Petersburg Opera Company are Don Giovanni, The Elixir of Love, Barber of Seville, La Boheme, Die Fledermaus and Fledemaus Fatastico to name a few.
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