In February, the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre will present a cycle of works by Giuseppe Verdi. On four nights, the theatre-goers will enjoy a variety of genre forms and themes from the heritage of the great Italian composer: a grand opera, a psychological drama, a monumental spiritual composition, and a virtuoso thriller opera.
The opera Aida will come first. Staged and designed by Alexei Stepanyuk, Honoured Artist of Russia, specifically for the Vladivostok Opera Company, this high-profile production has been successfully performed at the Bolshoi Theatre, receiving acclaim from audiences and music critics. The production, distinguished for its harmonious blend of classical tradition and contemporary set design, will present this legendary Verdi’s masterpiece commissioned by Cairo’s Opera House, as soon as on February 13, 2026.
On February 19, 2026, the connoisseurs will be treated to one of the composer’s most psychologically profound operas, La traviata, staged by French director Charles Roubaud. This production has been a gem of the Primorsky Stage’s repertoire for over ten years. Renowned for its profound psychological exploration of characters, the production was the first opera to be handed over from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
On February 23, 2026, Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem will be performed in the Great Hall. This work, which the composer himself considered one of the most important in his oeuvre, has become an integral part of the concert repertoire of the Primorsky Stage. The human emotions experienced on the fateful moment between life and death, expressed in impeccable musical form, are the foundation stone of this masterpiece. This immense composition, created in memory of the novelist Alessandro Manzoni, demands the highest level of skill from its performers.
The final event of the month will be a performance of the opera Il trovatore on February 28, 2026. This recent premiere of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre was nominated for the Golden Mask National Theatre Prize for the season 2024/25. The production, staged by Vyacheslav Starodubtsev, is a contemporary take on one of the most passionate and dramatic pieces of the operatic heritage. The viewer will be carried to the medieval Spain full of high-wrought passions. Expressively designed sets and costumes are intended to convey the overall fraught atmosphere of the opera, while the high-energy style of stage direction will put the emotional depth of the characters to the fore.
