The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre carries on its annual tradition of tribute concerts in advance of the Great Victory Day.
On May 7 and 8, 2026, the Chamber Hall of the Theatre will host the traditional theatrical concerts of war songs. This year, the Primorsky Stage opera soloists will present a new compilation featuring works never performed in concerts before.
The audiences will enjoy a programme featuring not only the much-loved frontline songs, but also those heartfelt, lyrical works from the wartime years, revealing the emotional, sensual, and everyday aspects of that period. Those melodies and lyrics, familiar to us from a very young age, and telling the stories of our grandparents, will be performed in the Chamber Hall of the Primorsky Stage, accompanied by piano, accordion, and drums.
The concerts will become a pure-heart musical tribute to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and will bring on an atmosphere of profound spiritual unity.
On May 9, 2026, the Great Hall of the Theatre will host one of the most outstanding works of the Russian classical music, opera Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. This production, staged at the Primorsky Stage by renowned St Petersburg masters, Alexei Stepanyuk, Honoured Artist of Russia, and Vyacheslav Okunev, People’s Artist of Russia, is keeping on with the grand style tradition. This historical costume production follows the global tradition of outstanding interpretations of Russian classics.
The series of events of the festive weekend will culminate on May 10, 2026, with Adolphe Adam’s ballet Giselle. This production, transferred from St Petersburg to Vladivostok in 2015, became the first ballet performance of the Mariinsky Theatre to introduce the traditions of classical heritage to Far Eastern audiences. This beloved production is still very popular and remains in highest demand among theatre-goers.
