Your Only Ticket To Great Russian Theatres
Your Only Ticket To Great Russian Theatres
There was a time not so long ago when touring the great Russian theatres was more like playing Russian roulette: tourists rarely knew what they were seeing until the day of the performance, and it was not uncommon to wind up with tickets to the Circus instead of the Kirov Mariinsky Theatre or the Bolshoi Theatre. The only way to know where your seats would be was to go to the theatre and sit in them, and the great theatrical experience you imagined might fall far short of your expectations. There was simply no way of knowing what you were getting.
All of that changed in 1992, after Terrence Jablonski got together with directors from the Kirov in St. Petersburg and Moscow's Bolshoi. With the help of FINNAIR and UNESCO, they established Allegro as the only authorized agent in North America for tickets to operas, ballets, and concerts at the Kirov and Bolshoi, as well as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the Finnish National Opera. Now, for the first time, travelers visiting Russia's premiere theatres can see the performance of their choice, and the seats are guaranteed to be excellent. Allegro always issues the finest center orchestra seats in the first half of the house and provides schedule information in advance.
Mindful that the theatres are only a small part of Moscow and St. Petersburg, Allegro also offers special cultural tours of these majestic cities. Optional with these tours is an extension to Helsinki, a cruise to Stockholm, or an excursion to Tallinn. We invite you to browse our options below, which are available throughout the year. Simply call, write, or email Allegro for more information.
Theater Tickets
Authorized U.S. Agent For:
Kirov Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
Bolshoi Theater of Russia, Moscow
St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Petersburg
Finnish National Opera, Helsinki
Guaranteed center orchestra seats at the Bolshoi and Kirov for all performances will be $70.00; at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic $40.00; at the Finnish National Opera $65.00. There is also a $5.00 per person, per city handling fee (in other words, if you are attending three performances in a city, you would only pay the handling fee once). Please call, write, or email us with your dates of travel in each city. We will provide you with the schedule and secure your best seats for you.
Please note: Allegro has an exclusive arrangement with these theaters for the sale of tickets to tourists. The majority of the profits go to the theaters themselves and assists the theaters with their struggle to adapt to the market economy. Allegro is not an information service.
Moscow & St. Petersburg
The Performing Season
September 1996 - June 1997
Opera, Concert, Ballet
Tours are weekly, with guaranteed departures on a Monday, returning the following Monday. Pre or post tour extensions available to Helsinki with performances at the Finnish National Opera.
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A tour for Christmas and New Year's with opera, ballet and symphony concerts in Vienna and St. Petersburg, two cities of music. Performances in Vienna include Humperdink's Hansel & Gretel at the Vienna Volksoper, and at the Vienna State Opera, a new production of Strauss' Die Schweigsame Frau and Mozart's Marriage Of Figaro. Specially arranged tickets to attend the Vienna Boys Choir on Christmas morning are also included.
In St. Petersburg, attend Tchaikovskly's Swan Lake ballet, Stravinsky's The Nightingale & The Firebird, Glink's Ruslan & Ludmilla, Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko, and Prokofiev's Love For Three Oranges and a concert by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Special Christmas events include the Vienna Christmas Market, Troika ride with vodka, and a New Year's Eve Ball in a private palace. Deluxe accommodations, extensive sightseeing and finest seats for all performances.
Per person in a Twin Room: $5,775.00; Single Room Supplement: $750.00
New Production: Opening Night of Glinka's Life for the Tsar at the Bolshoi.
New Production: Valery Gergiev conducts.
Allegro offers this outstanding trip for the fifth year in a row. Begin the summer in St. Petersburg with White Nights, the most magical. Time of the year, St. Petersburg is especially beautiful during these weeks when white nights fill it with an ethereal silvery light. This is the time of the St. Petersburg White Nights Festival, featuring Maestro Valery Gergiev, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Kirov Opera leading the Kirov forces in performances of opera concert and ballet. Included will be new productions of Prokofiev's Betrothal In A Monastery and Wagner's Parsifal, symphonic concerts with both the Kirov Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and two performances by the Kirov Ballet.
Fascinating sightseeing include an overnight excursion to the historical city of Novgorod, visits to the Hermitage Museum, the Yusupov Palace, and Peterhof Palace. There are festive meals at carefully chosen restaurants, deluxe accommodations at the Astoria Hotel, one of the city's most luxurious hotels. You can extend your vacation with a pre-tour extension to Moscow to attend performances at the Bolshoi, and the Tour can be combined with the Finnish Festivals (Helsinki, Mikkeli, Savonlinna, July 3-10, 1997). As always Allegro guarantees finest seats for performances at the Kirov and Bolshoi. We are confident there is no finer musical event being offered this summer.
Per Person in a Twin Room: $3,595.00; Single Room Supplement: $610.00
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Cultural Travel & Special Events
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Phone: (800) 666-3553, (212) 666-6700
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email: allegro@mail.idt.net