Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre, August 2022
Address	1 Theatre Square Saint Petersburg Russia
Coordinates	59°55′32″N 30°17′46″E / 59.92556°N 30.29611°E / 59.92556; 30.29611
Construction
Opened	2 October 1860
Years active	1860–present
Architect	Alberto 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.