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On June 1, 2020, the Alexandrinsky Theatre wraps up the 264...
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The Alexandrinsky Theatre (Russian: Александринский театр) or National Drama Theatre of Russia is a theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Alexandrinsky Theatre was built for the Imperial troupe of Petersburg (Imperial troupe was founded in 1756).
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is a living schoolbook of the history of Russian theatrical art. Here is the stage that saw the work of famous Russian actors from V. Karatygin and A. Martynov to N. Simonov, N. Cherkasov, V. Merkuriev, I. Gorbachev and B. Freundlich.
The Alexandrinsky Theatre is the second most famous theatre in St. Petersburg, home of the oldest theatre company in Russia, and one of the finest works of the great neoclassical architect Carlo Rossi, at the centre of a remarkable ensemble of buildings created by him on and around Ploshchad Ostrovskogo that Petersburgers consider one of the ...
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The story of the Alexandrinsky began almost 100 years earlier, however. The theater was established by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on Aug. 30, 1756. Her order to create the theater reads as follows: “We henceforth have commanded the establishment of a Russian tragic and comic theater, for which we give the Golovkinsky stone house, which is on the Va...
Once it was established, Russian theater was like a magnet, bringing in the greatest minds of the time. At the time the Alexandrinsky was founded, poet and playwright Alexander Sumarokov laid the foundations for Russian drama and legitimized writing as a profession. The next generation saw works by Empress Catherine II on the stage, demonstrating t...
At the end of the 19th century, the Alexandrinsky, like other imperial theaters, was rocked by the abolition of their monopoly to put on stage shows in St Petersburg and Moscow. A number of privately owned theaters subsequently appeared in the two cities. The Alexandrinsky, however, managed to preserve its unique position due to its reputation as a...
Theatre box office: +7 (812) 401-53-41 The New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre box office: +7 (812) 401-53-49. Tickets for repertoire performances of the Alexandrinsky Theatre are sold at a reduced price – with 10% discount from 13:00 until 14:00.
Alexandrinsky Theatre, pl. Ostrovskogo, 6, St Petersburg, 191011. See theatre's playbill. Seating plan. Click to enlarge. Brilliant. The Guardian. About the building. Nice yellow classical building was created by outstanding Italian architect Carlos Rossi.
