Rendering 1 (Music)

The title of the article is "Star-studded gala opens new Mariinsky in St. Petersburg". The article was published on the site euronews on 23 May, 2013. The article is about a new opera house, Mariinsky II, which is going to be the hub of an ambitious cultural complex among the biggest in the world.

According to the reporter, it had been longed for by its General Director, the charismatic conductor Valery Gergiev. As he said the opening of the new Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg would be a tremendous opportunity to shine for young artists as well as singers.

We also got to know that though the new theatre was built just across from its “older brother” Mariinsky I, it was designed by a prestigious Canadian architectural firm headed by Jack Diamond.

Further the author reports that Spanish tenor and conductor Placido Domingo was a guest at three of the inaugural performances.He was glad to be part of the opening gala at Mariinsky II. For him it had been a great honour to sing there, because only a few foreign artists were invited to perform.”
What should be mentioned is that the cost of building Mariinsky II was more than 500 million euros.

For many theatre-goers it would be useful to know that Valery Gergiev’s new opera complex opens its doors in St. Petersburg to the 21st International Festival ‘Stars of the White Nights’ from 24 May to 28 July. ome of the world’s leading musicians and dancers will be appearing as part of the festival – among them, Anna Netrebko, Joshua Bell, Pinchas Zuckerman, Yuri Bashmet, Ildar Abdrazakov, Alexander Toradze, Magdalena Kožená and prima ballerina Diana Vishneva. There will also be performances from guest ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Dance Theatre, Venetian Baroque Orchestra and Batsheva Dance Company.

To sum it up I would like to say that the teatre building is funded by the central government.I am glad that our government understands the importance of cultural heritage. I'd like to visit this theatre but unfortunately I have no opportunity to go to Saint Petersburg. However, I hope that one day I would go there and I would surely visit Valery Gergiev’s new opera complex.