Alexandrinsky Theater
Russian State Academic Drama Theater named after. A.S. Pushkin - the legendary Alexandrinsky Theater - is the oldest national theater in Russia. It was established by a Senate Decree signed by the daughter of Peter the Great, Empress Elizabeth, on August 30, 1756, the day of St. Alexander Nevsky. It is this theater that is the progenitor of all Russian theaters, and the date of its foundation is the birthday of the Russian professional theater. The establishment of the theater served as the beginning of the state policy of the Russian state in the field of theatrical art.
Address:
pl. Ostrovskogo, 6
Telephone:
+7 (812) 312-15-45, +7 (812) 401-53-41
The Russian State Drama Theater has served as an attribute of Russian statehood for two and a half centuries.
In the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries it was the main imperial theater, the fate of which was occupied by the Russian emperors. Since 1832, the Russian State Drama Theater received a magnificent building in the center of Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, designed by the great architect Carl Rossi.
This building was named the Alexandrinsky Theater (in honor of the wife of Emperor Nicholas I, Alexandra Fedorovna) and since then the name of the Alexandrinsky Theater has been inextricably linked with the world history of performing arts. A unique complex of buildings, with a five-tier auditorium, a huge stage, palace front foyers, a majestic facade, which has become one of the emblems of the Northern capital, is one of the pearls of world architecture registered by UNESCO. The walls of the Alexandrinsky Theater preserve the memory of great figures of the Russian state, politicians, military leaders, and cultural figures.
A.S. has been here. Pushkin, M.Yu. Lermontov, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, F.M. Dostoevsky, L.N. Tolstoy, A.P. Chekhov, P.I. Tchaikovsky, A.M. Gorchakov, S.Yu. Witte, V.A. Stolypin, K.G. Mannerheim, many crowned heads of European states. Spectator foyer (Seni of the Alexandrinsky Theater).
Photo by A.B. Linetsky It was here, at the Alexandrinsky Theater, that the premieres of almost all works of Russian dramatic classics from “Woe from Wit” by A.S. took place.
Griboyedov to the plays of A.N. Ostrovsky and A.P. Chekhov. The Alexandrinsky Theater is a textbook on the history of Russian theatrical art. It was on this stage that famous Russian actors played - from V. Karatygin and A. Martynov to N. Simonov, N. Cherkasov, V. Merkuryev, I. Gorbachev, B. Freundlich. This stage was decorated with the talents of famous Russian actresses from E. Semenova, M. Savina (founder of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia), V. Komissarzhevskaya to E. Korchagina-Alexandrovskaya, E. Time, N. Urgant. Today, such artists as S. Parshin, V. Smirnov, N. Marton, G. Karelina, I. Volkov, S. Smirnova, S. Sytnik, M. Kuznetsova and others work on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater. Great theater directors worked in the theater Sun.
Meyerhold, L. Vivien, G. Kozintsev, G. Tovstonogov, N. Akimov. Today the Alexandrinsky Theater is led by the famous director, People's Artist of Russia, State Prize laureate Valery Fokin. The Alexandrinsky's performances were included in all world theater encyclopedias. Great artists A. Benois, K. Korovin, A. Golovin, N. Altman, outstanding composers A. Glazunov, D. Shostakovich, R. Shchedrin collaborated with the theater. Royal foyer.
Photo by A. B. Linetsky Among the great oldest national theaters of Europe - the Parisian Comedie Francaise, the Vienna Burgtheater, the London Drewry Lane, the Berlin Deutsches Theater - the Alexandrinsky Theater takes pride of place, being a symbol of the Russian National Theater.
The theater has unique collections of scenery, costumes, furniture, theatrical props, weapons, and rich museum funds, which can be exhibited both in Russia and abroad in the most prestigious exhibition spaces.
Academician D.S.
Likhachev repeatedly said and wrote that the Alexandrinsky Theater “is truly a national treasure of Russia.” A program for the revival of the oldest theater in Russia has been developed.
During the 2005/2006 season.
The Alexandrinsky Theater carried out a general reconstruction, as a result of which the historical appearance of the building's interiors was recreated. At the same time, Alexandrinka became one of the most advanced modern stage venues in terms of engineering. Modern curtain of the Alexandrinsky stage.
Photo by V.A. Krasikov The grand opening of the reconstructed Alexandrinsky Theater took place on August 30, 2006 during the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the oldest state drama theater in Russia.
In the morning, Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga consecrated the stage and auditorium of the theater, blessing the assembled actors, directors and theater workers. In the afternoon, the Marble Palace hosted the opening of the exhibition “Theater of Illustrious Masters,” dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Russian theater. The opening of the renovated Alexandrinsky stage was the culmination of the anniversary celebrations. Among the guests were Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir, Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the North-Western District Ilya Klebanov, Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography Mikhail Shvydkoy. The celebration of this anniversary has become the most important event of state policy in the field of theatrical art.
Based on the order of the President of the Russian Federation No. Pr-352 dated 03/02/2004, the Russian Government Order No. 572-r dated 05/12/2005 “On the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian State Theater” was issued, in accordance with which the main events took place in Alexandrinsky Theater throughout 2006. In November 2012, the 180th anniversary of the Alexandrinsky Theater building was solemnly celebrated. On May 15, 2013, at the Seventh International Theater Festival "Alexandrinsky" the Theater and Educational Complex "New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater" (49 A Fontanka River embankment) was opened, including a new modern transforming stage for 300 seats, an educational building for the Faculty mastery of stage productions (master's department of SPbGATI), educational stage, media center and Internet theater.
In the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries it was the main imperial theater, the fate of which was occupied by the Russian emperors. Since 1832, the Russian State Drama Theater received a magnificent building in the center of Nevsky Prospect in St. Petersburg, designed by the great architect Carl Rossi.
This building was named the Alexandrinsky Theater (in honor of the wife of Emperor Nicholas I, Alexandra Fedorovna) and since then the name of the Alexandrinsky Theater has been inextricably linked with the world history of performing arts. A unique complex of buildings, with a five-tier auditorium, a huge stage, palace front foyers, a majestic facade, which has become one of the emblems of the Northern capital, is one of the pearls of world architecture registered by UNESCO. The walls of the Alexandrinsky Theater preserve the memory of great figures of the Russian state, politicians, military leaders, and cultural figures.
A.S. has been here. Pushkin, M.Yu. Lermontov, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, F.M. Dostoevsky, L.N. Tolstoy, A.P. Chekhov, P.I. Tchaikovsky, A.M. Gorchakov, S.Yu. Witte, V.A. Stolypin, K.G. Mannerheim, many crowned heads of European states. Spectator foyer (Seni of the Alexandrinsky Theater).
Photo by A.B. Linetsky It was here, at the Alexandrinsky Theater, that the premieres of almost all works of Russian dramatic classics from “Woe from Wit” by A.S. took place.
Griboyedov to the plays of A.N. Ostrovsky and A.P. Chekhov. The Alexandrinsky Theater is a textbook on the history of Russian theatrical art. It was on this stage that famous Russian actors played - from V. Karatygin and A. Martynov to N. Simonov, N. Cherkasov, V. Merkuryev, I. Gorbachev, B. Freundlich. This stage was decorated with the talents of famous Russian actresses from E. Semenova, M. Savina (founder of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia), V. Komissarzhevskaya to E. Korchagina-Alexandrovskaya, E. Time, N. Urgant. Today, such artists as S. Parshin, V. Smirnov, N. Marton, G. Karelina, I. Volkov, S. Smirnova, S. Sytnik, M. Kuznetsova and others work on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater. Great theater directors worked in the theater Sun.
Meyerhold, L. Vivien, G. Kozintsev, G. Tovstonogov, N. Akimov. Today the Alexandrinsky Theater is led by the famous director, People's Artist of Russia, State Prize laureate Valery Fokin. The Alexandrinsky's performances were included in all world theater encyclopedias. Great artists A. Benois, K. Korovin, A. Golovin, N. Altman, outstanding composers A. Glazunov, D. Shostakovich, R. Shchedrin collaborated with the theater. Royal foyer.
Photo by A. B. Linetsky Among the great oldest national theaters of Europe - the Parisian Comedie Francaise, the Vienna Burgtheater, the London Drewry Lane, the Berlin Deutsches Theater - the Alexandrinsky Theater takes pride of place, being a symbol of the Russian National Theater.
The theater has unique collections of scenery, costumes, furniture, theatrical props, weapons, and rich museum funds, which can be exhibited both in Russia and abroad in the most prestigious exhibition spaces.
Academician D.S.
Likhachev repeatedly said and wrote that the Alexandrinsky Theater “is truly a national treasure of Russia.” A program for the revival of the oldest theater in Russia has been developed.
During the 2005/2006 season.
The Alexandrinsky Theater carried out a general reconstruction, as a result of which the historical appearance of the building's interiors was recreated. At the same time, Alexandrinka became one of the most advanced modern stage venues in terms of engineering. Modern curtain of the Alexandrinsky stage.
Photo by V.A. Krasikov The grand opening of the reconstructed Alexandrinsky Theater took place on August 30, 2006 during the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the oldest state drama theater in Russia.
In the morning, Metropolitan Vladimir of St. Petersburg and Ladoga consecrated the stage and auditorium of the theater, blessing the assembled actors, directors and theater workers. In the afternoon, the Marble Palace hosted the opening of the exhibition “Theater of Illustrious Masters,” dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Russian theater. The opening of the renovated Alexandrinsky stage was the culmination of the anniversary celebrations. Among the guests were Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir, Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the North-Western District Ilya Klebanov, Head of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography Mikhail Shvydkoy. The celebration of this anniversary has become the most important event of state policy in the field of theatrical art.
Based on the order of the President of the Russian Federation No. Pr-352 dated 03/02/2004, the Russian Government Order No. 572-r dated 05/12/2005 “On the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian State Theater” was issued, in accordance with which the main events took place in Alexandrinsky Theater throughout 2006. In November 2012, the 180th anniversary of the Alexandrinsky Theater building was solemnly celebrated. On May 15, 2013, at the Seventh International Theater Festival "Alexandrinsky" the Theater and Educational Complex "New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater" (49 A Fontanka River embankment) was opened, including a new modern transforming stage for 300 seats, an educational building for the Faculty mastery of stage productions (master's department of SPbGATI), educational stage, media center and Internet theater.
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Telephone:
+7 (812) 312-15-45, +7 (812) 401-53-41
Working hours:
The theater ticket office is open daily from 11:00 to 19:00. Lunch break from 14 to 15 hours.
Address:
pl. Ostrovskogo, 6
