The St. Petersburg Festival Ballet in The Nutcracker at Lisinski

Make sure not to miss The Nutcracker, the famous ballet by I. P. Tchaikovsky, which will be performed on 6 November at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall by the star studded cast of the St. Petersburg Festival Ballet, the members of which are some of the leading ballet artists from St. Petersburg and the ballet troupe of the Ufa State Ballet.

On 6 November visitors of the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall can look forward to a real ballet spectacle – The Nutcracker, performed by the best ballet dancers in the world, the members of the St. Petersburg Festival Ballet, which comprises dancers from St. Petersburg and the Ufa State Ballet Theatre! This is without a doubt the most spectacular ballet attraction in Zagreb this year, so make sure to purchase your tickets on time.

Two important facts promise that Zagreb’s edition of The Nutcracker will be a real spectacle: it is by all accounts one of the most extravagantly produced ballets in the world, performed by some of the best known dancers from the global ballet scene, all of whom have gained experience at the world’s most famous and certainly Russia’s most prestigious ballet institution - the Ufa State Ballet Theatre. The dancers who will perform The Nutcracker are: Gulsina Mavlyukasova, Guzel Suleymanova, Elena Fomina, Rimma Zakirova, Irina Sapozhnikova, Valeria Isaeva, Ildar Manyapov, Dmitry Marasanov, Ilnur Gaifullin and Andrei Brintsev. All of them boast flawless dancing techniques which are a combination of classic Russian tradition and modern elements characterised by refined elegance and grace.

The ballet ensemble is headed by the globally renowned art director Teregulov Shamil, while the stage design is the work of the great theatre artist Simon Virsaladze, who was the costume and set designer of the best productions by the Mariinsky and Bolshoi theatres.

The Nutcracker has been one of the most popular ballets in the world for about a hundred years now. The extravagant set design, which is the order of the day no matter where the ballet is performed, guarantees a real spectacle. Magnificent music, a fairy-tale winter scenography and a flawless ballet performance by the St. Petersburg troupe will leave every audience member breathless.

If you wish to treat yourself to this show, you would be well advised to purchase your tickets as soon as possible at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall box office at prices ranging between 230 and 290 kuna.