Alexandrinsky Theater
The Alexandrinsky Theater ( Russian Александри́нский теа́тр ) is one of the most famous theaters in Russia . The building is located on St. Petersburg's Ostrowski Square near Nevsky Prospect . Numerous Russian plays have premiered here.
history
Erected between 1828 and 1832 by Carlo Rossi in the Petersburg Classicism , the building was opened on August 31st jul. / September 12, 1832 greg. opened. Rossi had enjoyed his training with Vincenzo Brenna (1745-1820), who came from Florence and had come to St. Petersburg at the invitation of Pawel Petrovich and Maria Fyodorovna . Rossi had previously worked for the royal family in Pavlovsk . Six Corinthian columns adorn the portico of the theater. It is crowned by a chariot of the god Apollo , the work of the sculptor Stepan Pimenow .
The theater was named after the German wife of the Russian Tsar Alexandra Feodorovna . It was built for the imperial theater company of St. Petersburg, which was founded in 1756. The Alexandrinsky Theater was preferred by a middle-class audience during the Tsarist era. In Soviet times the building was called the Pushkin Theater. It was reopened on August 30, 2006 after extensive renovation. The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Center of Saint Petersburg".
World premieres
Numerous Russian plays were premiered on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater, including works such as " The Revisor " (1836) by Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Gogol , plays by Alexander Sergejewitsch Gribojedow , Alexander Nikolajewitsch Ostrowski and in 1896 " Die Möwe " by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov . Among the famous directors of the theater were Vsevolod Emiljewitsch Meyerhold and Grigori Michailowitsch Kosinzew .
Web links
- Official website in English
- Alexandrinsky Theater in the Saint Petersburg online encyclopedia (English, Russian )
- 3D model “ Alexandrinsky Theater ”
Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 54.5 ″ N , 30 ° 20 ′ 10.3 ″ E