Loved the ballet, beautiful theatre, try to get tickets early, we got last minute and had obstructed view, but still well worth it!

l Liked the theatre Opera not for me but expierience neverthless

The theatre itself is a little worn, but still impressive. We had great seats in a box in the dress circle, with a fabulous view of the theatre and the stage. We saw Swan Lake and to be honest, we were expecting it to be a bit of an endurance test since we don't know much about ballet. Instead, the... More

My whole trip was on the purpose to see the theater itself, as I have been following the Mariinsky ballet on tours in the USA. I was lucky that they had a great selection of ballets the week(s) i visited. I loved the theater, it has a better organized, more intimate, cosier feel than the Bolshoi (visited in January 2012).

Impressive teathre, CHEAP, awesome performance (Hoffmann tales in my case)

The building is quite outstanding, if some way from the main street of this great city. I wish that I could of seen inside but at the time of my visit this was not possible, I would imagine that seeing a classic performed here would be an unforgettable experience. Take an organised tour if you don`t speak Russian.

WE had tickets to see a ballet and it was wonderful. The Russians are true greats at this art form.

The theatre is beautiful and the ballet was flawless! How lucky we were to get tickets!

Great theatre to watch ballet. The surroundings inside sets the atmosphere perfectly. Only minus would be that it was a bit crowded inside the booth we where sitting. They even allowed people to stand behind us, since there where no more chairs... If you want to have a great view, i recommend getting the chairs that are all the way... More