<p>The <strong>Mariinsky Theatre</strong><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">is a historic theatre of </span><span style="color: #000000;">opera</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">ballet</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in </span><span style="color: #000000;">Saint Petersburg</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">Russia</span><span style="color: #000000;">. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of </span><span style="color: #000000;">Tchaikovsky</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">Mussorgsky</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and </span><span style="color: #000000;">Rimsky-Korsakov</span><span style="color: #000000;"> received their premieres. The Mariinsky Theatre is home to the </span><span style="color: #000000;">Mariinsky Ballet</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">Mariinsky Opera</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and Mariinsky Orchestra.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Here is a wonderful link to Mariinsky Theater media center <a href="http://media.mariinsky.ru/Play/#/en/">http://media.mariinsky.ru/Play/#/en/</a> The information is both in Russian and in English. A lot of the clips have Russian audio with English subtitles. It's a great way to see how well you understand spoken Russian!</span></p>