Yuri Laptev (Revival Stage Director)
Honoured Artist of Russia.
Professor at the St Petersburg and Moscow State Conservatoires.
Born in Leningrad. Graduated from the vocals department of the Leningrad State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 1983 (class of Konstantin Laptev, People‘s Artist of the USSR) and in 1988 from the directing faculty (class of Professor R. Tikhomirov, People‘s Artist of the RSFSR and Professor S. Lapirov).
Has been an opera director and soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre since 1988.
Soloist with the Metropolitan Opera (New York) in 2000–2001.
His opera repertoire includes over thirty roles, among them:
Pastor, Varsonofiev (Khovanshchina),
the Duke (The Miserly Knight),
Japanese envoy (The Nightengale),
Mr. Astley, Potapisch (The Gambler),
Matvei Vissman, Neighbour (The Fiery Angel),
Fon Wierhof (Semyon Kotko),
Don Carlos (Betrothal in a Monastery),
Denisov, Metivier, Jacqueau, First Staff Officer (War and Peace),
Khozrev-Mirza (The Nose),
Worker (Katerina Ismailova),
Policeman (The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District),
Fiorello (Il barbiere di Siviglia),
Baron Douphol (La traviata),
Doctor (La forza del destino),
Flemish Deputy (Don Carlo),
Herald (Otello),
Sciarrone (Toska),
Princ Yamadori (Madama Butterfly),
Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro),
Nazarene (Salome).
Has taken part in the theatre‘s festivals and tours to the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, Italy and Finland.
Has performed as a soloist at the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Rome Opera, La Scala, the Opera House in Tel Aviv and the Semperoper as well as at concert venues including Santa Cecilia, the Concertgebouw and the Brussels Philharmonic. Soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre since 2006.
Has participated in audio and video recordings of Boris Godunov, Otello, The Fiery Angel, Khovanshchina, War and Peace, La forza del destino, The Gambler and The Maid of Pskov. As an assistant director, has worked on productions of operas including Khovanshchina, The Sorochinsky Fair, Love for Three Oranges, The Gambler, The Maid of Pskov, Le nozze di Figaro, Salome, The Gambler and Betrothal in a Monastery.
Has worked on co-productions with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Boris Godunov, Otello and The Fiery Angel) and the Semperoper (The Miserly Knight), as well as the Bregenz Music Festival (Austria) as Assistant Director of A. Rubinstein‘s opera The Demon. Directed the transfer of the production of Khovanshchina to La Scala (Milan). Staged productions of The Bells (2002) and Rigoletto (2006) at the Rostov Musical Theatre as well as Boris Godunov, Iolanta and Mazepa at Vyborg Castle and Iolanta and Mazepa at Ivangorod Fortress. Has directed the White Nights balls run over the years at Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo and the Konstantinovsky and Marble Palaces. Has worked with stage directors including Stephen Lawless, David Freeman, Graham Vick, Tim Coleman and Elijah Moshinsky (UK), Stefan Piontek (Germany), Julie Taymore (USA), Emil Pasynkov, Irina Molostova, Temur Chkheidze, Vladislav Pazi, Yuri Alexandrov. Trained in organisation of the creative process and the structure of theatre at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Recordings include: The Fiery Angel and War and Peace ("Philips Classics"), Boris Godunov, War and Peace, The Maid of Pskov and La forza del destino (СD, "Philips Classics").
© State Academic Mariinkiy Opera and Ballet theatre
- Home
- |
- Tours
- |
- Day tours
- |
- Rail tours
- |
- Shore excursions
- |
- My trip
- |
- About
Group Tour Packages
Company Information
US office
3422 Old Capitol Trail Suite 1252,
Wilmington DE, 19808 USA.
US toll-free: 1-888-845-8877
Russian office
Ligovsky pr. 57, Office 19,
191040, St. Petersburg, Russia
tel: +7-812-309-5339
© 2001 – 2024 by Northern Crown, Ltd. uVisitRussia and uVisitRussia.com are registered trademarks. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy
Why Do You Need Our Travel Expert
Contact our experts, and they will help you to plan your best trip to Russia, with attention to every detail!
Our Experts have been in the travel industry for many years, guarantee to offer first class customer service, excellent value for money and unbiased advice. They are standing by to find and build your dream holiday to one of the world's most fascinating destinations - Russia.
Your personal Travel Expert will guide you through each stage of the travel process, from choosing a program that fits you best to support during your trip.
Just tell us your e-mail, and we'll take care of everything!
Ask a Travel Expert
Leave your phone number
Your tour request has been received. Thank you !
We have sent you the confirmation message to [email]
Please make sure that you receive this message (sometimes e-mail messages may go to the spam/junk mail).
If you did not get this message, it means you will not get message with the tours' selection as well. If you use a Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL or Hotmail, we recommend to add request@uvisitrussia.com to your address book.
We recommend to leave your phone number. If we will not heard back that you received the e-mail with the tours' selection, we will contact you by phone.
And you will not miss the best tour for you.
Thank you ! Your request for Travel Expert assistance has been sent. We will e-mail you within 1 hour.