Galina Ulanova
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Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century.
Galina Ulanova in 1968
Ulanova with Yuri Zhdanov in Romeo and Juliet
Ulanova on a Russian 3-ruble postage stamp issued in 2000.
Mariinsky Theatre
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The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic opera house in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th-century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. Through most of the Soviet era, it was known as the Kirov Theatre. Today, the Mariinsky Theatre is home to the Mariinsky Ballet, Mariinsky Opera and Mariinsky Orchestra. Since Yuri Temirkanov's retirement in 1988, the conductor Valery Gergiev has served as the theatre's general director.
Mariinsky Theatre, August 2022
Design for the Imperial-era curtain of the Mariinsky Theatre that existed prior to 1914
Interior
Although this box was not officially referred to as the "Tsar's Box", this box is where the Emperor and his family always sat when attending performances at the theatre.