Discounted tickets to the Mariinsky Theater. The procedure for providing discount tickets (for travel, to the theater) for pensioners

St. Petersburg is the birthplace of Russian musical theater. Court opera and ballet performances in Peter's capital were already given in the 30s of the 18th century. The Bolshoi Theater of St. Petersburg was built in 1783, and the Mariinsky Theater in 1860 (created according to the design of the outstanding theater architect A. Kavos and named after the reigning Empress Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II). In 1935 - 1992 bore the name S.M. Kirov. The world premieres of many masterpieces of Russian opera classics took place on this stage. Among them are "Life for the Tsar" and "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by Glinka, "Boris Godunov" and "Khovanshchina" by Mussorgsky, "Prince Igor" by Borodin, "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia" by Rimsky-Korsakov, "The Queen of Spades" P.I. Tchaikovsky. A distinctive national vocal school has been formed at the Mariinsky Theatre. The fate of many world opera stars is inextricably linked with him. The great Fyodor Chaliapin and Ivan Ershov, Nikolai Figner, Leonid Sobinov and Feliya Litvin sang on this stage, and in subsequent years - Nikolai Pechkovsky, Sofia Preobrazhenskaya, Mark Reisen, Georgy Nelepp. The Marinsky Theater has always been characterized by reverence for classical traditions. At the same time, on its stage in the 20th century there were performances that became epoch-making, landmark for the development of a new aesthetics of the opera house. Here, Alexander Benois, Konstantin Korovin, Alexander Golovin and Valentin Serov opened up new possibilities for theatrical painting to the world. Here Vsevolod Meyerhold staged his brilliant performances, each of which became an artistic phenomenon that interests the world to this day.

The theater's repertoire includes works from the "golden fund" of opera classics. In recent years, the theater has carried out joint productions with the largest opera stages in the world: Covent Garden, Opera de Bastille, La Scala, La Fenice, Tel Aviv and San Francisco Operas.

How to get to your favorite theaters without exorbitant expenses - 5 simple rules and some details from the theaters themselves and from the audience on how to buy cheap theater tickets.

If the soul demands beauty, and market prices for spiritual food are high, you should look for inexpensive theater tickets and use certain tricks in order not to miss the opportunity to attend a performance.

1. Use the official websites of theaters

Tickets to any theater can now be ordered and purchased on its official website. In addition, keep in mind that by the beginning of the sales period, only about 30% of all tickets are at the theater box office; the remaining tickets have already been taken by distributors - this is more profitable for the theater. Distributors usually inflate the price by about 10-15%. Therefore, it is, of course, more profitable to buy tickets at the theater itself.

2. Plan your trip to the theater in advance

By making a plan for visiting cultural events, and most importantly, thinking about buying a theater ticket two months before the performance, you can buy a ticket much cheaper than if you start looking for it a week or the day before. This rule applies to all theaters without exception. Two months before the date of the performance, it is usually quite possible to buy tickets at the box office or on the theater website.

3. Ask about entrance fees

A number of theaters have so-called entrance tickets: for a small amount you can enter the hall and sit on an empty seat or steps if there are no seats at all.

4. Remember about social discounts

In some Moscow theaters, students, pensioners and the disabled can enter for free or receive a significant discount on tickets. For example, when purchasing tickets for performances on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, students will receive a 50% discount on Theater Et Cetera. Take your student cards with you!

5. Don't forget the little things

When choosing a performance you want to go to, pay attention to which hall it will take place in. As a rule, tickets for the small stage are more expensive than for the main stage (does not apply to the Bolshoi Theater). Also, check if the performance is being performed as part of a festival. In this case, the ticket price may be higher than usual.

Now a little about the features of buying tickets to some Moscow theaters.

Everyone knows that it is impossible to get into the Bolshoi Theater, and if possible, then only for some cosmic money. Keep in mind - this is a myth. In the most famous theater in Russia, tickets are, of course, not the cheapest, but you can always come up with something.

First, the official information: you can purchase a ticket for performances in the area of ​​the Historical and New Stages of the Bolshoi Theater three months in advance. Tickets to the Beethoven Hall used to go on sale two months in advance, but now they also go on sale three months before the concert date.

Pre-sale at the theater box office begins at 10:00 on Saturdays.

Since 2005, full-time students can pay an hour before the performance for a minimum price of 100 rubles (which are then often sold at a slightly higher price to ticket speculators standing right there). This promotion applies to the New and Historical Stages (the promotion also applies to the sale of tickets).

Now it’s reality: you don’t need to come on Saturdays either at 10 am, or at 7, or at 12 pm. Or rather, you can try, but you are unlikely to buy a ticket, but you will gain the not-so-pleasant experience of standing in line (which many have already forgotten about), and in addition, you will get an idea of ​​​​the humiliating superiority of ticket scalpers over other people. Here's what a real viewer thinks:

“On Saturdays, it’s quite possible to arrive as early as possible, at 5-6 o’clock, to get into the first hundred, and you can get inexpensive tickets. Yes, along with the tickets you will receive a lot of negativity, and curse words, and these stupid resellers, you will have to stand in line for up to 8 hours, then they hand out wristbands with a number and you can go for a walk until 10.

Then the sale actually begins, you can buy two tickets for the opera and two for the ballet in one hand. It doesn't matter which ones. 4 operas or 4 ballets will not work, even if you die. But you can agree with your neighbor to take turns, if you want ballet and he wants opera, then switch.

In general, on Saturdays the Soviet Union reigns there in its worst incarnation. But you can save a lot on tickets.”

If this kind of adventure doesn’t scare you, go ahead.

And if your goal is to gain not a life experience, but an aesthetic experience, that is, going to a performance, we recommend using the official website of the Bolshoi Theater, where you can attend most performances at the theater’s official prices. Of course, there will be no tickets for some performances.

But we recommend not to despair and visit the site regularly. It often happens that today there are no tickets on the website, but tomorrow there are already tickets. True, in this case it will not be possible to plan - here, rather, the situation is reminiscent of a last-minute trip: if you come across a good option, you will have to pack up and go.

Please note that tickets for the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater are cheaper than for the Historical Stage. Sometimes you can get to Novaya for 1,500 rubles or 1,000. Despite the fact that there are often excellent performances there: for example, the ballet “Bright Stream” or the opera “La Bohème.”

Don’t refuse concerts in the Beethoven Hall of the Bolshoi Theater (tickets are almost always freely sold at the box office and on the theater’s website, entrance to the hall is through the columns of the Bolshoi Theater). Tickets for concerts of soloists of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra never cost more than 500 rubles, but each of these concerts is a brilliant event. The best of them are always additionally announced on the ChamberMusic.Ru website.

When purchasing tickets, do not forget to study the hall layouts. In the Beethoven Hall, if possible, do not take tickets on the very sides. Although this mainly concerns the New and Historical scenes.

If tickets are on the sides of the halls, try to take the first row. Otherwise it will be difficult to see anything. On the other hand, on the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theater, never be afraid of tickets to the mezzanine in boxes 12 to 15 on the left and right sides. They are called “place 7” and “place 8”, designated as “inconvenient places” and if they go on sale, then at lower prices. Don't believe it. These are great seats - you'll sit on comfortable high bar-style stools and have a great view of the stage.

Some lovingly call him “Stasik,” which causes incredible indignation among a number of servants of this theater. However, the “middle name” of this theater is widely used. Tickets to this theater are much cheaper than to the Bolshoi, and many opera and ballet lovers love it even more for its “homey” atmosphere.

However, in MAMT there is also a risk of running into an impolite security guard - but in this case it is enough to call the shift supervisor: in this theater they monitor both the behavior of the security guards in particular and the general atmosphere into which the viewer finds himself when he opens the theater door.

Tickets can also be purchased on the website or at the box office, the prices, as we have already said, are divine, and the visibility in the hall is excellent from any seat. The exception is lodges 1 and 14. There the stage is almost invisible because of the directors' boxes. In boxes 2 and 13 there is, so to speak, “limited visibility.”

The theater was founded by the outstanding Soviet conductor Yevgeny Kolobov, is very conveniently and cozyly located on Petrovka Street and can to some extent bear the title of “a talent forge for the Bolshoi Theater”: some of the theater’s soloists recently moved to the Bolshoi, and the wonderful baritone Vasily Ladyuk, Although he remains faithful to the New Opera, he nevertheless regularly appears on the Bolshoi stage.

Tickets are relatively inexpensive, and visibility in the hall is also good from any seat.

In 1972, the long-time chief director of the Bolshoi Theater, Boris Pokrovsky, was asked to reform a small opera group touring Russia. This is how the Moscow Chamber Musical Theater arose.

At one time, the Chamber Musical Theater worked with Rodion Shchedrin, Dmitry Shostakovich, Tikhon Khrennikov, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. From the very first days it was decided that this place would become a laboratory for modern opera, but at the same time it would introduce the viewer to opera rarities.

Here for the first time the works of modern composers who have already become classics were performed: “The Overcoat”, “The Stroller”, “The Wedding”, “The Brothers Karamazov” by Kholminov, “Life with an Idiot” by Schnittke, “Count Cagliostro” by Tariverdiev, “Poor Liza” by Desyatnikova, “The Poor people" by Sedelnikov, and "The Nose" by Shostakovich has become the hallmark of the theater. Among the rarities performed on the stage of the Chamber Musical Theater are “The Pharmacist” by Haydn, “The Water Play” by Britten, “The Rake’s Progress” by Stravinsky, “Don Juan, or the Punished Libertine” and “The Theater Director” by Mozart.

This theater is very good in some respects. In any case, there are often performances there that are not shown anywhere else. But, to be honest, we have a suspicion that tickets for it are not very difficult to get. But you can get great pleasure from a performance in this theater.

Since 2018, the theater has lost its independence and turned into the Chamber Stage named after. Pokrovsky Bolshoi Theater of Russia. Accordingly, you should look for tickets to it in the same place where tickets to the Bolshoi Theater are sold.

The world's first professional theater of opera, ballet and symphonic music for children. It bears the name of its founder - the world's first woman - opera director, outstanding cultural figure Natalia Ilyinichna Sats.

If you want to introduce your child to the world of music, the Sats Theater may be a good place to start, since the repertoire of other Moscow theaters does not include many children's performances, and it also seems that modern directors are slowly forgetting how to stage for children.

And here, for example, you can watch the stunning children's ballet “Cipollino” to the music of K. Khachaturian, directed by G. Mayorov, which used to be shown at the Bolshoi Theater, but is no longer shown.

Moscow musical theater "Helikon-Opera"

“Helikon-Opera” boasts an outstanding chief conductor - Vladimir Ponkin, as well as an artistic director - director Dmitry Bertman, who knows how to turn any of his productions, if not into a provocation, then, in any case, into something very unexpected.

For a long time, the Helikon Theater was based on Bolshoi Arbat, but already in November Moscow will experience a sensation - after a long and complex reconstruction.

At the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov, ticket prices vary from 350 to 5,000 rubles. You can purchase tickets in advance at better prices. It is convenient to enjoy the performance from absolutely any row - visibility is sufficient everywhere.

In Lenkom you can also buy a ticket on the website. Here you can see the location of the seats in the hall and choose an affordable price. However, if you purchase the cheapest tickets on the dress circle for 250 rubles, you risk not seeing anything. Therefore, save wisely - the best option is 400-500 rubles per ticket.

Oleg Tabakov Theater

In a cozy “snuffbox” you can watch your favorite actors by purchasing a ticket on the website. The minimum price for a balcony is 600 rubles. But if you carefully follow the news on the theater’s website, you can easily find a place “in the sun” at a lower cost.

The cheapest tickets at Sovremennik can be purchased for 200 rubles, choosing seats in the last row on the balcony. The main thing is to come to your senses in advance and take care of this - 2-3 weeks in advance. It is almost impossible to buy a ticket on the day of the performance.

Pre-sale of tickets on the workshop website begins two months before the premiere. The lowest price is 300 rubles. By filling out the form on the website, you can “get in line” for the desired ticket. In the fields you need to enter the amount you are expecting, and you will only have to wait for the administrator to call.

Tickets to RAMT can be purchased at affordable prices, starting from 300 rubles. Please note that tickets for productions of the Little Stage and the Black Room are sold only at the box office located on Theater Square. But it’s better not to wait until the day of the premiere, as tickets sell out quite quickly. Benefits in the theater are also provided in accordance with the law, but you need to agree in advance by phone.

To the legendary theater. You can get to Vakhtangov by paying only 250 rubles. You can monitor the availability of opportunities to purchase cheap tickets on the official website. Tickets go on sale approximately 2-4 weeks in advance.

Moscow Art Theater named after. Gorky

The minimum price for tickets to this theater is 150 rubles. These are seats on the balcony in 3-5 rows. Tickets are always available, the hall is usually not full, so there are enough seats for everyone.

Et Cetera Theater

To the delight of all students at the theater, there is a 50% discount on all productions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To save twice as much, it is advisable to purchase and reserve seats in advance. Without special offers, tickets can be purchased for a minimum of 500 rubles.

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Professional theater is an art for special people. Even if their income is much higher than average, they certainly know that poverty is not a vice. Moreover, there are quite a few locations in St. Petersburg where you can watch performances for free. Or get a significant discount on entry. Petersburg.ru correspondent Galya April studied all possible theater life hacks.
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Theater studio of St. Petersburg State University
Address: emb. Admiralty Channel, 27
theater-spbu.ru
Performances are on Sundays. The main repertoire is productions based on the works of Dovlatov, Bulgakov, Blok. On stage are students and graduates of the studio, and sometimes actors from friendly theaters such as NON STOP theater and Amsterdam Youth Theater. Admission to all performances is free, but advance registration is required by phone or by emailing the theater. Calls are accepted every day from 16-00 to 19-00. When planning to go to the St. Petersburg State University Theater Studio, try to arrive on time. If you are late, you will no longer be allowed into the auditorium.

Bolshoi Puppet Theater
Address: Nekrasova, 10
puppets.ru
The repertoire of the Bolshoi Puppet Theater includes productions not only for children, but also for adults. Play of shadows, fairy-tale characters and fantasy worlds - all these are performances where the main characters are puppets. In the morning and afternoon, the theater has a children's program that will be of interest to children aged four to seven years old. In the afternoon there are family performances at the Bolshoi Puppet Theater, but evening shows at 19-00 are recommended for spectators over 16 years of age.
The Bolshoi Puppet Theater gives the opportunity to attend a performance for free to those who really want it. You only need to hand out theater information flyers half an hour before performances. There is no need to register in advance. Arrive 40 minutes in advance, inform the administrator of your desire to enter for free and receive further instructions.


Dear theatergoers, mark May 27 in red on your calendar - City Day of St. Petersburg. This is the day when you can get into many famous theaters for free or almost free. The Mariinsky Theatre, Youth Theater, the Baltic House, the Komissarzhevskaya Theater and many others open their doors. Also on this day there are excursions behind the stage, to costume rooms and other rooms hidden from the eyes of the audience on ordinary days. Similar promotions take place on other holidays, but not regularly. The conditions for visiting theaters change every year. These could be free tickets for all theatrical performances on May 27, or the cost of any ticket is only 10 rubles. One thing remains the same - you need to have time to sign up or buy tickets a couple of days before the event. If the promotion takes place on May 27, sales open on May 25. Tickets are selling out very quickly, so keep an eye on the news and don't miss your chances.
And now some tips on how to go to the theater, if not for free, then with a very big discount on tickets. We take out evening dresses, suits and bow ties to go with the ironed shirts.



Mariinskii Opera House
Address: Teatralnaya Square, 1
vk.com/mariinsky.theatre
The Mariinsky Theater has a special discount program for the subscription system. Tickets for certain productions with a subscription are half the price.
It is purchased upon preliminary request, which you leave through the website or the theater’s official pages on social networks.
Information about the preferential program, upcoming productions that are included in it, and the cost of a subscription is published on social networks every month



Theater named after Lensovet
Address: Vladimirsky prospect, 12
lensov-theatre.spb.ru
There are so-called “happy hours” at the box office of this theater. Every day from 11-00 to 12-00 you can buy tickets to performances with a 15-30 percent discount. Another option is to come to the theater an hour before the performance starts and buy a ticket with a 50 percent discount. The only condition is that this ticket without a discount must not be cheaper than 300 rubles.



Mikhailovsky Theater
Address: pl. Arts, 1
mikhailovsky.ru
This famous theater gives students and retirees the opportunity to buy tickets to their productions at half the price. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the performance. At the ticket office you must show your original student or pensioner ID. But this rule does not apply to productions staged by touring theaters.

Address: emb. Fontanka River, 114-A
mtfontanka.spb.ru
This theater has a practice of selling tickets without a seat. So they cost much less, but the size of the discount is always different. You can purchase such tickets one hour before the start of the performance. Unfortunately, this discount does not apply to all productions. You can find out whether such tickets will be on sale only on the day of the performance by phone or at the theater box office.

Theatrical art does not lose relevance over time and contributes to the spiritual and intellectual development of the individual. Visiting the theater is the most prestigious and expensive pleasure. The use of promotional codes allows art lovers to attend their favorite shows without compromising the family budget.

Where to get a discount on a theater ticket

Human cultural development should not take place at the expense of other needs. Theater studios very often attract viewers with tempting promotions and lucrative offers. Customers who place an order through the official website of the theater receive the maximum benefit when purchasing tickets. Valid coupons are posted in social networking groups, on posters, advertising brochures and flyers.

Distributors sell theater tickets up to 20-30% more expensive, so it’s cheaper to pay for your visit at the box office with a 10% discount. The best deals for theatrical performances appear one to two weeks after the release of the performance. At this time, ticket prices are reduced to 10-25%.

Most institutions support young people and therefore provide a discount on a student card. An hour before the start of the performance, students of Russian universities receive a 50% discount at the Bolshoi Drama Theater. As part of the “Student Wednesdays” campaign, the Mikhailovsky Theater sells tickets for 1,000 rubles. By purchasing paired tickets for the opera and ballet, visitors receive a 20% discount.

Yandex.Afisha regularly publishes the best discount coupons and advantageous offers for attending theater performances. For example, the “Theater.Go” promotion offers a discount of up to 90%. The popular, trusted website biglion.ru daily presents more than ten coupons with discounts of up to 70% on productions, operas and concerts.

Promotional codes for the theater are provided by partners and sponsors. For example, when paying with a Sberbank bank card, the client gets back up to 50% of the ticket price in bonuses. In summer, all spectators receive discounts of 20% or more, as consumer demand falls. Some institutions provide visitors with an entrance ticket, the cost of which is up to 70% lower than the standard ticket.

What kind of discount coupons are there?

The most popular type of coupon is a certificate: the client pays a small amount and enjoys a maximum discount when purchasing a ticket to a theater performance. The second most common type of incentive is a reduction in the cost of services when the check amount reaches a certain threshold.

Theaters often publish discount coupons for purchasing multiple tickets at once. Spectators pay for the last, extreme, remote seats and receive significant benefits. For children, disabled people, students, large families, and pensioners there are personal discounts of up to 50%. On international holidays and name days, additional bonuses of 10% are active.

How to activate a promotional code

Discount coupons are activated upon payment. It is enough to enter a digital or alphabetic combination in a special field, and the cost of the ticket will be recalculated automatically. If the coupon is purchased at the cash desk of the institution, the discount is provided by the cashier upon presentation of the coupon or passport. During ticket sales and promotional days, you will not need to enter promotional codes: the purchase price includes all bonuses.

TOP 5 theaters where promotions are held

The five most popular theater institutions that are ready to offer customers maximum discounts:

Theater is a special, inspiring world. Spectators receive positive emotions and have a good time. On weekdays there are promotional codes for a discount of 10% or more for all customers. Special offers for discounts of up to 50% are available for students, pensioners, and people with disabilities. Ticket prices are reduced during pre-sale and also a few minutes before the start of the performance.