The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals

Grand gala opening of the new Mariinsky II Theatre in Saint Petersburg, broadcasted live on May 2, 2013. Includes works for orchestra, opera arias and ballet excerps by Stravinsky, Bizet, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Mussorgsky, Wagner, Gounod and Tchaikovsky, to name a few, performed by the best artists of Riussian Federation and world stars.