3027246 The Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mariinsky Theatre (Russian: ?訄?邽邽郇?郕邽邿 ?迮訄??, Mariinskiy Teatr, also spelled Maryinsky, Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet 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); Sputnik; Russian, out of copyright.