Alexandrinsky Theatre

A beautiful and well maintained old theatre. We had difficulty in finding tickets online, it looked as if all seats were sold, however we went directly to the box office at the theatre and managed to get fantastic seats 4 rows from the stage. I think that many tickets sold online are through agents who are only given a selection, so don't despair if you can't find anything, even on the theatres website. If you attend the 1pm performance with children, know that many Russian families take snacks of bread and fruit so feel free to do the same, in the passages. The balcony seats to the left and right have very limited views and most people were standing. See photo for example. The performance of Swan Lake was amazing and magical.

Good place. A bit old style. However too hot inside. Otherwise good theatre to enjoy a Russian ballet

Saw Swan Lake as part of our tour. I'm no judge of ballet, but it seemed very good. The auditorium was beautiful, but getting in and out was a little difficult.

Great theater but there are too many tourists who don’t behave like they should. Also if there are so many tourists they could really have something written on the tickets in English

Beautiful architecture and interior design. Also, watching Swan Lake ballet there was an experience even if I'm not a usual fan of ballet.

Nice place for ballet Swan Lake, I headed to the box office in the afternoon and got a ticket for the night by 3,000 rub. Really a traditional and famous theatre for the performance.

Historical theatre! Beautiful interiors! Fit for Royalties. However, after the show, it's not quick to exit the building due to lack of exit doors

people said you haven’t officially visited russia until you watch a russian ballet show so i came here to see the swan lake ballet show. great experience!