A ticket of 35 thousand rubles for the “Nutcracker” will cost a St. Petersburg teacher half the salary

Tickets for the New Year's screenings of the ballet "The Nutcracker" in St. Petersburg remain a luxury for public sector employees: in the Mikhailovsky Theatre the price reaches 80 thousand rubles, in the Mariinsky - 35 thousand rubles.

The average proposed salary for teachers in the Northern capital in the third quarter is 69 thousand rubles per month. This writes TASS with reference to the data of the online recruitment platform. Thus, the ticket for the best seats in Mikhailovsky exceeds half of the monthly salary of the St. Petersburg teacher, and for the evening show on December 31 at the Mariinsky Theatre - by exactly half.

The start of sales in St. Petersburg for the ballet “The Nutcracker” in the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters began at ten in the evening on November 9. After almost a day, there are many free seats.

There will be 13 shows at the Mariinsky Theatre. The first will take place on December 20, and the final – on December 31. Tickets cost from 7.5 to 35 thousand rubles. On December 20, seats are available from 7.5 thousand rubles, and for the evening session on December 31 - from 12 thousand.

The Mikhailovsky Theatre will show a non-classical version from the Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato. A total of 28 screenings were announced, the premiere will take place on December 17. On New Year's Eve, two performances will be held, the price of tickets for which reaches 80 thousand rubles. At the same time, on December 17, there are still places for 8.8 thousand rubles, and on December 31 - from 14.1 thousand. The series of shows will end on January 10, 2027.

Recall that last season, prices for pre-New Year dates reached 45 thousand rubles in the stalls.