The Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg lost about 12 billion rubles in three years. This was reported due to unsold tickets TASS with reference to the artistic director and general director of the theater, Valery Gergiev.
According to Gergiev, the main reason for this is the coronavirus pandemic. “Theatres like Mariinsky suffered losses of up to 70% due to unsold tickets and remained so for quite some time. The damage done to the Mariinsky Theater in three years is about 12 billion rubles,” he calculated.
He said the restrictions and challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic are costly for any creative team in the world, including the biggest theaters.
In the State Duma at the end of 2022 approved the law on the salary of artists in case of mandatory deductions. The losses of the artists started to be talked about in 2020 against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.