 In 2013 Vasily Barkhatov was appointed Artistic Director of the Mikhailovsky Opera (he resigned in 2014).In 2014 Vasily Petrenko became the Theatre's Principal Guest Conductor (he resigned in 2015).In 2015, the tenor Neil Shicoff was appointed Chief of the Mikhailovsky Opera,
and from July 2017 till July 2018, the bass Paata Burchuladze was Chief of the Mikhailovsky Opera.