August, 6 , 2014. Issue No. 35On August 5th Vitaly Taraschenko, a People's Artist of Russia and the Bolshoi Opera soloist celebrated his birthday. Our best wishes to the singer! Historic Stage - rehearsal day New Stage - rehearsal day Maria Alexandrova as Kitri in the ballet "Don Quixote". Photo: Mike McMahon. Maria Alexandrova gave an interview to the program "Culture News", which was broadcast on August 5 Bolshoi and SPAC crews in Saratoga; the set for the ballet "Don Quixote" in the background. Photo: Matthew Bledsoe Mass media about the Theatre Newsletter Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet On the Bolshoi Theatre official pages in the social networks, we congratulated the Bolshoi Assistant Opera Director Yuri S. Udalov, who celebrated his birthday. W e wish him success in his creative career and all the best! W e also published the photo album "The Bolshoi Theatre closed its guest performances in the USA" The performances of the Bolshoi Ballet and the Bolshoi Orchestra became a jewel in the crown of the International Summer Dance Festival that is taking place in Saratoga Springs (the USA). The ballet "Don Quixote" was performed at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center open amphitheatre four times. The Bolshoi Theatre closed its American tour with four guest performances in this picturesque city. Earlier the company made a triumphant appearance at the Lincoln Center Festival. This was the first time that the Bolshoi Theatre has performed in the USA after an almost ten- year break. The Saratoga audience gave standing ovations not only to the Bolshoi Ballet, but also to the Bolshoi Orchestra. Photo: Katerina Novikova The Bolshoi Ballet and the Bolshoi Orchestra closed its guest performances in Saratoga Springs. Maria Alexandrova (Kitri) after the performance that closed not only the tour, but also the 238 season. Photo: Katerina Novikova For articles published 4 august 2014 The Guardian interviews Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev about their new show Solo for Two which is having a successful run in London right now. The critic says they were formerly "the Bolshoi's golden couple". The Independent reviews the Mariinsky Ballet's Romeo and Juliette in London saying that when the Bolshoi Ballet first performed the Leonid Lavrovsky version of this ballet in London many years ago it was fresh but now it has grown stale and dated but that but that excellent performances by Mariinsky principals Diana Vishneva and Vladimir Shklyarov rescue the performance. The Weekly Standard (USA) reviews the Bolshoi Ballet at Lincoln Center writing that the Bolshoi brought old standard classics to New Y ork but that its Swan Lake was worth watching because of David Hallberg and Svetlana Zakharova. August, 6 2014 Newsletter August, 6 2014 |
