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26 November 2016

New Year’s Concert "In the Rhythm of Heart"

New Year’s Concert "In the Rhythm of Heartwill be performed on the New Stage of Bolshoi theatre on 26 November 2016


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25 November 2016- 26 November 2016

Ballet "Onegin" by John Cranko

On 25-26 November 2016 on the Main stage of Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre take place ballet by John Cranko "Onegin"


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25 November 2016- 29 November 2016

! PREMIERE ! Opera "Billy Budd" by Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten‘s opera "Billy Budd" will be premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre Small Stage on 25, 27 and 29 November 2016.



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22 November 2016- 23 November 2016

Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" (ballet in two acts, four scenes)

On 22 November 2016 and 23 November 2016 on the Main stage of Bolshoi Ballet and Opera theatre take place Classical ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake"


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10 November 2016- 13 November 2016

!PREMIERE! Dmitry Shostakovich "Katerina Izmailova" opera in 4 acts (Revision of "Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk")

Premiere of opera "Katerina Izmailova" by Dmitry Shostakovich will take place on 10-13 November 2016 on the Main Stage of Bolshoi theatre.


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08 November 2016- 09 November 2016

Evening of one-act ballets: Carmen Suite, Russian Seasons on the New Stage of Bolshoi theatre

One-act ballets "Carmen Suite" to music by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin and "Russian Seasons" to music by Leonid Desyatnikov will be performed on the New Stage of Bolshoi theatre on 8 and 9 November 2016.


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16 October 2016

! PREMIERE ! Opera Giacomo Puccini "Manon Lescaut" at the Bolshoi Theatre

The Premiere of Opera "Manon Lescaut" by Giacomo Puccini will take place on the Main Stage of Bolshoi Theatre on 16 October 2016.


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16 October 2016

World Opera Star Anna Netrebko in Opera "Manon Lescaut" at the Bolshoi Theatre

Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov will perform together in Opera "Manon Lescaut" at the Historical Stage of Bolshoi theatre on 16 October19 October and 22 October 2016. 


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25 July 2016

Bolshoi Ballet back in London for another thrilling three-week season!

The tour opened on July 25 with Don Quixote – known as the most ‘Muscovite’ of all the classical ballets. It was first produced by Marius Petipa at the Bolshoi in 1869 since when, it has occupied pride of place in the Bolshoi repertoire. Don Quixote is one of the most popular items in the Theatre’s touring programs.


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24 July 2016

Operalia – Double Victory for Bolshoi Soloists

Bolshoi Theatre Opera soloists Olga Kulchinskaya (soprano) and Bogdan Volkov (tenor) carried off two of the prizes at one of the world’s most prestigious singing competitions – the 2016 Operalia. 


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22 July 2016

Berlioz makes his entrance!

The Bolshoi’s 240th season winds up with the première of the dramatic legend La Damnation de Faust. This is the Company’s first ever staging of a work by Berlioz. 


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08 July 2016

The Street is Our Screen!

In addition to its relays in cinemas and on the internet, this summer the Bolshoi is to initiate open air transmissions of its productions. To this purpose, a special screen has been erected on the famous eight-columned façade of the Theatre’s historic Main Stage which will provide all those standing in the square with an unparalleled opportunity of communing with the arts. The only thing that can prevent members of the public from enjoying the show is the rain…. 


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24 May 2016- 25 May 2016

World Ballet Star Svetlana Zakharova in Ballet Gala performance

World Ballet Star Svetlana Zakharova will dance in Ballet Gala performance on 24 and 25 May 2016 on the Main Stage


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05 May 2016

The Bolshoi Announces its Plans for the Following Season!

Vladimir Urin, General Director of the Bolshoi Theatre, Tugan Sokhiev, the Theatre’s Music Director and Chief Conductor, and Makhar Vaziev, Ballet Director, attended a press conference at which the Theatre’s plans for its next — 241st — season were presented to the public. 


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05 May 2016

The Bolshoi launches its own Video Channel

The Bolshoi Theatre and the BSS Group announce the launching of The Theatre’s official Video Channel.


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26 April 2016

Dance Open Grand Prix goes to Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin

The Dance Open International Ballet Festival, which this year celebrates its 15th jubilee, has just ended in St. Petersburg. The 2016 Dance Open Grand Prix was awarded to the Bolshoi principals Olga Smirnova and Semyon Chudin. Both dancers have already been honoured at this Festival: in 2013, Smirnova carried off the Miss Expressivity award and in 2014 Chudin - the Mister Virtuoso award. The authoritative international jury was headed this year by choreographer Hans van Manen.


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19 April 2016

"I tried to find accurate prototypes for characters in the modern world."

Don Pasquale première for the Bolshoi.


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10 April 2016

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema

The Bolshoi Theatre new version of Don Quixote, one of the most famous Moscow style ballets is to be shown on the world wide screen.


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08 April 2016

A medieval ‘Whodunit’ about Real Love

Dargomyzhsky’s The Stone Guest returns to the Bolshoi


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11 March 2016- 13 March 2016

! PREMIERE ! Alexander Dargomyzhsky "The Stone Guest" (Opera in two acts)

On 11, 12, 13 March 2016 on the Main Stage  will take place the Premiere of the opera  "The Stone Guest" by Alexander Dargomyzhsky


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12 February 2016

The Royal Ballet and The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia announce first co-production

Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet Strapless will receive its world premiere in London tonight and is part of an all Wheeldon mixed programme which includes After the Rain and Within the Golden Hour. The Bolshoi will stage the same programme in 2017. Strapless is inspired by the book by Deborah Davis. 


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02 February 2016- 07 February 2016

! PREMIERE ! Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" (ballet in three acts).

The Premiere of the ballet Ludwig Minkus "Don Quixote" will take place on the Historic Stage on 2, 3, 4, 5 February at 19.00 (7p.m), 6 February at 12.00 and 19.00 (7 p.m.) and 7 February at 14.00 (2 p.m.)


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26 January 2016

Very Popular Music

The hero of the program is bassoon!


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24 January 2016

Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema

Bolshoi Ballet Exclusive on the Big Screen: Maillot’s The Taming of the Shrew.


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20 January 2016- 24 January 2016

Tours of The Hamburg Ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre. "Peer Gynt" (Ballet by John Neumeier).

The Hamburg Ballet will perform the ballet "Peer Gynt" by John Neumeier on the Main Stage of the Bolshoi on 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 January 2016.


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