Big theater- one of the largest in Russia and one of the most significant opera and ballet theaters in the world. The complex of theater buildings is located in the center of Moscow, on Theater Square.

Opening in 1825

The theater opened on January 6 (18), 1825 with the performance "The Triumph of the Muses" - a prologue in verse by M. A. Dmitriev, music by F. E. Scholz, A. N. Verstovsky and A. A. Alyabyev: the plot in allegorical form told how The genius of Russia, having united with the muses, created a new one from the ruins of the burned-out Bolshoi Petrovsky Theater of Medox. The roles were performed by the best Moscow actors: the Genius of Russia - the tragedian P. S. Mochalov, Apollo - the singer N. V. Lavrov, Terpsichore's muse - the leading dancer of the Moscow troupe F. Gyullen-Sor. After the intermission, the ballet "Sandrillon" (Cinderella) was shown to the music of F. Sor, choreographers F.-V. Gyullen-Sor and I. K. Lobanov, the production was moved from the stage of the Theater on Mokhovaya. The performance was repeated the next day. S. Aksakov’s memories of this discovery have been preserved: “The Bolshoi Petrovsky Theater, which arose from old, burnt ruins ... amazed and delighted me ... A magnificent huge building, exclusively dedicated to my favorite art, already with its appearance alone led me into joyful excitement”; and V. Odoevsky, admiring the ballet performance, wrote about this performance as follows: “The brilliance of the costumes, the beauty of the scenery, in a word, all the theatrical splendor was combined here, as well as in the prologue”.In 1842, the theater came under the leadership of the St. Petersburg Directorate of Imperial Theaters; an opera troupe came from St. Petersburg to Moscow. On March 11, 1853, the theater burned down; the fire preserved only the stone outer walls and the colonnade of the main entrance. The architects Konstantin Ton, Alexander Matveev and the chief architect of the Imperial Theaters Albert Kavos were involved in the competition for the restoration of the theater. Won the Kavos project; the theater was restored in three years. Basically, the volume of the building and the layout were preserved, but Kavos slightly increased the height of the building, changed the proportions and completely redesigned the architectural decor, designing the facades in the spirit of early eclecticism. Instead of the alabaster sculpture of Apollo that died in the fire, a bronze quadriga by Peter Klodt was placed above the entrance portico. A plaster double-headed eagle was installed on the pediment - the state emblem Russian Empire. The theater reopened on August 20, 1856. In 1886, the rear side of the building was rebuilt according to the design of the architect E. K. Gernet. In 1895, according to the project of architects K. V. Tersky and K. Ya. Maevsky, a new foundation was laid under the theater building.

Bronze quadriga by Peter Klodt

Troupe

The theater includes ballet and opera troupes, Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater and the Stage Brass Band. At the time of the creation of the theater, the troupe included only thirteen musicians and about thirty artists. At the same time, there was initially no specialization in the troupe: dramatic actors took part in operas, and singers and dancers - in dramatic performances. So, in the composition of the troupe in different time included Mikhail Shchepkin and Pavel Mochalov, who sang in operas by Cherubini, Verstovsky and other composers.

The title of artists of the Imperial Theaters is held by: Actors, directors of troupes, directors, bandmasters, choreographers, orchestra conductors, dancers, musicians, decorators, machinists, lighting inspectors and their assistants, painters, chief costume designer, prompters, wardrobe masters, fencing masters, theater masters, sculptors, overseer music office, figurants, music scribes, choristers and hairdressers; All these persons are considered to be members of public service and are divided into three categories, depending on the talents and the roles and positions they occupy.

By 1785, the troupe had already grown to 80 people, and continued to grow constantly, reaching 500 by the beginning of the 20th century, and by 1990 more than 900 artists.

Throughout the history of the Bolshoi Theater, its artists, artists, directors, conductors, apart from admiration and gratitude from the public, have repeatedly received various recognition from the state (Irina Arkhipova, Yuri Grigorovich, Elena Obraztsova, Ivan Kozlovsky, Evgeny Nesterenko, Maya Plisetskaya, Evgeny Svetlanov, Marina Semyonova, Galina Ulanova).

Theater repertoire

During the existence of the theater, more than 800 works have been staged here. The first production created by the theater troupe was D. Zorin's opera Rebirth (1777). Big success the audience, according to the memoirs of contemporaries, had the premiere of M. Sokolovsky's opera "The Miller - a sorcerer, a deceiver and a matchmaker" (1779). During this period of the theater's existence, the repertoire was quite varied: operas by Russians and Italian composers, dance pictures from Russian folk life, divertissement ballets, performances on mythological subjects.

19th century

By the 1840s, domestic vaudeville operas and romantic operas large form, which was largely facilitated by the administrative activities of the composer A. Verstovsky, in different years music inspector, repertoire inspector and manager of the Moscow theater office. In 1835, the premiere of his opera Askold's Grave took place.

events theater life productions at the opera theater of M. Glinka "Life for the Tsar" (1842) and "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (1845), A. Adam's ballet "Giselle" (1843) become staged. During this period, the theater focuses on the creation of a truly Russian repertoire, mainly a musical epic.

Performance at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Alexander II

The second half of the 19th century in ballet was marked by the activity outstanding choreographer M. Petipa, who staged a number of performances in Moscow, of which one of the most significant is Don Quixote of La Mancha by L. Minkus (1869). At this time, the repertoire was also enriched with the works of P. Tchaikovsky: “Voevoda” (1869), “ Swan Lake"(1877, choreographer Vaclav Reisinger) - both debuts of the composer in opera and ballet - "Eugene Onegin" (1881), "Mazepa" (1884). The premiere of the opera "Cherevichki" by Tchaikovsky in 1887 becomes the conductor's debut of its author. Outstanding operas by composers appear mighty handful»: folk drama"Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky (1888), "The Snow Maiden" (1893) and "The Night Before Christmas" (1898) by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, "Prince Igor" by A. Borodin (1898).

At the same time, works by G. Verdi, Ch. Gounod, J. Bizet, R. Wagner and others are staged at the Bolshoi Theater at this time. foreign composers.

Family Alexander III at the Bolshoi Theater

Late 19th - early 20th century

On turn of XIX and XX centuries, the theater reaches its peak. Many St. Petersburg artists seek the opportunity to participate in performances of the Bolshoi Theater. The names of F. Chaliapin, L. Sobinov, A. Nezhdanova are becoming widely known throughout the world.

In 1912 F. Chaliapin puts in Grand Opera M. Mussorgsky "Khovanshchina". The repertoire includes "Pan Voyevoda", "Mozart and Salieri", "The Tsar's Bride" by Rimsky-Korsakov, "The Demon" by A. Rubinstein, " Ring of the Nibelungs» R. Wagner, verist operas by Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Puccini.

During this period, S. Rachmaninov actively collaborated with the theater, who proved himself not only as a composer, but also as an outstanding opera conductor, attentive to the peculiarities of style performed work and achieving in the performance of operas a combination of extreme temperament with fine orchestral decoration. Rachmaninov improves the organization of the conductor's work - so, thanks to him, it unfolds and is transferred to his own modern place the conductor's stand, formerly located behind the orchestra (facing the stage).

As production designers participate in the creation of performances outstanding artists, participants of the "World of Art" Korovin, Polenov, Bakst, Benois, Golovin.

The first years after the 1917 revolution were marked, first of all, by the struggle to preserve the Bolshoi Theater as such and, secondly, to preserve a certain part of its repertoire. Thus, the operas The Snow Maiden, Aida, La Traviata, and Verdi in general were subjected to ideological criticism. There were also statements about the destruction of the ballet, as "a relic of the bourgeois past." However, despite this, both opera and ballet continue to develop at the Bolshoi.

Choreographer A. A. Gorsky, ballet conductor Yu. new production"Swan Lake".

Choreographers in the spirit of the times are looking for new forms in art. K. Ya. Goleizovsky staged the ballet "Joseph the Beautiful" by S. N. Vasilenko (1925), L. A. Lashchilin and V. D. Tikhomirov - the play "The Red Poppy" by R. M. Glier (1927), which was a huge success with spectators, V. I. Vainonen - the ballet "The Flames of Paris" by B. V. Asafiev (1933).

The opera is dominated by works by M. I. Glinka, A. S. Dargomyzhsky, P. I. Tchaikovsky, A. P. Borodin, N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, M. P. Mussorgsky. In 1927, director V. A. Lossky was born new edition Boris Godunov. Operas are staged Soviet composers— "Trilby" A. I. Yurasovsky(1924), "Love for three oranges" by S. S. Prokofiev (1927).

Also in the 1920s, the theater presents to the public the best operas foreign composers: "Salome" by R. Strauss (1925), "The Wedding of Figaro" by W.-A. Mozart (1926), "Chio-chio-san (Madama Butterfly)" (1925) and "Tosca" (1930) by J. Puccini (“Tosca” turned out to be a failure, despite the emphasis in the production of the “revolutionary line”).

In the 1930s, I. V. Stalin's demand for the creation of a "Soviet opera classics". The works of I. I. Dzerzhinsky, B. V. Asafiev, R. M. Glier are staged. At the same time, a ban is introduced to address the work of contemporary foreign composers.

In 1935, the premiere of D. D. Shostakovich’s opera “Lady Macbeth” was held with great success with the public. Mtsensk district". However, this work, highly appreciated by Soviet and foreign connoisseurs, causes a sharp rejection of the authorities. The article "Muddle Instead of Music", attributed to Stalin and which caused the disappearance of this opera from the repertoire of the Bolshoi, is well known.

During the years of the Great Patriotic War from October 1941 to July 1943 the Bolshoi Theater was evacuated to Kuibyshev.

The theater marks the end of the war with bright premieres of S. Prokofiev’s ballets Cinderella (1945, choreographer R. V. Zakharov) and Romeo and Juliet (1946, choreographer L. M. Lavrovsky), where G. S. Ulanova performs in the main roles .

In subsequent years, the Bolshoi Theater turns to the work of the composers of the “fraternal countries” - Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary (“The Bartered Bride” by B. Smetana (1948), “Pebble” by S. Moniuszko (1949) and others), and also reviews the productions of classical Russian operas (new productions of Eugene Onegin, Sadko, Boris Godunov, Khovanshchina and many others are being created). A significant part of these productions was carried out by the opera director B. A. Pokrovsky, who came to the Bolshoi Theater in 1943. His performances in these years and the next few decades serve as the "face" of the Bolshoi opera.

In the 1950s and 1960s, new productions of operas appeared: Verdi (Aida, 1951, Falstaff, 1962), D. Aubert (Fra Diavolo, 1955), Beethoven (Fidelio, 1954), theater actively cooperates with foreign artists, musicians, artists, directors from Italy, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany. For a short time, Nikolai Gyaurov, who is at the very beginning of his career, enters the troupe of the theater.

The choreographer Yu. N. Grigorovich comes to the Bolshoi, the ballets he created are transferred to the Moscow stage. Stone Flower" S. S. Prokofiev (1959) and "The Legend of Love" by A. D. Melikov (1965), previously staged in Leningrad. In 1964 Grigorovich headed the Bolshoi Ballet. He makes new editions of The Nutcracker (1966) and Swan Lake (1969) by Tchaikovsky, and also stages Spartacus by A. I. Khachaturian (1968).

This performance, created together with the artist Simon Virsaladze and conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, with the participation of virtuoso artists Vladimir Vasilyev, Maris Liepa, Mikhail Lavrovsky, has a phenomenal success with the public and receives the Lenin Prize (1970).

Another event in the life of the theater is the production of Carmen Suite (1967), created by the Cuban choreographer A. Alonso to the music of J. Bizet and R. K. Shchedrin especially for the ballerina M. M. Plisetskaya.

In the 1960s-1980s, advertising posters for the theater's ballet performances were created by Oleg Savostyuk.

In the 1970s and 1980s, V. Vasiliev and M. Plisetskaya acted as choreographers. Plisetskaya staged R. K. Shchedrin’s ballets Anna Karenina (1972), The Seagull (1980), Lady with a Dog (1985), and Vasilyev staged the ballets Icarus by S. M. Slonimsky (1976), Macbeth " K. V. Molchanov (1980), "Annie" V. A. Gavrilin (1986).

The troupe of the Bolshoi Theater often tours, having success in Italy, Great Britain, the USA and many other countries.

Modern period

July 1, 2005 Main stage of the Bolshoi Theater closed for renovation, originally scheduled for completion in 2008. last performance, which took place on the Main Stage before closing, was Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov" (June 30, 2005).

At present, the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater retains many classical productions of opera and ballet performances, but at the same time the theater is striving for new experiments.

In the field of ballet, productions of D. Shostakovich's works The Bright Stream (2003) and Bolt (2005) are being created.

Directors who have already gained fame as drama or film directors are involved in the work on operas. Among them are A. Sokurov, T. Chkheidze, E. Nyakroshyus and others.

Work is underway to "cleanse" the original opera scores from later stratifications and marks, and return them to the author's editions. Thus, a new production of "Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky (2007), "Ruslan and Lyudmila" by M. Glinka (2011) was being prepared.

Some of the new productions of the Bolshoi Theater caused disapproval of a part of the public and honored masters of the Bolshoi. Thus, the scandal accompanied the production of L. Desyatnikov's opera The Children of Rosenthal (2005), largely due to the reputation of the author of the libretto, the writer Vladimir Sorokin. Outrage and rejection of the new play "Eugene Onegin" (2006, director Dmitry Chernyakov) expressed famous singer Galina Vishnevskaya, refusing to celebrate her anniversary on the stage of the Bolshoi, where such productions take place. At the same time, the mentioned performances also have their fans. In March 2010, the Bolshoi Theater, together with Bel Air Media, began broadcasting its performances in cinemas around the world. On March 11, 2012, together with Google Russia, the Bolshoi Theater began broadcasting ballet performances on the YouTube channel in Russia.

History of the Bolshoi Theater

Bolshoi Theater Opera

The theater began with a small private troupe of Prince Peter Urusov. The performances of the talented group often pleased Empress Catherine II, who thanked the prince with the right to direct all the entertainment events of the capital. March 17, 1776 is considered the founding date of the theater - the day when Urusov received this privilege. Already six months after the will of the Empress, the prince erected a wooden building of the Petrovsky Theater on the banks of the Neglinka. But before it could open, the theater burned down. The new building required large financial investments, and Urusov got a partner - the Russified Englishman Medox, a successful entrepreneur and ballet dancer. The construction of the theater cost the British 130,000 silver rubles. The new three-story brick theater opened its doors to the public in December 1780. A few years later, due to financial troubles, the Englishman had to transfer the management of the theater to the state, after which the Melpomene temple began to be called Imperial. In 1805, the building built by Medox burned down.

For several years, the theater troupe performed on the home stage of the Moscow nobility. The new building, which appeared on the Arbat in 1808, was designed by the architect Karl Ivanovich Rossi. But this theater was also destroyed by fire in 1812.

Ten years later, the restoration of the theater began, ending in 1825. But, according to a sad tradition, this building could not escape the fire that happened in 1853 and left behind only the outer walls. The revival of the Bolshoi lasted three years. The chief architect of the Imperial Theatres, Albert Cavos, who supervised the restoration of the building, increased its height, added columns in front of the entrance and a portico, above which towered the bronze quadriga of Apollo by Peter Klodt. The pediment was decorated with a double-headed eagle - the coat of arms of Russia.

In the early 60s of the 19th century, the Bolshoi was rented by an Italian opera troupe. The Italians performed several times a week, while only one day remained for the Russian productions. Competition of two theater groups benefited Russian vocalists who were forced to hone and improve their skills, but the administration’s inattention to national repertoire prevented Russian art from gaining popularity with the audience. A few years later, the directorate had to heed the demands of the public and resume the operas Ruslan and Lyudmila and Rusalka. The year 1969 was marked by the production of The Voyevoda, the first opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, for whom the Bolshoi became the main professional venue. In 1981, the theater's repertoire was enriched with the opera Eugene Onegin.

In 1895, the theater was held overhaul, the end of which was marked by such productions as Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and Rimsky-Korsakov's The Maid of Pskov with Fyodor Chaliapin as Ivan the Terrible.

At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, the Bolshoi became one of the leading centers of theatrical and musical world culture. The theater's repertoire includes the world's best works ("Valkyrie", "Tannhauser", "Pagliacci", "La Boheme") and outstanding Russian operas ("Sadko", "The Golden Cockerel", "The Stone Guest", "The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh" ). On the stage of the theater, great Russian singers and singers shine with their talent: Chaliapin, Sobinov, Gryzunov, Savransky, Nezhdanova, Balanovskaya, Azerskaya; famous Russian artists Vasnetsov, Korovin and Golovin are working on the scenery.

The Bolshoi managed to completely preserve its troupe during revolutionary events And civil war. During the 1917-1918 season, the public saw 170 opera and ballet performances. And in 1919 the theater was awarded the title of "Academic".

The 20s and 30s of the last century became the time of the emergence and development of the Soviet operatic art. For the first time, Love for Three Oranges, Trilby, Ivan the Soldier, Katerina Izmailova by Shostakovich, Quiet Don”, “Battleship Potemkin”.

During the Great Patriotic War, part of the Bolshoi troupe was evacuated to Kuibyshev, where new performances continued to be created. Many theater artists went to the front with concerts. The post-war years were marked by talented productions by the outstanding choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, each performance of which was a notable event in cultural life countries.

From 2005 to 2011, a grandiose reconstruction was carried out in the theater, thanks to which a new foundation appeared under the Bolshoi building, the legendary historical interiors were recreated, and the technical equipment theater, the rehearsal base has increased.

More than 800 performances were born on the stage of the Bolshoi, the premieres of operas by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Arensky, Tchaikovsky took place in the theater. The ballet troupe has always been and remains a welcome guest in any country. Actors, directors, artists and conductors of the Bolshoi have been awarded the most prestigious state and international awards many times.

Description

The Bolshoi Theater has three auditoriums open to the public:

• Historical (main) stage, accommodating 2500 people;
• New stage, opened in 2002 and designed for 1000 spectators;
• Beethoven Hall with 320 seats, famous for its unique acoustics.

The historical stage appears to visitors in the form in which it was in the second half of the century before last and is a semicircular hall with four tiers, decorated with gold and red velvet. Above the heads of the audience is the legendary chandelier with 26,000 crystals, which appeared in the theater in 1863 and illuminates the hall with 120 lamps.

The new stage is open at the address: Bolshaya Dimitrovka street, building 4, building 2. During large-scale reconstruction all repertoire performances of the Bolshoi were staged here, and currently New stage there are tours of foreign and Russian theaters.

The Beethoven Hall was opened in 1921. Spectators are fascinated by its Louis XV-style interior: silk-lined walls, magnificent crystal chandeliers, Italian stucco, walnut floors. The hall is designed for chamber and solo concerts.

Every spring, two varieties of tulips bloom in front of the theater building - rich pink "Galina Ulanova" and bright red "Bolshoi Theatre", bred by the Dutch breeder Lefeber. At the beginning of the last century, the florist saw Ulanova on the stage of the Bolshoi. Lefeber was so impressed with the talent of the Russian ballerina that he created new varieties of tulips specifically in honor of her and the theater in which she shone. The image of the Bolshoi Theater building can be seen on many postage stamps and on hundred-ruble denomination banknotes.

Information for visitors

Theater address: Theater Square, 1. You can get to the Bolshoi by walking along Teatralnaya Proyezd from the Teatralnaya and Okhotny Ryad". From the station "Revolution Square" you will reach the Bolshoi by crossing the square of the same name. From the station "Kuznetsky most" you need to go along Kuznetsky most street, and then turn to the Theater Square.

You can buy tickets for the Bolshoi's productions both on the theater's website - www.bolshoi.ru, and at the box office opened in the Administration Building (daily from 11.00 to 19.00, break from 15.00 to 16.00); in the building of the Historical Stage (daily from 12.00 to 20.00, break from 16.00 to 18.00); in the building of the New Stage (daily from 11.00 to 19.00, break from 14.00 to 15.00).

The cost of tickets varies from 100 to 10,000 rubles, depending on the performance, the time of the performance and the place in the auditorium.

The Bolshoi Theater has a comprehensive security system, which includes video surveillance and the mandatory passage of all visitors through a metal detector. Do not take piercing and sharp objects with you - they will not let you into the theater building with them.

Children are allowed to evening performances from the age of 10. Until this age, the child can attend morning performances on a separate ticket. Children under 5 years old are not allowed in the theater.

IN historic building theater on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays guided tours telling about the architecture of the Bolshoi and its past.

For those wishing to buy something to remember the Bolshoi Theater daily, from 11.00 to 17.00, a souvenir shop is open. To get into it, you need to enter the theater through entrance number 9A. Visitors who come to the performance can enter the store directly from the Bolshoi building before or after the performance. Landmark: left wing of the theatre, ground floor, next to the Beethoven Hall.

Photo and video filming is not allowed in the theatre.

When going to the Bolshoi Theater, calculate your time - after the third call you will not be able to enter the hall!

Where the Bolshoi Theater is located is of interest to many art lovers. After all, this is one of major theaters Russia, one of the most significant opera and ballet theaters in the world. It should be noted right away that the complex of buildings that belong to the Bolshoi Theater is located in the very center of Moscow on Theater Square.

Significance of the Bolshoi Theater

Everyone who wants to get to the production strives to find out where the Bolshoi Theater is located. After all, during its existence since 1776, when it was founded, more than 800 performances were staged here. IN different periods the repertoire was as varied as possible - both operas by domestic and Italian composers, and dance pictures of folk life, and classical performances on mythological subjects.

Today, the repertoire still remains a large number of classical productions are ballet and opera premieres, which are held annually at the Bolshoi Theater. But the team is not averse to experimenting. For example, fundamentally new ballet works are staged. So, in 2003, "The Bright Stream" was released, and in 2005, "Bolt" based on the works of Shostakovich.

Theater repertoire

World-famous directors are involved in the work, not only theater directors, but also filmmakers. These are Alexander Sokurov, Temur Chkheidze, Eymuntas Nyakroshus.

Careful and scrupulous work is underway to return to the original scores, author's editions of the works. Modern directors free them from marks and stratifications that appeared in more later years. For example, the production of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky, as well as Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Glinka, was prepared in this way.

At the same time, some productions cause a clear disapproval of the public and critics, not all experiments and experiments go well. So, the scandal accompanied the appearance on the stage of the opera by Leonid Desyatnikov called "Children of Rosenthal". This was largely due to the ambiguous attitude towards the figure of the author of the libretto - the famous Russian writer Vladimir Sorokin.

Sharply criticized the Bolshoi Theater legendary singer Galina Vishnevskaya after the release of the updated play "Eugene Onegin" by work of the same name Alexander Pushkin. She even refused to celebrate her anniversary on the stage of the theater, where such productions take place.

But still, most of the works cause constant delight, so it is important for many to find out where the Bolshoi Theater is located.

How to get to the theater by metro

There are several options to arrive at the premiere. This article details where the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow is located. It is located at the address: Theater Square, building 1.

To get to it, you can use the metropolitan metro. To do this, you need to get to the Teatralnaya station and follow the signs "Exit to the Bolshoi Theater".

Knowing where the Bolshoi Theater is located, you can easily get to it by metro. Moreover, there is another route option. You can get off at Okhotny Ryad station. In this case, you will need to head towards the exit to Theater Square.

Now that you know where the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow is located, the address of this cultural institution, you can easily find it as soon as you exit the metro to the surface.

How to get there by car

If you prefer private transport to public transport, then it is important for you to carefully study where the Bolshoi Theater is located.

You can drive your own car in three different ways. For example, along Mokhovaya street. When you get to this street, drive straight ahead without turning anywhere. So you will find yourself, in the end, on Theater Square, where the purpose of your trip is located - the Moscow Bolshoi Theater.

The second option is to choose the direction along Tverskaya street. You have to drive towards the city center. In this case, from Tverskaya you will get to Teatralny Proezd Street, which will lead you directly to the Bolshoi Theater.

And finally, the last option. Drive along Petrovka street. Just do not forget that one-way traffic is organized on it. At the end of the street you will go straight to the Bolshoi Theatre.

Opening hours of the Bolshoi Theater

The operating hours of the Bolshoi Theater strictly correlate with the time at which performances are released. Therefore, for the audience, first of all, the time of the box office is important. It is important to know what time it makes sense to go for tickets.

There are several ticket offices where you can always buy tickets for premiere and current productions. Firstly, these are cash desks in the administrative building. It is located to the left of the subway exit from the Okhotny Ryad or Teatralnaya station. The opening hours of this cash desk are from 11:00 am to 20:00 pm. There are no days off, but daily from 15:00 to 16:00 at the box office there is a break.

The box office located in the New Stage building is also constantly working, we will tell you more about it later. It is also open seven days a week from 11 am to 8 pm. That's just a break here at a different time - from 14 to 15 hours.

The box office in the building of the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theater opens daily at 11 am and closes only at 8 pm. The cash desk is open seven days a week, a break from 16 to 18 hours.

There is also a permanent cash desk in the GUM building. It is located on the first floor of the first line. Open daily, seven days a week, from 11 am to 8 pm.

Features of the cash desk

It is important to never forget that on the first day when the advance sale of tickets is announced, as a rule, this happens on Saturdays, the ticket offices located in the management building open at 10 am.

Attention! On days when morning performances are organized at the Bolshoi Theater, the box office in the buildings of the New and Historical Stages opens for visitors at 10 am. There is another rule that is important to remember. One hour before the start of the performance, the box office starts selling tickets only for the upcoming performance. You will have to buy a ticket for another performance at another time.

New stage building

The new stage of the Bolshoi Theater was solemnly opened in 2002. It also hosts opera and ballet performances. Where is the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater located? The address of this cultural institution can be found in this article.

To get to the performance at this site, you have to go to Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, Building 4, Building 2. There is no fundamental difference in how to get to the New Stage. You can use the same car routes and tips for getting around on the subway. The thing is that the New Stage is located in close proximity to the main building. It is located across Shchepkinsky Proyezd and also overlooks Theater Square. Directly in front of it is the building of the Russian Academic Youth Theater, which, like the BT itself, directly overlooks the Theater Square.

Now you know where the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater is located.

History of the New Stage

Finding out where the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater is located has become important relatively recently. After all, it only opened in 2002.

Construction of the building began in 1995. The building appeared on the site of historic apartment buildings. With great scrupulousness, the designers approached the design of the auditorium. It was built according to sketches created by the famous stage designer and designer Leon Bakst, revised by the Soviet and Russian muralist Zurab Tsereteli.

The first production at the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater was the opera The Snow Maiden by Rimsky-Korsakov. It is noteworthy that during the reconstruction of the main stage of the Bolshoi Theater, which lasted from 2005 to 2011, the entire repertoire of the theater was performed on the New Stage.

BIG THEATER

The oldest theater opera and ballet in Russia. Official name- State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. IN colloquial speech the theater is called simply Big.

Hall of the Bolshoi Theatre:

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The Bolshoi Theater, or to be precise, the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Russia, is one of the largest institutions of its kind in the world. It is located in the very center of the capital - on the Theater Square. It is considered one of the greatest cultural assets of the city of Moscow, Russian Federation and all mankind.

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The Bolshoi Theater is the most famous Russian theater institution in the world. Its portico is crowned by the patron of the arts, Apollo, in a quadriga - a chariot drawn by four galloping horses. This composition is familiar to all lovers of the classical musical art both our country and far beyond its borders. All figures on the portico are hollow and made of sheet copper. The composition was made by talented Russian masters of the 18th century under the guidance of the sculptor Pimenov.

The building alone is a great aesthetic, historical and cultural value. And the work, boiling within the walls of this temple of arts, adds to it love and respect all over the world and, of course, in Russia. The Bolshoi Theater is a national and world treasure, a symbol of Russian culture.

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The theater was born in the distant 1776. Over the past years, he went through considerable tests: he burned several times, was evacuated during the war, and during stormy revolutionary years they even tried to shut it down. But there have always been people in Russia who are ready to support art in Hard times. The building was reconstructed more than once, the last one was in the 60s of the last century. As you know, everything is transient, but music is eternal. The theater survived and passed a glorious creative path with dignity.

• The troupe includes over 900 ballet, opera, orchestra, choir and mimams dancers.
• When creating the performance, representatives of another 90 professions, workers of art and production workshops and the staging part are also involved.
• Up to seven hundred people work on one performance.
• There is an opera ballet troupe, the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater and the stage brass band.

Many singers, musicians, ballerinas, choreographers, conductors dream of working in this troupe. But only the best of them, true professionals with great talent, such an honor falls.

Throughout their history, artists of the Bolshoi Theater have repeatedly received recognition from governments, regardless of what the political course of the state was. And the gratitude and admiration of the public is what accompanied the temple of art constantly and invariably.

It is not surprising that the Bolshoi Theater is one of the most respected cultural institutions not only in Russia, but throughout the world; its troupe is truly unrivaled.

Repertoire

For all the time, more than eight hundred works have been staged at the Bolshoi Theater, many of which were taken on international tours. Our artists have had tremendous success in Italy, USA, UK and many other countries.

And now, many classical productions of ballet and opera performances have been preserved.

• These are the operas Boris Godunov, Carmen, The Golden Cockerel, The Queen of Spades, Eugene Onegin, Rigoletto, Ruslan and Lyudmila, The Marriage of Figaro, Turandot and others.
• These are the ballets La Bayadère, Giselle, Carmen Suite, Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Spartacus, The Nutcracker. And many more that have stood the test of time.

These classic pieces have been popular with audiences for centuries. But the theater is also striving for experiments, constantly staging opera and ballet performances that are not yet familiar to the general public. These novelties also have their fans.

The building is busy all day long. And in the evening, the Bolshoi Theater is filled with elegant spectators. They admire the beauty and nobility of the building, its interior. And with the first clear sound of a live orchestra, they freeze and plunge into the enchantingly beautiful world of music and dance, filled with some kind of elusive and unique originality of Russian art.