Description of the Russian theater in English. Bolshoi Theater in English

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one). People live a very busy life nowadays, so they have little time to spare. 2). Still they try their best to make use of those rare hours of leisure. 3). Some people find it a pleasure to go to the theatre. four). The theater is one of the most ancient kinds of arts. 5). For centuries people have come to the theater for different aims: to relax, to be amused and entertained, to have a good laugh, to enjoy the acting of their favorite actors and actresses.
6). Some people like drama, others are fond of musical comedy. 7). The subtlest theater-lovers prefer ballet and opera. eight). In our country there are a lot of theaters: big and small, new and old, famous and not very well known. 9), The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow is among the most famous theaters in the world. ten). Wonderful operas and ballets are staged in this theatre. eleven). The names of Ulanova, Plisetskaya, Maximova, Vasiliev, Arkhipova, Sotkilava and others are known worldwide.
12). The other popular most Moscow theaters are the Maly Theatre, the Satire Theatre, the Vachtangov Theatre, the Variety Theater and others. 13). Young spectators attend the Children's Musical Theater and the Puppet Theater more willingly. 14). All these and lots of other theaters present a great variety of shows. 15). That makes a spectator feel somewhat at a loss what theater to choose. 16). In this case it may turn out useful to consult a billboard and find out what and where is on. 17). Sometimes you may face a difficulty of another kind: that is of getting tickets. 18). If you don" t feel like standing in a queue for tickets at the box-office, you may book them beforehand.
19). Ticket prices vary according to the seats. twenty). The better seats at the theater are in the stalls and in the dress circle. 21). They are rather expensive seats. 22). Boxes, of course, are the best seats and the most expensive, too. 23). Those people who are short of money, take seats in the gallery, in the balcony or in the upper balcony. 24). Tickets for afternoon performances are cheaper than those for evening performances.

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one). People these days live very busy lives, so they don't have much free time. 2). Yet they try to make good use of their rare leisure hours. 3). Some people enjoy going to the theatre. four). Theater is one of the most ancient forms of art. 5). For centuries, people have been going to the theater for various purposes: to relax, to have fun, to laugh, to enjoy the performance of their favorite actors and actresses.
6). Someone likes drama, someone is fond of musical comedy. 7). The most sophisticated theater-goers prefer ballet and opera. eight). There are many theaters in our country: large and small, new and old, famous and not very well known. 9). The Bolshoi Theater in Moscow is among the most famous in the world. ten). Excellent operas and ballets are staged in this theatre. eleven). The names of Ulanova, Plisetskaya, Maximova, Vasiliev, Arkhipova, Sotkilava and others are known all over the world.
12). Other most popular Moscow theaters are the Maly Theatre, the Theater of Satire, the Theater. Vakhtangov, Variety Theater and others. 13). Young viewers visit the Children's Musical Theater and the Puppet Theatre. fourteen). All these and many other theaters give many different performances. fifteen). Because of this, the viewer is sometimes at a loss as to which theater to choose. 16). In this case, it may be useful to look at the poster and find out what goes where. 17). Sometimes you may face a different kind of difficulty - how to get tickets. eighteen). If you do not want to stand in line for tickets at the box office, you can order them in advance.
19). Ticket prices vary by seat. twenty). The best seats in the theater are in the stalls and in the mezzanine. 21). They are quite expensive. 22). Lodges are, of course, the best places, and also the most expensive. 23). Those who do not have much money take tickets to the gallery, to the balcony or the upper balcony. 24). Daytime performance tickets are cheaper than evening performances.

The Bolshoi Theater English: Bol'shoy teatr or Bolshoi theater is a landmark of not only theatrical Moscow but also of Russia as a whole. Located in the very heart of Moscow, close to the Kremlin , it holds opera and ballet performances based on the world’s best classical oeuvres, and the Bolshoi company has been considered one of the world’s leaders for decades. Going to this theater will definitely be an unforgettable experience, but bear in mind that tickets to the most renowned productions are sold out long before the date of the performance. After the renovation that was finished in 2011, this, Moscow’s oldest public theatre, began to live up to its full potential. It has regained its bygone magnificence and its acoustics as well as the double-headed eagles, the symbol of 19th-century Imperial Russia, are famous around the world. The Bolshoi is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful theaters in Europe today. Besides attending performances, connoisseurs of the history of art also have the opportunity to join guided tours of the theater and the museum .

OPERA AND BALLET

The history of the Bolshoi Theater is closely associated with dozens of names that left a deep mark on world culture: Yury Grigorovich, Vladimir Vasilyev, Maya Plisetskaya, Galina Ulanova, Yekaterina Maksimova, Māris Liepa, Galina Vishnevskaya, Zurab Sotkilava, and many other stars of the opera and of the ballet.

According to Tugan Sokhiev, the musical director of the Bolshoi, the Bolshoi is “the first national musical theater of Russia”. The staples of its repertoire are mostly masterpieces of the Russian musical theater of the 19th and 20th centuries, for example Russian opera classics such as Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, Borodin's Prince Igor, The Queen of Spades, Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's Bride and The Snow Maiden, and Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District-one of the greatest operas of the 20th century. Some international favorites are also staged here: La Traviata, La Boheme, carmen, Manon Lescaut, etc.

The permanent Bolshoi ballet company has an exceptionally strong team of soloists. At the same time, the theater actively attracts iconic performers, particularly prominent Russians such as Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Hibla Gerzmava, Ildar Abdrazakov, Olga Peretyatko, and Yekaterina Gubanova.

The Bolshoi sees the mission of its ballet as preserving the classical repertoire and ensuring its masterful performance. Today, it stages the following ballets: The Nutcracker, sleeping beauty and swan lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, La Bayadere by Ludwig Minkus, Georges Balanchine's Jewels, Onegin to Tchaikovsky's music, Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian, Legend of Love by Arif Melikov, and others. Svetlana Zakharova is the most reputed prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre, the only La Scala étoile among Russian ballet dancers.

The Bolshoi is always eager to present the best pieces of world theater art to its audience. For this purpose, it invites distinguished European conductors, directors, artists, scenic designers and performers for its own productions as well as hosting guest performances of the world’s major musical theaters (La Scala, Royal Opera House, Hamburg State Opera, etc.).

THE STAGES AND SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES

There are three stages in the Bolshoi Theatre: the Historic Stage, the New Stage, and Beethoven Hall. If you are going to the theater and wishing to see not only a ballet or an opera performance but also the famous theater building with its splendid hall, you should opt for productions mounted on the Historic Stage. The New Stage constructed in 2002 is located in a separate building to the left of the Bolshoi. As for Beethoven Hall, it was built after the renovation of 2011 on the first floor of the Bolshoi Theater historic building. It now holds concerts and performances for children.

The Bolshoi mounts productions seasonally. For example, The Nutcracker is only staged in winter, in the second half of December and sometimes during the New Year holiday week, too (there are individual repertoires for each season). The famous swan lake has been held in autumn (mostly in September) and in January for the last three years.

Tickets to the Historic and New Stages become available three months before the performance and those to Beethoven Hall can be purchased two months in advance. The sale of tickets begins with the pre-sale in box offices, and only then are the tickets left sold through the website and official distributors. Please note that there is an immense demand for iconic performances, so tickets are often sold out during the pre-sale period.

ORIGINS

The Bolshoi was built as a private theater in 1771. It owns its existence to Peter Urusov, the prosecutor appointed by Catherine the Great Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796 to a ten-year privilege of organizing performances, balls, masquerades and other entertainments. Originally, the theater was named Petrovsky after Petrovka Street English: ulitsa Petrovka or Petrovka street in the center of Moscow. Later, Urusov invited English entrepreneur Michael Maddox to join the project. Maddox had come to Russia at the age of 19 as an equilibrist and the manager of “mechanical and physical representations”. Petrovsky Theater became the first public theater in Moscow. However, its owners were deeply in debt, and in 1805 the theater was destroyed by fire. After that, the theater and all its debts were nationalised. The company performed for almost 20 years at different stages until it found its new home at Teatralnaya Square English: Teatralnaya ploshchad or Theater Square in 1825. The building was designed by , the key Moscow architect of that time. It amazed Muscovites with its majestic size, and soon the name acquired a “prefix” to become the Bolshoi “bolshoi” is Russian for “large” or “grand” Petrovsky Theatre. It became the central theater of Moscow.

The fire of 1853 destroyed the theater almost completely. The scorched walls and portico columns “adorned” the square for a few years. However, the theater was restored in record-breaking time (18 months!), appearing before the public in even more grandeur in August 1856 to host the coronation of Alexander II the Emperor of Russia from 1855 until his assassination in 1881.

The theater renovation tender was won by Alberto Cavos, the chief architect of imperial theatres. The new building differed a lot from the previous one: it was almost four meters higher, another pediment was added to the facade, and a cast bronze quadriga was installed instead of Apollo’s troika. This appearance has been preserved until the present day and is recognizable all over the world.

Emperors of Russia lived in Saint Petersburg but kept the ancient tradition of coming to the Kremlin for coronations. The “eighth sacrament” ceremony would be held in Uspensky Cathedral English: Uspensky Cathedral or Assumption Cathedral, after which the Emperor, his guests and retinue would leave Moscow for a solemn celebration in the northern capital. Interestingly, it was decided to celebrate coronations in Moscow after the Bolshoi Theater was reopened in 1856. The theater gave a special performance in honor of the occasion, and the Emperor’s monogram was depicted above the entrance to the imperial box.

INTERIOR

Cavos paid a lot of attention to the auditorium, making it six-tier to accommodate 2,300 people. The hall has a shape of a violin, with the orchestra pit situated in the narrow part. Cavos was an ingenious acoustician: each element of décor contributes to the sound. He invented lots of unusual solutions: all panels in the hall are made of fir tree used as a tonewood in violins, cellos and guitars. Moldings on the balconies are made not of plaster but of papier-mâché, which not only fails to absorb sound but also resonates it. Multiple acoustic cavity resonators are provided in the auditorium. All the decorations and fabric were fully renovated during the 2005–2011 renovation of the historic building.

The hall interior is an elegant union of Renaissance and Byzantine style based on the combination of white, golden and bright raspberry colours. The ultimate pearl in the crown is the magnificent crystal chandelier with tens of thousands of elements. The chandelier is 9 m high and 6 m in diameter, weighing 2,200 kg. It was manufactured for the Bolshoi in France in 1863. 30 years later, the original gas jets were transformed into electric lamps, and the chandelier hasn’t changed since then.

The chandelier is hanging from the center of a fine painting Apollo and the Muses created by academic painter Alexey Titov in the 19th century. Interestingly, the painter included an Easter egg by replacing Polyhymnia, the canonical Muse of religious hymns, by the Muse of pictorial arts he invented. You can see her with a palette and a brush in her hands.

During the renovation, the majesty of the auditorium enfilades was also restored: the Lobby, the White Foyer, the Choral, the Exhibition and the Round and Beethoven Halls. The ceiling paintings were restored in the White Foyer: they might look like chiseled plasterwork, but this is a trick of the light provided by the grisaille technique. The Emperor's box is entered from the central part of the White Foyer. Above the entrance, you can see the monogram of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia: the Russian letter “Н” intertwined with the Roman numeral II.

Beethoven Hall and the Round Hall are astoundingly splendid. We can see them today exactly the same as they were in 1895, when they were renovated for the coronation of Nicholas II. After the reconstruction, Beethoven Hall regained its imperial symbols that had been lost during the Soviet era: molded crowns and the imperial monogram. The walls are upholstered with red fabric, the restoration of which required nearly five years of surveys and renovation works. The red satin was woven manually on Jacquard looms using 19th-century technology. Only 5 or 6 cm of fabric per day could be manufactured using this technique, while 700 m was required to cover the walls of the two halls.

HISTORIC BUILDING GUIDED TOURS

Tickets to the Bolshoi Theater cost a pretty penny today. If you don't have enough money or time to see a performance on the Historic Stage, you should pay attention to the theater tours. Guided tours in English and Russian are run a few times a week in the morning, starting from the central entrance. You’d better get in a queue in advance, as the demand is huge and seats are limited. Box offices open at 11 a.m. Tourists are let in to purchase the tickets (the prices are specified on the official website) and then proceed to a tour, which lasts one hour.

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The Bolshoi Theater is one of the oldest and biggest theaters in Russia. It is also one of the most renowned opera and ballet theaters in the world. People sometimes call it shortly "The Bolshoi" and it is situated in the central part of Moscow. Originally it was an Imperial theatre. The architect who designed the building of The Bolshoi was Joseph Bove. It was built between 1821 and 1824. Since then, the building was renovated and rebuilt several times. However, it kept its original imperial decorations. Today, it’s not simply the building of the theater but it is also an outstanding landmark of Moscow. The neoclassical view of The Bolshoi can be seen on the Russian 100-ruble banknote. The theater is always associated with opera and ballet. It has been the site for many notable premiers. Among them, Rachmaninoff's "Aleko", Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov", Tchaikovsky's "The Voyevoda" and "Mazeppa". Ballet repertoire includes Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”, Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”, Adam’s “Giselle” and several others. Many productions are based on classical works of Russian composers. However, the works of such Italian composers as Verdi, Rossini and Puccini are also staged. The Bolshoi Theater is well-known throughout the world. It is frequently visited by tourists and guests of Moscow. There is another interesting theatre, which is also beloved by visitors. It is The Bolshoi's sibling - The Maly Theatre. It is located next to The Bolshoi Theater but specializes in dramas.

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The Bolshoi Theater is one of the oldest and largest theaters in Russia. It is also one of the most famous opera and ballet theaters in the world. People sometimes briefly call it "Bolshoy" and it is located in the central part of Moscow. It was originally the Imperial Theatre. The architect who designed the building for the Bolshoi is Joseph Bove. It was built between 1821 and 1824. Since then, the building has been renovated and rebuilt several times. However, it retained its original imperial decorations. Today it is not just a theater building, but also an outstanding landmark of Moscow. A neoclassical view of the Bolshoi Theater can be seen on the Russian 100 ruble note. This theater is always associated with opera and ballet. It has become the venue for many notable premieres. Among them are "Aleko" by Rachmaninov, "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgsky, "Voevoda" and "Mazepa" by Tchaikovsky. The ballet repertoire includes Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Adam's Giselle and a number of others. Many productions are based on classical works by Russian composers. However, works by Italian composers such as Verdi, Rossini and Puccini are also staged. The Bolshoi Theater is well known all over the world. It is often visited by tourists and guests of Moscow. There is another interesting theater which is also a favorite among visitors. This is the twin of the Bolshoi Theater - the Maly Theater. It is located next to the Bolshoi Theater but specializes in dramas.

The Bolshoi Theater is one of the oldest theaters in Moscow, it has the world famous operas and ballets.

The history of the started from March of 1776, when Prince Petr Urusiv received the highest assent of Empress Catherine II "... Contain any kind of theatrical presentation, as well as concerts, and masquerades”. The Bolshoi was founded more than 40 years after the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. Prince began the construction of the theater, which was located on the Petrovka Street on the right bank of the Neglinka River. Theater was named Petrovsky. But theater Urusova burned down even before its opening, and the Prince passed the constraction to his business partner, the British entrepreneur Michael Maddox.

Maddox built the Petrovsky Theater. Maddox's Petrovsky Theater stood for 25 years, but on October 8, 1805 building burned down.
The new building was constructed by Carlo Rossi on Arbat Square. However, it was built from a wood and it burned down in 1812, during the invasion of Napoleon.
In 1821 the new construction began on the Bolshoi Theater at the original location. Bolshoi Theater construction was a real event in Moscow at the beginning of the XIX century. Beautiful building in classical style, decorated inside in red and gold tones, according to contemporaries, was the best theater in Europe and scale only second after Milan "La Scala". The current building was designed by Osip Bove (who oversaw the repairs of Moscow after the great, Napoleonic fire of 1812) and Andrei Mikhailov, was completed in 1824.

Since then, the theater has its unusual name of the Bolshoi. The audience first saw the opera "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgsky, "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky from its stage. The premier of the beautiful Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" took a place here. In the late 19th - early 20th centuries Bolshoi achieved its peak of the fame. Fyodor Shalyapin amazed audience by his powerful opera voice. Sergei Rakhmaninov wrote his music for the Bolshoi and later he became its conductor.

The Revolution brought a lot of changes. The status of the Imperial Theater was immediately withdrawn and Bolshoi Theater was left without financial support. 1922 was decisive for the Bolshoi. Lunocharsky (he was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and the first Soviet People "s Commissar of Enlightenment responsible for culture and education) stood up for the theater and was saved. Repertoire has changed of course according to the spirit of the time, but the classical works of operas and ballets by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka continued to be placed.

1941 - Beginning of the War with Germany and evacuation of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. A bomb fell in the theater's building; and the troupe was evacuated to the Kuibyshev. Despite of War was still going on in 1943; a troupe returned to Moscow and resumed work. September 26 was a joyous event - the first day of the performance after a long break.

The second half of the 20th century is a landmark in the life of the Bolshoi Theater. Because of the whole world learned about the Russian ballet. Well-known ballet dancers Maya Plesetskaya, Maris Liepa, Galina Ulanova preformed on its stage. "Carmen" and "Spartacus" have got the greatest feedback in the hearts of the audience. Bolshoi Theater started touring. It had a huge success in Italy, USA, United Kingdom and many other countries.

In present days the Bolshoi Theater offers well-known works of meters of Russian classics: Beethoven, Puccini, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and new composers who bring a lot of different brightness and expression. The young ballets authors (Neumeier, Balanchine, Wheeldon) are placed at the Bolshoi theater stage. Desyatnikov's operas are very popular now.

Of course, it is no secret that buy tickets to the Bolshoi Theater have always been problematic. I recommend you to take care of it in advice, before your trip. You can do it via Bolshoi Theater official website or through a travel agency.

Bolshoi Theater gave us a lot of nuggets, which were cut and turned into sparkling diamonds via hard work on the Moscow Bolshoi Theater stage. The playbills of Bolshoi Theater have always been diverse, and everyone can choose a play to own liking. I'm sure you will too.

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