Bolshoi Theatre - Moscow
29 March 2024

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La bohème

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Des guenilles de haute couture
7 Feb 22 / Forum Opéra
Tosca

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Cessez d'opératiser!
17 Oct 21 / Forum Opéra
Les pêcheurs de perles

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Minimalismo madreperla
6 Oct 21 / L'Ape musicale
Mazeppa

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Opera blockbuster at Bolshoi Theatre
9 Jul 21 / Broadway World
Salome

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Salomé de Hurlevent
27 May 21 / Forum Opéra
Tosca

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

La terza Roma non ha tremato
30 Apr 21 / L'Ape musicale
Don Carlo

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Majestueux
19 Apr 21 / Forum Opéra
Anna Netrebko to open Bolshoi Theatre with ‘Don Carlo’
The Bolshoi Theatre has announced that the 245th season will open in September with Verdi’s “Don Carlo” starring Anna Netrebko in her role debut as Elisabetta.
Boris Godunov

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Jamais meilleur qu’à domicile
10 Nov 20 / Forum Opéra
Rusalka

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Quand le père détrône le prince
26 Sep 20 / Forum Opéra
The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Au Bolchoï, un Tsar Saltan pour émerveiller
27 Mar 20 / Wanderer
Sadko

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 3

Le retour du fils prodigue
15 Mar 20 / Wanderer
“Sadko” premiers to mixed reviews
19 Feb 20 / The Moscow Times
Tcherniakov à Rimskiland
19 Feb 20 / Forum Opéra
Manon Lescaut

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Presque exaucé?
18 Dec 19 / Forum Opéra
The Queen of Spades

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Hyper romantique Dame de Pique
2 Dec 19 / Forum Opéra
Der Idiot

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Un spectacle d’une rare intelligence
2 Dec 19 / Opera Gazet (French)
The Government Inspector

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

L’esprit de Gogol s’est évaporé dans le folklore
25 Oct 19 / Opera Gazet (French)
Don Carlo

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Verdi, con dignità
27 Jun 19 / L'Ape musicale
Manon Lescaut

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Un ottimo successo di pubblico per il primo capolavoro del Maestro Giacomo Puccini
10 Jan 19 / Operaclick (Italian)
Der Idiot

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 2

Nero, rosso, verde
19 Oct 17 / L'Ape musicale
On a vu l'Idiot de Mieczysław Weinberg au Théâtre Bolchoï
12 Oct 17 / Bachtrack (French)
Der Idiot

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Weinberg, le mieux possible
10 Jul 17 / Forum Opéra
Manon Lescaut

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Manon, l'anima e il feticcio
19 Oct 16 / L'Ape musicale
Anna Netrebko singt am Bolschoi-Theater
Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" zum ersten Mal in Moskau
Boris Godunov

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

An historical revival of Boris Godunov
30 May 16 / The Opera Critic
The Stone Guest

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Dargomyzhsky's The Stone Guest premieres at the Bolshoi
24 May 16 / The Opera Critic
Carmen

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Bizet's 'Carmen' sputters at the Bolshoi
28 Sep 15 / The Moscow Times
Rigoletto

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 2

Une première mondiale de Rigoletto au Bolchoï
1 Jan 15 / Russia beyond the Headlines
Circus-themed 'Rigoletto' unlike any seen at Bolshoi Theater
31 Dec 14 / The Moscow Times
Don Carlo

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Substitutes hold together Bolshoi's 'Don Carlo'
21 Jan 14 / The Moscow Times
Bolshoi prepares for 'Don Carlo,' minus a conductor
"Don Carlo" opens this week on the Bolshoi's Main Stage for an initial run of six performances, butwithout its originally planned conductor, Vasily Sinaisky.
Boris Godunov

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Boris Godunov chez lui au Bolchoï
29 Apr 14 / ResMusica
The Love for Three Oranges

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

The Love for Three Oranges - a satirical classic
21 Nov 12 / The Opera Critic
Le coq d'or

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Sarcastique modernité
20 Nov 12 / Concertclassic.com
La Traviata

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

12 years on, 'La Traviata' returns to the Bolshoi
13 Nov 12 / The Moscow Times
Charodeyka

Bolshoi Theatre


No. of reviews: 1

Tchaikovsky's 'Enchantress' premiers at Bolshoi
3 Jul 12 / The Moscow Times
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Performance schedule
Shostakovich
14 Sep 2023 to 7 Apr 2024
Bizet
12 Oct 2023 to 31 Mar 2024
Rossini
18 Oct 2023 to 21 Apr 2024
Giordano
2 Nov 2023 to 14 Apr 2024
Mussorgsky
9 Nov 2023 to 25 May 2024
Berlioz
7 Dec 2023 to 19 May 2024
Tchaikovsky
15 Dec 2023 to 9 May 2024
Mozart
22 Dec 2023 to 31 May 2024
Rimsky-Korsakov
4 Jan to 31 Mar 2024
Bizet
10 Jan to 23 May 2024
Verdi
24 Jan to 12 May 2024
Mozart
26 Jan to 19 May 2024
Rimsky-Korsakov
8 Feb to 5 May 2024
Puccini
3 to 7 Apr 2024
Rimsky-Korsakov
11 to 14 Apr 2024
Rubtsov
25 to 28 Apr 2024
Frid
4 to 5 May 2024
Zimmermann
4 to 5 May 2024
Rossini
15 to 16 May 2024

News & Articles

Valery Gergiev to become General Director of Bolshoi Theatre
According to Opera Magazine, the Russian conductor will replace Vladimir Urin and will remain head of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Gergiev will be the first leader of both major Russian theaters for the first time since Tsarist times.
16 Nov 2023 / OperaWire
Bolshoi Theatre cancels shows by directors who spoke out over Ukraine
Moscow venue drops Timofey Kulyabin’s opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov’s ballet Nureyev.
3 May 2022 / The Guardian
Poutine propose à Valery Gergiev de prendre la direction du Bolchoï
Le chef d'orchestre, qui n'a pas semblé décliner cette invitation, deviendrait ainsi un personnage omnipotent dans la vie musicale russe, régnant sur les deux principaux Opéras du Pays.
29 Mar 2022 / Diapason
Pressed about Putin, Russian conductor quits Bolshoi
The Bolshoi music director, Tugan Sokhiev, said he was “asked to choose one cultural tradition” over another and denounce President Putin for invading Ukraine.
7 Mar 2022 / New York Times
Plácido Domingo cancels performances at Bolshoi Theatre
The singer was set to headline a gala entitled “Primavera” on March 8 and was set to conduct a production of “La Traviata” starring Irina Lungu.
4 Mar 2022 / OperaWire