In the fall of 2014, the 239th season of the Bolshoi Theater began. As an opening, the opera "Boris Godunov" was performed on the Historical Stage. For many years this outstanding work of Russian opera has been one of the hallmarks of the most famous theater in Russia.
Scheduled for the current season and premieres. The very first took place back in September. The honor to open the list of Bolshoi premieres this season fell on the production of Tchaikovsky's opera The Maid of Orleans. This year we are celebrating the 175th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Russian composer. Another significant date concerns the current troupe of the theater. In September, conductor Vladimir Spivakov celebrated his 70th birthday and made his debut at the Bolshoi in February 2014.
In total, the Bolshoi Theater poster for 2014 and the beginning of 2015 includes nine premieres. You can order tickets to the Bolshoi on the website http://www.biletexpress.ru/teatr/106/af.html. Experiments began from the very first. The production of The Maid of Orleans was performed in a concert version, without the use of sets and stage costumes. Six operas and three ballets are expected to premiere during the season. The audience has already been able to appreciate the new production of "The Legend of Love". This beautiful ballet by Arif Melikov has delighted dance lovers for many years, and today it has returned to the stage of the Bolshoi Theater.
The other two ballet premieres of the season are Hamlet and A Hero of Our Time. The music by Dmitry Shostakovich was chosen for the play about the Danish prince. The young Russian composer Ilya Demutsky will act as the author of the music for the second ballet.
Before the New Year, the premiere of the opera The Story of Kai and Gerda is especially relevant. In these last days of the outgoing year, viewers will be able to watch the Nutcracker ballet, imbued with a magical atmosphere. And on December 27, the theater troupe prepared a surprise: a concert by the children of the Bolshoi artists.
