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Website. www .bolshoi .ru. The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: Большо́й теа́тр, tr. Bol'shoy teatr, IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat (ə)r], lit. 'Grand Theater') is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. [1] Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian ...
The Bolshoi Theatre, practically built anew, opened its doors on 20 August 1856 with opera Puritani by V. Bellini. Solemnity of the moment – splendor of auditorium filled with high society greeted by the members of emperor family – was captured by the future court painter of Romanov family, Mihály Zichy.
From being an Imperial center, frequented by the Tsars, to a Soviet meeting hall, the Bolshoi has been with Russia every step of its history for over 150 years. The model of the curtain of the Bolshoi Theater. 1950s. Completed and installed in 1955 (1955/1955) by Fyodor Fyodorovich Fyodorovsky The Bolshoi Theatre.
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg.
On 28 March 1776, Empress Catherine II signed and granted the Prince the 'privilege' of organizing theatre performances, masquerades, balls and other forms of entertainment for a period of ten years. It is from this date that Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre traces its history. At first, the Bolshoi Theatre's Opera and Dramatic Troupes formed a single ...
On December 7, 1919 the theatre changed its name from the 'Imperial Bolshoi Theatre' to the 'State Academic Bolshoi Theatre'. As a symbol of Imperial excess and bourgeois entertainment, for a long time the new Communist state debated closing the Bolshoi’s doors permanently.
