Bolshoi Theatre

Russia on Dec. 1 appointed notoriously pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev, a personal friend of President Vladimir Putin for decades, to lead Moscow's world famous Bolshoi Theater.

Gergiev takes over Russia's main stage at a time when Moscow is increasingly casting culture as a battleground in its clash with the West while troops fight in Ukraine.

Russia's Bolshoi Theater has removed a ballet dedicated to dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire, citing a new Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights, its director said Wednesday.

The Royal Opera House has canceled a planned tour to London by Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, while the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has said that Russia will not be allowed an entry in this year's Eurovision Song Contest because of the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The world-famous Saint Petersburg Ballet Theater will perform the "Swan Lake" ballet at Istanbul's TİM Show Center on Dec 3, 4, and 5.

The ballet company will be accompanied on the stage by Antonina Chapkina and Fuad Mamedov, the lead singers of the Bolshoi Ballet, one of the oldest ballet companies in the world.

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Murat Karahan, a Turkish tenor and general manager of the State Opera and Ballet of Turkey, will be performing Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Tosca at Russia's Bolshoi Theater with opera stars Anna Netrebko and Placido Domingo.

The subject may seem like luxury these days for some of you. But millions of people around the world are stuck in their homes. The most famous opera and ballet institutions of the world opened their shows to the world digitally and free of charge. If you want, you can watch the ballet "Nutcracker" in Bolshoi either live or on YouTube within 24 hours after it.

Russia's renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy is in Athens together with top soloists from the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra to present Tchaikovsky's world-renowned Christmas ballet, "The Nutcracker." Performances take place from December 23 to 29 at the Galatsi Olympic Hall. The ballet is based on E.T.A Hoffmann's tale "The Nutcracker and The Mouse King," first published in 1816.

As part of the opening of 2019 Turkey-Russia Cultural Year, the 'Troy' opera was staged at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater on April 8. Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that the opera received a standing ovation from the audience.

"Troy," one of the most important productions of Turkey's State Opera and Ballet (DOB) in 2018, will open to the world and meet opera lovers in Moscow's famous Bolshoi Theater before visiting Berlin later.

Regarded as one the greatest performers in classical ballet today, Ivan Vasiliev will be making two appearances in Athens, performing extracts from some of his emblematic roles, as well as his own original work. He will be joined by respected soloists from the Bolshoi Ballet. Tickets cost 40 to 100 euros.