Repertoire of Большой театр, Москва

Action of the opera of Mussorgsky "Boris Godunov" takes place in troubled times, when after the death of Ivan the Terrible in Russia started an epidemic of impostors. The thirst of unlimited power has become

Opera Carmen of Bizet was written after the novel of P.Merime. Temperamental and brave gypsy girl, who got used to dominate over men, all of a sudden falls for dragoon Jose. Her Habanera - song of free passion - sounds like a challenge to Jose and

The action takes place in XV century. Iolanta, the blind daughter of the King of Provence, is whiling away the time in the gar­den of the castle. As the curtain rises she is talk­ing to her nurse, Marta. She tells Marta that she has never ever felt

Fiery Angel - opera in five acts by Sergei Prokofiev to a libretto by the composer based on the novel by Valery Bryusov. The action takes place in the sixteenth century in Germany, the story tells us about a young woman named Renata, who falls

Opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini is based on Henri Murger's novel, Scènes de la vie de bohème. In the world music repertoire there are very few works that could compete in popularity with this lyrical musical

"The Magic Flute"  is what the Germans call Singspiel, so called dramatic play with singing like in an operetta or musical comedy, or opera-ballad, or even opera comique. Most operettas and musical comedies show certain absurdity and

In the plot of the opera The Child and the Spells of famous French composer Maurice Ravel is a fantastic story about how things have decided to take revenge on a capricious boy who brakes and damages them. This

From Pushkin's novel in verse Tchaikovsky took only what was associated with spiritual world and personal destiny of Pushkin's characters and called his opera "lyrical scenes." The story of unrequited love between lady Tatyana

Bolshoi Theatre staged the most pungent, bitter, paradoxical and "actual" opera of Rimsky-Korsakov, the most "not so fairy-tale" of all his tales - The Golden Cockerel. The Golden Cockere" was created after the momentous events of

Full, uncut version of the opera The Knight of the Rose, excluding intermissions, lasts nearly four hours. But the most striking thing is that a light comedic character is consistently maintained throughout the opera. It is also surprising that,

Prince Igor is the opera of Russian composer Alexander Borodin in four acts with a prologue. A base for the libretto, written by the author with the assistance of Vladimir Stasov, was an epic poem, "The Tale of Igor's Campaign", which tells of an

Opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was based on the novel of Nikolai Leskov. Love of a young merchant woman Katerina Ismailova and a handsome clerk Sergei literally sweeps away everything on its path. The desire to be with her ​​lover turns

Operetta in three acts Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss is one of the most brilliant operettas in the history of the genre. The action takes place in Vienna. An intrigue, instigated by one of the characters is no more than a

It is really hard to find an opera such as merry, joyful and funny as The Love for Three Oranges. A merit and a genius of the composer is difficult to overestimate. The libretto was written by the composer himself

Nebuchadnezzar is an Italian opera written by Verdi. It was based on the plot, which librettist Temistocle Soler learned out of the Old Testament. For a convenience of the Italian pronunciation, Nabucco stands for

One of the most famous operas of Piotr Tchaikovsky, which almost immediately became classic, "The Queen of Spades" (based on Pushkin's novel) was composed in a remarkably short period of time and is one of the greatest works in

In version of Chernjakov the Opera Ruslan and Lyudmila - is no fairy tale, but an honest attempt to relive those feelings and emotions experienced by the characters of Glinka's opera. The main characters are Finn and Naina,

The Snow Maiden - one of the most poetic works by Rimsky-Korsakov. Composer considered this opera his best creation. Everyone knows the tale of the Snow Maiden since childhood. But Opera of Rimsky-Korsakov - it's not just a fairy tale. This

La Sonnambula is only in Bellini's opera semiseria (which means "half-seriously") and it is based on the libretto of the French pantomime "La Sonnambula, or the arrival of a new master." Citizens of the Swiss village and the local

Tosca is one of the most popular operas by Giacomo Puccini in theaters around the world. Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa was written on a base of the drama of Victorien Sardou. The plot of the drama is based on real

Verdi's opera La Traviata was staged on the drama of A. Dumas "La Dame aux Camelias". It tells the love story of the courtesan Violetta and a young count ("La Traviata" in Italian - "fallen women"),

Turandot by Giacomo Puccini is his last and unfinished opera. Opera Turandot was finished by his pupil and friend - Franco Alfano, and the first performance of the opera took place in 1926, just over a year after

The Tsar's Bride - an opera in four acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov based on drama by Lev Mey. This is a play about love - passionate, hot, searing and even burning everything around him. About the Russian soul, in the depths of which will

Enchantress is the opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 4 acts, with the libretto by Hippolytus Shpazhinsky. The action takes place in Novgorod on the Volga river. As a severe duke Kurlyatev falls in love with a

Ballet La Bayadere is the latest melodramatic ballet by Marius Petipa, who till the very old age remained a fan of women and believed that they are symbols of the ballet. In "La Bayadere" you will find

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