Theatres and concerts

Multiple theatres of Moscow offer to lovers of art a vast choice of performances starting with the famous Russian ballet and classic opera on the stage of the legendary Bolshoi Theatre and ending with dramas with participation of actors famous all over the world.

THE BOLSHOI THEATRE

Established in 1776, it is the main stage of Russia where the audience has the opportunity to see famous ballets and operas by great Russian composers: the Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, the Snow Maiden by Rimsky-Korsakov, the Khovanshchina by Musorgsky, and others.  And not the less popular theatre masterpieces created by European composers such as the Flying Dutchman by Wagner, the Turandot and Madam Butterfly by Puccini or the Magi Fluete and Don Giovanni by Mozart. The repertoire of the Bolshoi Theatre changes dynamically with no fear of experiments and novelties. 

Even if you do not speak Russian you can very well visit the drama theatres and compare the plays with Western versions of Shakespeare, Moliere, Gogol, and Chekhov.  There are 16 drama theatres in Moscow; the most popular of them are the Taganka, the Sovremennic, and the Moscow Drama Theatre. 

Classic music lovers should not miss an opportunity to listen to the academic orchestra in the concert hall of Moscow Conservatory or Tchaikovsky concert hall.  This huge concert hall that can accommodate 1600 people is the "birthplace” of the state symphony orchestra. The hall is characterized with fantastic acoustics.  Among the famous composers who were working here were Pakhmaninov, Skrjabin, and Tchaikovsky.   There is also the Maliy Hall normally used for chamber music concerts. 

Interest to symphony music does not grow smaller and a new building of the Music Centre designed especially for classical music concerts was recently built in Moscow. 

The famous old Moscow Circus at Tsvetnoy Bulvar is very popular among foreign tourists. 

The large modern Circus at Vernadsky Prospect in Moscow has four interchangeable levels, including a pool and a skating ring that allow the Circus to stage fantastic performances.