The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, together with the Bolshoi Ballet, has a history stretching back more than three hundred years; it is one of the world’s leading opera and ballet institutions, and has witnessed the premieres of masterpieces of dance by composers such as Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, together with the Bolshoi Ballet, is one of the world’s leading opera and ballet institutions, having established itself as an undisputed benchmark of international operatic and choreographic tradition.
Premieres of masterpieces of dance
Throughout its history spanning more than three hundred years, the Bolshoi Theatre has witnessed the premieres of masterpieces of dance such as Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker; and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
The world’s largest dance company
Its excellence reaches its zenith through a ballet company comprising over two hundred elite dancers, perpetuating a legendary interpretative tradition characterised by great technical and expressive maturity.
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Bolshoi Theatre
Piotr I. Chaikovski
Yuri Grigorovich, Ballet Bolshoi
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Bolshoi Theatre
Marius Petipa
Ludwig Minkus, Pavel Sorokin
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Bolshoi Theatre
Piotr Ilich Chaikovski
Anton Webern
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Bolshoi Theatre
Dmitri Shostakovich
Pavel Klinichev, Yuri Grigorovich
