Bolshoi Theatre

You will be inevitably attracted by the sight of the legendary columns of Bolshoi Theatre (ul. Petrovka, 1), which has, finally, lived through the long-awaited period of outer and inner changes. Currently, the oldest theatre of Russia is headed by Vladimir Vasilyev, who, together with such ballet stars as Maya Plisetskaya and Gediminas Taranda, was rejected by the former administration of Bolshoi Theatre. The operas "La Boheme" by Puccini and "Khovanshchina" by Musorgsky are now considered the best performances staged in Bolshoi. Some new ballet performances have also been staged in the theatre: "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs" with famous Ilze Liepa dancing the Snow White.