Thursday The 24th
NEW? Eugene Onegin: Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, based on Pushkin's verse novel about a Petersburg dandy who rejects the love of a pure, provincial girl only to be rebuffed by her later, when he falls in love with her. Dmitry Bertman's version based on Stanislavsky's 1922 staging. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
NEW? Iolanta: Sergei Zhenovach stages Pyotr Tchaikovsky's lyric opera about a blind princess who is cured by the love of a man who violates the king's order not to tell the girl of her blindness. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN? L'Italiana in Algeri (Italyanka v Alzhire): Rossini's operatic drama staged by Yevgeny Pisarev. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. 2 and 6 p.m.
Friday The 25th
NEW? Eugene Onegin: Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, based on Pushkin's verse novel about a Petersburg dandy who rejects the love of a pure, provincial girl only to be rebuffed by her later, when he falls in love with her. Dmitry Bertman's version based on Stanislavsky's 1922 staging. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
GERMAN? Lazarus: Franz Schubert's unfinished religious drama completed by Edison Denisov. Performed in German. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. 2 and 6 p.m.
Twelve Months (Dvenadtsat Mesyatsev): Sergei Banevich's opera for kids based on Samuil Marshak's New Year's fairy tale. Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater. Noon and 4 p.m.
Saturday The 26th
NEW? ENGLISH? Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode Five: Boris Yukhananov stages a five-part opera series based on his own tale about the mystical Land of Drillalia that exists simultaneously in the past, present and future. Performed by the N'Caged Vocal Ensemble, the Questa Musica Ensemble and the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music. Episode Four is set to music by Vladimir Rannev. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
NEW? Eugene Onegin: Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, based on Pushkin's verse novel about a Petersburg dandy who rejects the love of a pure, provincial girl only to be rebuffed by her later, when he falls in love with her. Dmitry Bertman's version based on Stanislavsky's 1922 staging. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN? L'Italiana in Algeri (Italyanka v Alzhire): Rossini's operatic drama staged by Yevgeny Pisarev. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
GERMAN? Lazarus: Franz Schubert's unfinished religious drama completed by Edison Denisov. Performed in German. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. Noon and 4 p.m.
Sunday The 27th
NEW? ENGLISH? Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode Five: Boris Yukhananov stages a five-part opera series based on his own tale about the mystical Land of Drillalia that exists simultaneously in the past, present and future. Performed by the N'Caged Vocal Ensemble, the Questa Musica Ensemble and the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music. Episode Four is set to music by Vladimir Rannev. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
NEW? Eugene Onegin: Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, based on Pushkin's verse novel about a Petersburg dandy who rejects the love of a pure, provincial girl only to be rebuffed by her later, when he falls in love with her. Dmitry Bertman's version based on Stanislavsky's 1922 staging. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 4 p.m.
FRENCH? Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Skazki Gofmana): Offenbach's opera based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's stories about his three loves. Performed in French. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. Noon and 4 p.m.
The Story of Kai and Gerda (Istoriya Kaya i Gerdy): Sergei Banevich's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Noon and 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 29th
Cherevichki: Tchaikovsky's comic opera based on Gogol's story "Christmas Eve." Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
GERMAN? Die Fledermaus (Letuchaya Mysh): Original version of Johann Strauss' operetta about a neglected wife's clever plan to regain her philandering husband's attention. Performed in German and Russian. Helikon Opera Belokolonny Hall. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. 2 and 6 p.m.
The Story of Kai and Gerda (Istoriya Kaya i Gerdy): Sergei Banevich's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Noon and 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 30th
Cherevichki: Tchaikovsky's comic opera based on Gogol's story "Christmas Eve." Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
GERMAN? Die Fledermaus (Letuchaya Mysh): Original version of Johann Strauss' operetta about a neglected wife's clever plan to regain her philandering husband's attention. Performed in German and Russian. Helikon Opera Belokolonny Hall. 7 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. 2 and 6 p.m.
The Story of Kai and Gerda (Istoriya Kaya i Gerdy): Sergei Banevich's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Noon and 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Cherevichki: Tchaikovsky's comic opera based on Gogol's story "Christmas Eve." Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Dec. 31, 6 p.m.
MT PICK? Russian National Orchestra and the Intrada Vocal Ensemble perform Mozart's Mass in D major. Soloists Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano), Alexandra Kadurina (mezzo-soprano), Yaroslav Abaimov (tenor) and Oleg Tsybulko (bass). Also in program is Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 26. Soloist Mikhail Pletnev. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 31, 7 p.m.
The Merry Widow (Vesyolaya Vdova): the concert version Franz Lehar's operetta about the attempts of a baron to obtain a widow's fortune for his impoverished country of Pontevedria. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 31, 2 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. Dec. 31 at noon and 4 p.m.
The Story of Kai and Gerda (Istoriya Kaya i Gerdy): Sergei Banevich's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Dec. 31, noon and 7 p.m.
Aktovy Zal
18 Perevedenovsky Pereulok, entrance 1. M. Baumanskaya, Elektrozavodskaya. Project_Fabrika. 495-221-0757
Amadeus Musical Theater
Reservations 925-846-3377
ARTO Theater
6/1 Sretensky Bulvar, Bldg. 2. M. Turgenevskaya. 495-624-5990
Bolshoi Theater
1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555
Bulgakov House
10 Bolshaya Sadovaya. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-970-0619
Chekhov Moscow Art Theater
3 Kamergersky Pereulok. M. Teatralnaya. 495-646-3646, 692-6748
Chekhov International Theater Festival
www.chekhovfest.ru/en/
Commonwealth of Taganka Actors
76/21 Zemlyanoi Val, Taganskaya Ploshchad. M. Taganskaya (circle line). 495-915-1148
Contemporary Play School
29/14 Neglinnaya Ulitsa. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 694-0738
Crocus City Hall
65-66 km of MKAD, Crocus Exhibition Center, Pavillion 3. M. Myakinino. 499-550-0055
DK Imeni Zuyeva
18 Lesnaya Ulitsa. M. Belorusskaya. 499-973-3461
Drugoi Theater
at DK Imeni Zuyeva. 18 Lesnaya Ulitsa. M. Belorusskaya. 499-973-2141, 4095-777-9181, www.dteatr.ru/afisha.html
Dzhigarkhanyan Theater
17 Lomonosovsky Prospekt. M. Universitet. 495-930-70
Estrada Theater
20/2 Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Borovitskaya. 495-959-0456
Et Cetera Theater
2 Frolov Pereulok, Turgenevskaya Ploshchad. M. Turgenevskaya, Chistiye Prudy. 495-781-7811
Fomenko Studio
30/32 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. M. Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921/1740
Fomenko Studio New Stage
29 Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko. M. Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921/1740
Gogol Theater
8A Ulitsa Kazakova. M. Kurskaya. 499-262-9214, 499-261-5528, (website currently being reconstructed)
Helikon Opera on Arbat
19 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Arbatskaya. 495-250-2222, www.helikon.ru/eng
Hermitage Theater
3 Karetny Ryad, Hermitage Garden. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-650-6742
Lenkom Theater
6 Malaya Dmitrovka. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-9668/0708
Maly Theater
1/6 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-624-4046
Maly Theater Affiliate
69 Ulitsa Bolshaya Ordynka. M. Dobryninskaya. 499-237-3181, www.maly.ru
Mayakovsky Theater
19 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Arbatskaya. 495-290-4658/6241
Mayakovsky Theater Affiliate
21 Pushkaryov Pereulok. M. Sukharevskaya. 495-290-4658/6241
MDM
28 Komsomolsky Prospekt. M. Frunzenskaya. 499-248-6688, www.mdmpalace.ru
Meyerhold Center
23 Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa. M. Mendeleyevskaya. 495-363-1048
Mossoviet Theater
16 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-699-2035
Moscow Musical Theater
27 Novozavodskaya Ulitsa. M. Bagrationovskaya. 495-797-6300
National Youth Theater
2 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-692-0069/1879
Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater
5 Prospekt Vernadskogo. M. Universitet. 495-930-5177, teatr-sats.ru
Novaya Opera
3 Karetny Ryad. M. Mayakovskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-694-0868
Okolo, the Theater Near the Stanislavsky House
9a Voznesensky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-690-2557
Operetta Theater
6/2 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Chekhovskaya. 495-925-5050, www.mosoperetta.ru
Pavel Slobodkin Center
48 Ulitsa Arbat. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-6226/6588, www.center-slobodkina.ru
Platforma at Winzavod Center
14th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Bldg. 6. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya. www.platformaproject.ru, 495-917-1799, BigBilet.Ru, www.winzavod.ru
Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater
17 Nikolskaya Ulitsa. Metro Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 495-606-7008, www.opera-pokrovsky.ru
Polytheater
3/4 Novaya Ploshchad, Entrance 9. M. Lubyanka. 495-730-5491, 544-5545, www.polyteatr.ru
Praktika
30 Bolshoi Kozikhinsky Pereulok. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-544-5545, www.praktikatheatre.ru
Playwright and Director Center
35 Arbat. M. Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya. 499-795-9282, 495-945-3245
Praktika
30 Bolshoi Kozikhinsky Pereulok. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-544-5545
Project Otkrytaya Stsena
(Formerly the School of Dramatic Art) 20 Povarskaya Ulitsa. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-691-4443
Pushkin Theater
23 Tverskoi Bulvar. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-694-1289
Pushkin Theater Affiliate
3/25 Sytinsky Pereulok, Bldg. 5. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-650-1896
Rossiya Theater
2 Pushkinskaya Ploshchad. M. Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya, Tverskaya. 495-788-4646
Russian Army Theater
2 Suvorov Square. M. Novoslobodskaya. 495-681-2110
Satire Theater
2 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-699-3642
Satirikon Theater
8 Sheremetyevskaya Ulitsa. M. Marina Roshcha. 495-689-7844
School of Dramatic Art
19 Ulitsa Sretenka. Metro Sukharevskaya. 495-632-9344
Sovremennik Theater
19A Chistoprudny Bulvar. M. Chistiye Prudy. 621-6473
Stanislavsky Drama Theater
23 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Tverskaya. 495-699-7224
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater
17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325
Stas Namin Theater
9 Krymsky Val, Bldg. 33, in the Gorky Park. M. Oktyabrskaya, Frunzenskaya, Shabolovskaya. 945-633-9924, www.stasnamintheatre.ru
Studio of Theatrical Art
21 Ulitsa Stanislavskogo, Bldg. 7. M. Taganskaya (circle line), Marksistskaya. 495-646-7459, 8-916-907-9119
Tabakov Theater
1A Ulitsa Chaplygina. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-628-9685, reservations 495-628-779, 624-46472
Taganka Theater
76/21 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Taganskaya (circle line). 495-915-1217
Teatrium na Serpukhovke
6 Pavlovskaya Ulitsa. Metro Serpukhovskaya. 499-237-1689
Teatr.doc
11/13 Tryokhprudny Pereulok, Bldg. 1, entrance from the side. M. Pushkinskaya. 8-919-765-8402
Ten Theater
5 Oktyabrskaya Ulitsa. M. Dostoevskaya, Maryina Roshcha. 495-681-1516/3590, www.tttttttttt.ru
Theater Center Na Strastnom
8A Strastnoi Bulvar. M. Chekhovskaya. 495-694-4681
Theater Kinoaktyora
33 Ul. Povarskaya. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-690-2811, 691-1461
Theater Luny
31 Malaya Ordynka. M. Dobryninskaya. 495-953-1317
Theater Na Maloi Bronnoi
4 Malaya Bronnaya. M. Tverskaya. 495-690-6731, reservations 495-728-6649
Theater Na Yugo-Zapade
125 Prospekt Vernadskogo, M. Yugo-Zapadnaya. 495-433-1191
Theater of Nations
3 Petrovsky Pereulok. M. Chekhovskaya, Pushkinskaya. 495-629-3739
Theater U Nikitskikh Vorot
Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya (at the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya and Nikitsky Bulvar). M. Arbatskaya, Pushkinskaya. 495- 695-8219
Theater Yunogo Zritelya
10 Mamonovsky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-4995/5360
Vakhtangov Theater
26 Arbat. M. Arbatskaya. 499-241-1679
Michurinsky Prospekt, 1 Olimpiiskaya Derevnya. M. Yugo-Zapadnaya. 495-430-0410, 437-8626, www.mtvn.ru
Vysotsky Center
3 Nizhny Tagansky Tupik. M. Taganskaya. 495-915-4558
Yelena Kamburova Theater of Music and Poetry
53/55 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Ulitsa. M. Sportivnaya. 499 246-8175
Yermolova Theater
5/6 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 495-629-0594/4587
ZIL Cultural Center
4 Vostochnaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. M. Avtozavoskaya. 495-675-7872, www.zilcc.ru
A Message from The Moscow Times:
Dear readers,
We are facing unprecedented challenges. Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization, criminalizing our work and putting our staff at risk of prosecution. This follows our earlier unjust labeling as a "foreign agent."
These actions are direct attempts to silence independent journalism in Russia. The authorities claim our work "discredits the decisions of the Russian leadership." We see things differently: we strive to provide accurate, unbiased reporting on Russia.
We, the journalists of The Moscow Times, refuse to be silenced. But to continue our work, we need your help.
Your support, no matter how small, makes a world of difference. If you can, please support us monthly starting from just $2. It's quick to set up, and every contribution makes a significant impact.
By supporting The Moscow Times, you're defending open, independent journalism in the face of repression. Thank you for standing with us.
Remind me later.