Friday The 27th
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. 7 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (Letuchaya Mysh): Vasily Barkhatov's controversial staging of Johann Strauss' operetta includes original texts by Maksym Kurochkin. Performed in German. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN Lucia di Lammermoor: Donizetti's operatic masterpiece about the feud between two aristocratic families, staged by Adolf Shapiro. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 28th
Cherevichki (see Dec. 27 listing). Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Helikon Opera. 7 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Evening of Classical Operetta. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Sunday The 29th
Cherevichki (see Dec. 27 listing). Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (Fialka Monmartra): concert version of Imre Kalman's operetta performed by Moscow opera soloists and the Symphony Capella of Russia. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Helikon Opera. 7 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 6 p.m.
Peter and the Wolf, The Ugly Duckling (Petya i Volk, Gadky Utyonok): Prokofiev's musical tales for kids. Novaya Opera. Noon.
Monday The 30th
Bravissimo: a musical show including arias and excerpts from various operas. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 31st
Bravissimo (see Dec. 30 listing). Novaya Opera. 6 p.m.
Cherevichki (see Dec. 27 listing). Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Dec. 27 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 2 p.m.
FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Excerpts from Alexander Tchaikovsky's opera Violist Danilov, based on Vladimir Orlov's 1980 novel. Performed by the Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra, the Soloists of Moscow Chamber Orchestra, soloists of the Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater, Boris Berezovsky (piano), Viktor Tretyakov (violin), Natalya Likhopoi (violin) and Igor Butman (saxophone). Soloist and conductor Yury Bashmet. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
ENGLISH The Child and the Spells (Ditya i Volshebstvo): Ravel's opera for kids. Also in program is "The Orchestra Guide for Young Listeners." English subtitles available. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Jan. 3 at 7 p.m., Jan. 4 and 5 at noon and 7 p.m.
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