Thursday The 10th
ENGLISH Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode One: 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 One is set to music by Dmitry Kurlyandsky. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
MT PICK ITALIAN Madame Butterfly: Puccini's opera staged by Lyudmila Nalyotova. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
GERMAN The Coffee Cantata (Kofeinaya Kantata): This charming, 40-minute production of Bach's comic opera involves 30 audience members having coffee with the singers. Performed in German. Helikon Opera Pokrovsky Hall. 7 and 8:30 p.m.
ITALIAN The Marriage of Figaro: (Svadba Figaro): Mozart's classic based on Beaumarchais' witty play about a commoner who wants to marry his master's servant girl, and encounters numerous adventures along the way. Staged by Alexei Veiro. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Friday The 11th
Flight (Beg): Nikolai Sidelnikov's opera based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel. Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN The Marriage of Figaro: (Svadba Figaro): Mozart's classic based on Beaumarchais' witty play about a commoner who wants to marry his master's servant girl, and encounters numerous adventures along the way. Staged by Alexei Veiro. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN Un Ballo in Maschera (Bal Maskarad): Verdi's opera tells the story of a king's forbidden love for his best friend's wife. Directed by Dmitry Bertman. Performed in Italian. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 12th
NEW A Little Chimney Sweep (Malenky Trubochist): Benjamin Britten's entertaining musical about a young chimney sweep with audience participation. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 4 p.m.
ITALIAN Don Giovanni (Don Juan): Mozart's classic about the brash Spanish lover as staged by Alexander Titel. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
ENGLISH Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode One: 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 One is set to music by Dmitry Kurlyandsky. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
NEW The Nightingale (Solovei): Stravinsky's musical fairy tale based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater small stage. Noon.
ITALIAN Un Ballo in Maschera (Bal Maskarad): Verdi's opera tells the story of a king's forbidden love for his best friend's wife. Directed by Dmitry Bertman. Performed in Italian. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
Sunday The 13th
NEW A Little Chimney Sweep (Malenky Trubochist): Benjamin Britten's entertaining musical about a young chimney sweep with audience participation. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Noon and 4 p.m.
Iolanta: concert version of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's lyric opera performed by the Moscow Conservatory Opera Theater. Conservatory Great Hall. 2 p.m.
ITALIAN Orfeo ed Euridice (Orfei i Evridika): Gluck's opera as staged by Irina Lychagina features young soloists. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
NEW ITALIAN Rodelinda: English National Opera and the Bolshoi Theater joint production of Handel's Italian opera, directed by Richard Jones, is an epic story of political intrigue in medieval Lombardy. Devastated by her husband's apparent death and fearful for her son, Queen Rodelinda shows remarkable courage and guile as she challenges Grimoaldo, the tyrant who has usurped the throne and is forcing her into marriage. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN The Barber of Seville (Sevilsky Tsiryulnik): Gioacchino Rossini's opera based on Beaumarchais' comedy. Director Elijah Moshinsky, stage designer Anne Tilby. Performed in Italian. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
NEW The Nightingale (Solovei): Stravinsky's musical fairy tale based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater small stage. 5 p.m.
ITALIAN Un Ballo in Maschera (Bal Maskarad): Verdi's opera tells the story of a king's forbidden love for his best friend's wife. Directed by Dmitry Bertman. Performed in Italian. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 4 p.m.
Monday The 14th
NEW ENGLISH Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode Two: 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 Two is set to music by Boris Filanovsky. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
Tuesday The 15th
NEW ENGLISH Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode Two: 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 Two is set to music by Boris Filanovsky. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. 8 p.m.
NEW ITALIAN Rodelinda: English National Opera and the Bolshoi Theater joint production of Handel's Italian opera, directed by Richard Jones, is an epic story of political intrigue in medieval Lombardy. Devastated by her husband's apparent death and fearful for her son, Queen Rodelinda shows remarkable courage and guile as she challenges Grimoaldo, the tyrant who has usurped the throne and is forcing her into marriage. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
The Merry Widow (Vesyolaya Vdova): Franz Lehar's operetta about an officer of the guard who, "for the good of the country," is expected to marry for money. Performed by the Symphony Capella of Russia. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
NEW Titus the Irreproachable (Tity Bezuprechny): Alexander Monotskov's opera based on Maksym Kurochkin's play on the themes of Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus." Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN Un Ballo in Maschera (Bal Maskarad): Verdi's opera tells the story of a king's forbidden love for his best friend's wife. Directed by Dmitry Bertman. Performed in Italian. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 16th
Iolanta: Pyotr Tchaikovsky's lyric opera as staged by Alexander Petrov. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Traviata: Verdi's opera as staged by Alexander Titel. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Evening of Classical Operetta. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Dec. 17,7 p.m.
NEW ITALIAN Rodelinda: English National Opera and the Bolshoi Theater joint production of Handel's Italian opera, directed by Richard Jones, is an epic story of political intrigue in medieval Lombardy. Devastated by her husband's apparent death and fearful for her son, Queen Rodelinda shows remarkable courage and guile as she challenges Grimoaldo, the tyrant who has usurped the throne and is forcing her into marriage. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Dec. 17 and 19, 7 p.m.
Strider (Kholstomer): Vladimir Kobekin's opera based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about the life, loves, misfortunes and death of a "useless" work horse. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Dec. 17 and 18, 7 p.m.
GERMAN The Coffee Cantata (Kofeinaya Kantata): This charming, 40-minute production of Bach's comic opera involves 30 audience members having coffee with the singers. Performed in German. Helikon Opera Pokrovsky Hall. Dec. 17, 7 and 8:30 p.m.
The Nutcracker. Opera (Shchelkunchik. Opera): Alla Sigalova stages a musical for kids based on Tchaikovsky's ballet.? Novaya Opera. Dec. 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30 at 2 and 6 p.m., Dec. 19, 20, 26, 27 and 31 at noon and 4 p.m.
NEW ENGLISH Drillalians/Sverliitsy. Episode Three: 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 Three is set to music by Alexei Syumak. English subtitles. Stanislavsky Electrotheater. Dec. 19 and 20, 8 p.m.
Iolanta: Pyotr Tchaikovsky's lyric opera as staged by Alexander Petrov. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. Dec. 19, 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
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