September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
The word “bolshoi” in Russian means “grand,” and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow deserves this name without a doubt. Aside from hosting two of the world’s leading fine arts institutions (the respective opera and ballet companies that bear the Bolshoi name), the theatre serves as an outward representation of the story of the Russian people, a strong story that has weathered many revisions.
The Bolshoi Theatre was built in 1824 after the opera and ballet companies had spent nearly two decades without any real home. The idea was to create a venue where Russian works could ...
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