Thursday The 12th
Boris Godunov: Dmitry Bertman stages Mussorgsky's musical drama based on Pushkin's tragedy about the tsar who ruled in the Time of Troubles. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
NEW ITALIAN La Boheme (Bogema): Giacomo Puccini's opera about the loves, passions and deceptions of a group of artists in the Latin quarter of Paris in the 1830. Performed in Italian. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker): Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto opera staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Performed in Italian. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
GERMAN The Three Pintos (Tri Pinto): Weber-Mahler's comic opera about mistaken identities and misguided love. Directed and choreographed by Mikhail Kislyarov. Performed in German and Russian. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Friday The 13th
Boris Godunov: Dmitry Bertman stages Mussorgsky's musical drama based on Pushkin's tragedy about the tsar who ruled in the Time of Troubles. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
NEW ITALIAN FRENCH La Favola d'Orfeo and Ariane (Skazaniye ob Orfeye) and (Ariadna): two chamber operas by 20th-century composers Alfredo Casella and Bohuslav Martinu. Performed in Italian and French. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker): Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto opera staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Performed in Italian. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 14th
Boris Godunov: Dmitry Bertman stages Mussorgsky's musical drama based on Pushkin's tragedy about the tsar who ruled in the Time of Troubles. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 7 p.m.
FRENCH Carmen: Bizet's opera based on Merimee's short story about a man's tragic attraction to a woman he allows to escape from jail on purpose. Performed in French. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Iolanta: Moscow Conservatory Opera Theater performs the concert version of 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. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker): Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto opera staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Performed in Italian. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
The Cunning Little Vixen (Lisa-Plutovka): Janacek's enchanting yet profound opera is a philosophical reflection on men's relationship with nature, told through the intertwining stories of a beautiful vixen and the forester who attempts to tame her. Performed in Russian. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Sunday The 15th
Boris Godunov: Dmitry Bertman stages Mussorgsky's musical drama based on Pushkin's tragedy about the tsar who ruled in the Time of Troubles. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. 4 p.m.
ITALIAN L'Elisir d'Amore (Lyubovny Napitok): This Donizetti opera features colorful costumes and clever props. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker): Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto opera staged by Pier Luigi Pizzi. Performed in Italian. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
The Cunning Little Vixen (Lisa-Plutovka): Janacek's enchanting yet profound opera is a philosophical reflection on men's relationship with nature, told through the intertwining stories of a beautiful vixen and the forester who attempts to tame her. Performed in Russian. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Monday The 16th
The Life and Sufferings of Boyarina Morozova and Her Sister Princess Urusova: Rodion Shchedrin's choral opera in two parts for four soloists, mixed chorus, trumpet, timpani, and percussion. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.
The Tsar's Bride (Tsarskaya Nevesta): Rimsky-Korsakov's tragic opera about love and vengeance staged by Yury Grymov. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 17th
ITALIAN La Finta Giardiniera (The Pretended Gardener, Mnimaya Sadovnitsa): Dmitry Bertman's version of Mozart's comic Italian opera. Helikon Opera Belokolonny Hall. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 18th
ITALIAN Aida: Verdi's opera about the forbidden love between an Ethiopian slave girl and an Egyptian army commander. Directed by Peter Stein. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Gvidon: Alexander Manotskov's opera based on Daniil Kharms' dialogues with God and eternity. Directed by Alexander Ogaryov. School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN Il Trovatore (Trubadur): Verdi's tragic opera, set in 16th-century Spain, about the search for a boy, mistakenly thought to have been murdered in infancy, which leads to a duel in love between two unknowing brothers decades later. Directed by Marco Gandini. Performed in Italian. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Finta Giardiniera (The Pretended Gardener, Mnimaya Sadovnitsa): Dmitry Bertman's version of Mozart's comic Italian opera. Helikon Opera Belokolonny Hall. 7 p.m.
ENGLISH The Prodigal Son (Bludny Syn): Britten's opera based on the Biblical story. Performed in English. Also in program is "Mavra" — Igor Stravinsky's lighthearted, one-act opera based on Pushkin's "The House in Kolomna." Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
ITALIAN Aida: Verdi's opera about the forbidden love between an Ethiopian slave girl and an Egyptian army commander. Directed by Peter Stein. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. May 19, 7 p.m.
The Cherry Orchard (Vishnyovy Sad): Igor Yatsko's interpretation of Chekhov's play. School of Dramatic Art. May 19 and 20, 7 p.m.
ENGLISH The Prodigal Son (Bludny Syn): Britten's opera based on the Biblical story. Performed in English. Also in program is "Mavra" — Igor Stravinsky's lighthearted, one-act opera based on Pushkin's "The House in Kolomna." Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. May 19, 7 p.m.
NEW The Stone Guest (Kamenny Gost): Alexander Dargomyzhsky's opera based on Pushkin's short tragedy about Don Juan, who sacrifices his life for Donna Anna's love. Directed by Dmitry Belyanushkin. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. May 19, 20, 21 and 22, 7 p.m.
The Tsar's Bride (Tsarskaya Nevesta): This concise and passionate version of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera is a grim tale of love and vengeance connected in part with the true story of the bloody intrigues surrounding Ivan the Terrible's search for a new bride in 1572. Helikon Opera Stravinsky Hall. May 19, 20 and 21, 7 p.m.
MT PICK Eugene Onegin: a simple and dazzling staging of Tchaikovsky's opera by Sergei Artsibashev with sets by Sergei Barkhin.? Novaya Opera. May 21, 7 p.m.
Rigoletto: Verdi's opera directed by Ivan Popovski. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. May 21 and 25, 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