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Swan Lake (Lebedinoye Ozero): Tchaikovsky's lyrical ballet about a princess who is turned into a swan by a magician then rescued at midnight by a prince. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325. At 7 p.m.

Figaro: Andrei Petrov's ballet staging based on Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" and Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro." Kremlin Ballet production. Kremlin Palace. 7 p.m.

Leonore: an early version of Beethoven's only opera "Fidelio," which tells how Leonore, disguised as the prison guard "Fidelio," rescues her husband from death in prison. Directed and choreographed by Mikhail Kislyarov. Performed in German with Russian subtitles. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. At 7 p.m.

Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra performs Kreisler's Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi, Martin's Six Images de la Passion du Christ and Botticelli's Botticelli Triptych. Soloist Pekka Kuusisto (violin). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. Metro Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400. At 7 p.m.

Soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (The Netherlands) perform Mozart and Beethoven. Conservatory Great Hall. 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. At 7 p.m.

Theatrical Novel (Teatralny Roman): Kirill Pirogov and Pyotr Fomenko stage an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel. English, German and French subtitles available. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.

Cuisine and Confessions (Kukhnya. Otkrovenia): Canadian Company Les 7 Doits de la Main with a circus-dance-theater-rock show. Moscow Musical Theater. 27 Novozavodskaya Ulitsa. Metro Bagrationovskaya. 495-797-6300. At 7 p.m.

Foreign-Language Film

Birdman (2014): A washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Oscar-winning comedy starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton.

Pioner Sun. at 7:25 p.m., Mon. at 4:40 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles. Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya At 2:55. 9:20 and 11:35 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.


The Imitation Game (Igra v Imitatsiyu, 2014): Morten Tyldum's historical drama stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who helped solve the Enigma code during the Second World War and committed suicide after his prosecution for homosexuality.

Center of Documentary Cinema. 2 Zubovsky Bulvar, Bldg. 7. Metro Park Kultury. 495-637-7919. At 3 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya. 8 Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok. Metro Novokuznetskaya. At 1:35, 5:55 and 10:20 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.


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