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Gergiev Easter Concert, 'Mayerling' and an Anna Kendrick Movie ?€“ What to Do in Moscow on the Weekend

The Last Five Years (Posledniye Pyat Let, 2014): Richard LaGravenese's screen version of Jason Robert Brown's musical about a struggling actress and her novelist lover stars Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan and Tamara Mintz. For MT

La Traviata: Verdi's opera based on the play "The Lady of the Camellias," about a beautiful courtesan who breaks with a wealthy count because of her love for a young man. Directed by Francesca Zambello, sets by Peter John Davidson. Performed in Italian with Russian subtitles. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. Metro Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555. Fri. at 7 p.m.

Eugene Onegin: Alexander Titel stages Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, based on Pushkin's novel about a Petersburg dandy who rejects the love of a provincial girl and is later rebuffed by her. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325. Sat at 7 p.m.

Eros. Minos: two contemporary dance pieces choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Juanjo Arques. ZiL Cultural Center. 4 Vostochnaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. Metro Avtozavoskaya. 495-675-7872. Fri. at 7 p.m.

Mayerling: Kenneth MacMillan's neoclassical ballet based on the Mayerling Incident — the series of events leading to the apparent murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. (See address above.) Fri., Sat. at 7 p.m.

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Belosnezhka i Sem Gnomov): a classical ballet for kids. Moskva Ballet production. ZiL Cultural Center. (see address above) Sat. at 5 p.m.

Chamber Orchestra of Russia performs Bach's Concerto for oboe and strings, Haydn's Symphony No. 44, Holliger's Meta Arca, Veress' Musica Concertante for strings and Kelterborn's Variations for oboe and strings. Soloist and conductor Heinz Holliger (oboe). Conservatory Great Hall. 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. Fri. at 7 p.m.

Moscow Easter: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra performs Myaskovsky, Tchaikovsky, Sviridov and Shchedrin in the opening concert. Soloists Denis Matsuyev (piano), Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano), conductor Valery Gergiev. Conservatory Great Hall. (see address above) Sun. at 8 p.m.

Foreign-Language Movies

Shaun the Sheep Movie (Barashek Shaun, 2015): When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets more than he bargained for. British animated comedy directed by Mark Burton and Richard Starzak.

35MM. 47/24 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Krasniye Vorota, Kurskaya. 495-780-9142 Fri. at 6:30 p.m., Sat. at 12:10 p.m. No dialogue.

Pyat Zvyozd-Paveletskaya. 25 Ulitsa Bakhrushina. Metro Paveletskaya. 495-916-9169. Fri, Sat. And Sun. Noon and 12:20 p.m. No dialogue.

The Last Five Years (Posledniye Pyat Let, 2014): Richard LaGravenese's screen version of Jason Robert Brown's musical about a struggling actress and her novelist lover stars Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan and Tamara Mintz.

35MM Thurs. at 8:50 p.m., Fri. at 12:40 p.m., Sat. at 4 p.m., Mon. at 7 p.m., Wed. at 1:10 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya. In the Arkadia mall, 8 Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok. Metro. Novokuznetskaya. 495-916-9169. Fri, Sat. And Sun. at 9:50 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.

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