Opera Addresses
Thursday, April 18th
Lucia di Lammermoor: Donizetti's operatic masterpiece about the feud between two aristocratic families, staged by Adolf Shapiro. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Marriage of Figaro (Svadba Figaro): Dmitry Bertman's updated version of Mozart's classic. Helikon Opera on Arbat production. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
The Nose (Nos): Shostakovich's satirical opera based on Gogol's story about a man who is tormented by his own nose, which may have been cut off at the barber's and is now stalking St. Petersburg in his place. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Friday, April 19th
Iolanta: Pyotr Tchaikovsky's lyric opera about a blind princess as staged by Gennady Shaposhnikov. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Opera Night: classical arias, duets and jam. Alexei Kozlov Club. 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20th
MT PICK Madame Butterfly: Puccini's opera, staged by Lyudmila Nalyotova. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
The Jubilee. The Bear (Yubilei. Medved): Sergei Cortes' comic operas based on Anton Chekhov's one-act farces, staged by Igor Merkulov. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 21st
MT PICK Eugene Onegin: a simple and dazzling staging of Tchaikovsky's opera by Sergei Artsibashev with sets by Sergei Barkhin. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
La Traviata: Verdi's opera as staged by Alexander Titel. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Russian Folk Songs and Ditties. Izmailovo Tsar's Estate. 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23rd
The Tsar's Bride (Tsarskaya Nevesta): Rimsky-Korsakov's tragic opera about love and vengeance staged by Yury Grymov. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24th
Flight (Beg): Nikolai Sidelnikov's opera based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel. Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center Soloists in an operatic concert. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. 7 p.m.
The Barber of Seville (Sevilsky Tsiryulnik): Gioacchino Rossini's opera, based on Beaumarchais' comedy. Director Elijah Moshinsky, stage designer Anne Tilby. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Eugene Onegin: Dmitry Bertman's version of Tchaikovsky's opera treats Onegin as a tragic loner on an inner journey to self-awareness. Helikon Opera on Arbat. April 25, 26, 27 and 28, 7 p.m.
Flight: (See Wed. listing.) Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. April 25, 7 p.m.
NEW The Golden Cockerel (Zolotoi Petushok): Kirill Serebrennikov's updated staging of Rimsky-Korsakov's satirical opera based on Pushkin's verse tale. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. April 25, 26, 27 and 30 at 7 p.m., April 28 at 6 p.m.
The Queen of Spades (Pikovaya Dama): Tchaikovsky's opera based on Pushkin's supernatural story of a young officer who is obsessed with learning a mysterious old woman's secret of winning at cards. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. April 25, 7 p.m.
The Barber of Seville (Sevilsky Tsiryulnik): Gioacchino Rossini's opera based on Beaumarchais' comedy. The tricky barber Figaro helps a young count marry the girl he loves. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. April 26 and 28, 7 p.m.
The Inspector General (Revizor): Vladimir Dashkevich's opera based on Gogol's comedy. Libretto by Yuly Kim. Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. April 28 at 6 p.m., April 30 at 7 p.m.