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Rimsky-Korsakov's passionate and colorful opera of love “The Snow Maiden,” set against the Russian Shrovetide carnival, is staged at the Novaya Opera on Sun. at 4 p.m.

Thursday, February 16th

MT Pick Madame Butterfly: Puccini’s opera, staged by Lyudmila Nalyotova, features young singers. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Rigoletto: Verdi’s opera based on Victor Hugo’s play “Le Roi s’amuse.” Performed in Italian. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.

Friday, February 17th

L’incoronazione di Poppea (Koronatsiya Poppei): Claudio Monteverdi’s opera based on the story of Poppea’s conquest of Nero and Nero’s rejection of his wife, Ottavia. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Ruslan and Lyudmila: Mikhail Glinka’s opera based on Pushkin’s verse tale about a prince and his young bride kidnapped by an evil magician. Directed by Dmitry Chernyakov. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 6 p.m.

The Marriage of Figaro (Svadba Figaro): Dmitry Bertman stages an updated version of Mozart’s classic. Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

The Woman’s Voice (Golos Zhenshchiny): contemporary opera novellas directed by Alla Chepinoga. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.

New X.M. Mixed-Matter (X.M. Smeshannaya Tekhnika): Four stories set to music by Kuzma Bodrov. Directed by Dmitry Krymov. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 18th

Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center Soloists perform scenes from Russian operas. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Ruslan and Lyudmila: (See Fri. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 6 p.m.

The Marriage of Figaro: (See Fri. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

New X.M. Mixed-Matter: (See Fri. listing.) Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 19th

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. 7 p.m.

Ruslan and Lyudmila: (See Fri. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 6 p.m.

Russian Notebook (Russkaya Tetrad): Valery Gavrilin’s opera about Russian women. “The Diary of Anna Frank” (Dnevnik Anny Frank): Grigory Frid’s mono-opera. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.

The Marriage of Figaro: (See Fri. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

MT Pick The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka): This staging of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera focuses on a story of passionate love during the Russian Shrovetide carnival. Novaya Opera. 4 p.m.

Monday, February 20th

The Magic Flute (Volshebnaya Fleita): Mozart’s lyric opera. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21st

Oh, Mozart, Mozart!: This operatic performance combines Rimsky-Korsakov’s chamber opera “Mozart and Salieri” with works by Mozart. Directed by Vladimir Vasilyev. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.

One-Act Operas: “The Human Voice” by Poulenc and “Notes of a Madman” by Butsko. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 22nd

It’s All Opera! (Vsyo Eto — Opera!): An opera show, featuring scenes from Novaya Opera stagings. 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.

and Beyond…

Die Fledermaus (Letuchaya Mysh): Vasily Barkhatov’s controversial staging of Johann Strauss’ operetta includes original texts by Maksym Kurochkin. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Feb. 23, 24 and 25 at 7 p.m., Feb. 26 at noon and 7 p.m.

Operatic Concert. Helikon Opera on Arbat. Feb. 23, 7 p.m.

Tsar and Carpenter (Tsar i Plotnik): Albert Lortzing’s comic opera is based on the story of Peter the Great, who travelled to Europe disguised as a carpenter in order to gain technical knowledge. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Feb. 23, 7 p.m.

Festival Golden Mask: Dead Souls: Rodion Shchedrin’s opera scenes based on Gogol’s novel. Mariinsky Theater staging. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. Feb. 24 and 25, 7 p.m.

The Tsar’s Bride (Tsarskaya Nevesta): Rimsky-Korsakov’s tragic opera about love and vengeance staged by Yury Grymov. Novaya Opera. Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

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. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

Cinderella (Zolushka): Rossini’s comic opera. Novaya Opera. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

New Idomeneo: Mozart’s opera seria in Richard Strauss’ redaction. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Feb. 26 at 6 p.m., Feb. 28 and 29 at 7 p.m.

Opera Addresses

Alexei Tolstoy Apartment Museum
2/6 Ul. Spiridonovka. M. Arbatskaya, Pushkinskaya, Barrikadnaya. 290–0956

Bolshoi Theater
1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 250-7317

Conservatory Great Hall
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 629-9401/7412/8183

Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall
11 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 629-9401/7412/8183

Dom Kompozitorov
8/10 Bryusov Pereulok. M. Okhotny Ryad. 629-1365

Dom Muzyki
Moscow International House of Music, 52 Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 8. M. Paveletskaya. 730-4350, reservations and delivery 730-1011/1860/2224

Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center
25 Ul. Ostozhenka, bldg. 1. M. Park Kultury. 637-7703/4378

Helikon Opera on Arbat
11 Novy Arbat, Bldg. 2. M. Arbatskaya. 202-6584, 290-0971

Novaya Opera
3 Karetny Ryad. M. Mayakovskaya, Chekhovskaya. 694-0868/1830

Operetta Theater
6/2 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Chekhovskaya. 692-5982/6377

Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater
17 Nikolskaya Ulitsa. M. Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 621-0672, reservations 629-1326

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church
8 Voznesensky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 772-5842

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater
17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 629-8388

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 299-3957, 232-5353

Yauza Palace (Dvorets Na Yauze)
1 Zhuravleva Square. M. Elektrozavodskaya. 963-4444 (box office), 963-5435 (reception)