Thursday, December 27th
Bravissimo: a musical show including arias and excerpts from various operas. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Cherevichki: Tchaikovsky's comic opera based on Gogol's story "Christmas Eve." Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Die Fledermaus (Letuchaya Mysh): Original version of Johann Strauss' operetta about a neglected wife's clever plan to regain her philandering husband's attention, performed in Russian and German. Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Eugene Onegin: Dmitry Chernyakov's staging of 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. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Friday, December 28th
Cherevichki: (See Thurs. listing.) Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
New Cinderella (Zolushka): Rossini's comic opera. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
Cosi Fan Tutte Ossia La Scuola Degli Amanti (Tak Postupayut Vse Zhenshchiny ili Shkola Vlyublyonnykh): Alexander Titel stages Mozart's comic opera about two young officers who disguise themselves as Turkish merchants to test their fiancees' fidelity. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.
Die Fledermaus: (See Thurs. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Eugene Onegin: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 29th
Cherevichki: (See Thurs. listing.) Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Die Fledermaus: (See Thurs. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Eugene Onegin: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
Evening of Classical Operetta. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
It's All Opera! (Vsyo Eto — Opera!): An opera show, featuring scenes from Novaya Opera stagings. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.
The MET. Live in HD: L'Elisir d'Amore: Donizetti's opera about a young man turning to magic to win his sweetheart. Bartlett Sher's new production for The Metropolitan Opera with Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani in the leads. In Italian; Russian subtitles. 35MM Cinema Theater. 3 p.m.
Sunday, December 30th
Cherevichki: (See Thurs. listing.) Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Die Fledermaus: (See Thurs. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Eugene Onegin: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 6 p.m.
Monday, December 31st
Cherevichki: (See Thurs. listing.) Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 6 p.m.
Eugene Onegin: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 2 p.m.
Opera@Jazz: a musical show featuring the Novaya Opera soloists and orchestra and the Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra. Novaya Opera. 3 and 7 p.m.
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