Friday The 4th
MT PICK FRENCH Turandot: Giacomo Puccini's last opera based on Schiller's adaptation of the tale by Carlo Gozzi about a princess whose future husband must solve three riddles or be beheaded. Directed by Francesca Zambello. Performed in French with Russian subtitles. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 5th
MT PICK FRENCH Turandot (see Fri. listing). Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Sunday The 6th
MT PICK FRENCH Turandot (see Fri. listing). Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 6 p.m.
Tuesday The 8th
FRENCH Les Contes d'Hoffmann (Skazki Gofmana): Offenbach's opera based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's stories about his three loves. Performed in French. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
NEW The Tsar's Bride (Tsarskaya Nevesta): Rimsky-Korsakov's tragic opera based on the true story of the bloody intrigues surrounding Ivan the Terrible's search for a new bride in 1572. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 9th
NEW The Tsar's Bride (see Tues. listing). Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
ITALIAN Tosca: Puccini's opera about the tragic love of a beautiful Roman singer for an artist. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. July 10, 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. July 12, 7 p.m.
ITALIAN La Traviata: Verdi's opera based on the play "The Lady With Camelias," 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. July 17, 18, 19 at 7 p.m., July 20 at 6 p.m.
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