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Opera

Rigoletto: Canadian director Robert Carsen stages Verdi's opera based on Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi s'amuse." Performed in Italian with Russian subtitles. Bolshoi Theater New Stage.

Thursday The 18th

NEW ITALIAN Don Giovanni (Don Juan): Mozart's classic about the brash Spanish lover as staged by Alexander Titel. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

NEW ITALIAN I Pagliacci: Ivan Popovski's staging of Ruggero Leoncavallo's famous verismo about a traveling actor who goes mad with jealousy. Performed in Italian. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. 7 p.m.

NEW ITALIAN Rigoletto: Canadian director Robert Carsen stages Verdi's opera based on Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi s'amuse." Performed in Italian with Russian subtitles. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

NEW The World on the Moon (Lunny Mir): an opera buffa by Joseph Haydn with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni. Performed in Russian. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Friday The 19th

GERMAN 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 German and Russian. Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

NEW ITALIAN Rigoletto (see Thurs. listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

Viktoria Yarovaya (mezzo-soprano) performs arias by Vivaldi and Handel. Novaya Opera Foyer. 7 p.m.

Saturday The 20th

GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Fri. listing). Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

NEW ITALIAN Rigoletto (see Thurs. listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

Symphonica Arctica Orchestra performs Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Massenet and others in an operatic concert. Soloists Saltanat Akhmetova (soprano), Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (soprano) and Ilya Silchukov (baritone), conductor Fabio Mastrangelo. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.

Sunday The 21st

MT PICK Boris Berezovsky (piano) performs Bach, Debussy and Rachmaninov. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.

GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Fri. listing). Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.

ITALIAN La Boheme (Bogema): a moving production of Puccini's opera about the loves, passions and deceptions of a group of artists in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

NEW ITALIAN Rigoletto (see Thurs. listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 6 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. 6 p.m.

Monday The 22nd

NEW Orfeo ed Euridice: Gluck's opera as staged by Irina Lychagina features young soloists. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 7 p.m.

The Tempest (Burya): the world premiere of Alyabyev's opera. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday The 23rd

ENGLISH The Indian Queen (Koroleva Indeitsev): American theater director Peter Sellars completely rewrote the text of Purcell's semi-opera to tell the story of the Spanish Conquest. Joint production by Tchaikovsky Perm Opera and Ballet Theater (Perm), Teatro Real (Madrid), and English National Opera (London). Performed in English with Russian subtitles. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.

The Inspector General (see Sun. listing). Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

Wednesday The 24th

ITALIAN Aida: Verdi's opera about the forbidden love between an Ethiopian slave girl and an Egyptian army commander. Directed by Peter Stein. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.

GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Fri. listing). Helikon Opera on Arbat. 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. 7 p.m.

NEW The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik): Alla Sigalova and Pavel Kaplevich stage an opera based on Tchaikovsky's ballet. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.

and Beyond…

ITALIAN Aida (see Wed. listing). Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.

GERMAN Die Fledermaus (see Fri. listing). Helikon Opera on Arbat. Dec. 25, 26, 27 and 28, 7 p.m.

ITALIAN La Traviata (see Wed. listing). Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.

Sailors and Whores (Moryaki i Shlyukhi): Oleg Glushkov's contemporary dance staging. Fomenko Studio New Stage. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.

NEW The Nutcracker (see Wed. listing). Novaya Opera. Dec. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m., Dec. 27 and 28 at noon and 6 p.m.

Cherevichki: Tchaikovsky's comic opera based on Gogol's story "Christmas Eve." Directed by Olga Ivanova. Pokrovsky Chamber Musical Theater. Dec. 26 and 30 at 7 p.m., Dec. 27, 28 and 31 at 6 p.m.

NEW Orfeo ed Euridice (see Mon. listing). Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. Dec. 26, 7 p.m.

Evening of Classical Operetta. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

NEW The Story of Kai and Gerda (Istoriya Kaya i Gerdy): Sergei Banevich's opera based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Bolshoi Theater New Stage. Dec. 27 at noon, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m., Dec. 30 and 31 at noon and 7 p.m.

FRENCH 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. Dec. 28, 7 p.m.

Opera@Jazz: a musical show feauturing the Novaya Opera soloists and orchestra and the Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra. Novaya Opera. Dec. 30 at 7 p.m., Dec. 31 at 2 and 7 p.m.

Opera Addresses

Aktovy Zal
18 Perevedenovsky Pereulok, entrance 1. M. Baumanskaya, Elektrozavodskaya. Project_Fabrika. 495-221-0757

Amadeus Musical Theater
Reservations 925-846-3377

ARTO Theater
6/1 Sretensky Bulvar, Bldg. 2. M. Turgenevskaya. 495-624-5990

Bolshoi Theater
1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555

Bulgakov House
10 Bolshaya Sadovaya. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-970-0619

Chekhov Moscow Art Theater
3 Kamergersky Pereulok. M. Teatralnaya. 495-646-3646, 692-6748

Chekhov International Theater Festival
www.chekhovfest.ru/en/

Commonwealth of Taganka Actors
76/21 Zemlyanoi Val, Taganskaya Ploshchad. M. Taganskaya (circle line). 495-915-1148

Contemporary Play School
29/14 Neglinnaya Ulitsa. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 694-0738

Crocus City Hall
65-66 km of MKAD, Crocus Exhibition Center, Pavillion 3. M. Myakinino. 499-550-0055

DK Imeni Zuyeva
18 Lesnaya Ulitsa. M. Belorusskaya. 499-973-3461

Drugoi Theater
at DK Imeni Zuyeva. 18 Lesnaya Ulitsa. M. Belorusskaya. 499-973-2141, 4095-777-9181, www.dteatr.ru/afisha.html

Dzhigarkhanyan Theater
17 Lomonosovsky Prospekt. M. Universitet. 495-930-70

Estrada Theater
20/2 Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Borovitskaya. 495-959-0456

Et Cetera Theater
2 Frolov Pereulok, Turgenevskaya Ploshchad. M. Turgenevskaya, Chistiye Prudy. 495-781-7811

Fomenko Studio
30/32 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. M. Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921/1740

Fomenko Studio New Stage
29 Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko. M. Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921/1740

Gogol Theater
8A Ulitsa Kazakova. M. Kurskaya. 499-262-9214, 499-261-5528, (website currently being reconstructed)

Helikon Opera on Arbat
11 Novy Arbat, Bldg. 2. M. Arbatskaya. 495-695-6584, 690-6592, www.helikon.ru/eng

Hermitage Theater
3 Karetny Ryad, Hermitage Garden. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-650-6742

Lenkom Theater
6 Malaya Dmitrovka. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-9668/0708

Maly Theater
1/6 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-624-4046

Maly Theater Affiliate
69 Ulitsa Bolshaya Ordynka. M. Dobryninskaya. 499-237-3181, www.maly.ru

Mayakovsky Theater
19 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Arbatskaya. 495-290-4658/6241

Mayakovsky Theater Affiliate
21 Pushkaryov Pereulok. M. Sukharevskaya. 495-290-4658/6241

MDM
28 Komsomolsky Prospekt. M. Frunzenskaya. 499-248-6688, www.mdmpalace.ru

Meyerhold Center
23 Novoslobodskaya Ulitsa. M. Mendeleyevskaya. 495-363-1048

Mossoviet Theater
16 Bolshaya Sadovaya Ulitsa. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-699-2035

Moscow Musical Theater
27 Novozavodskaya Ulitsa. M. Bagrationovskaya. 495-797-6300

National Youth Theater
2 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. M. Teatralnaya. 495-692-0069/1879

Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater
5 Prospekt Vernadskogo. M. Universitet. 495-930-5177, teatr-sats.ru

Nikulin Circus Na Tsvetnom Bulvare
13 Tsvetnoi Bulvar. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 495-625-8970, circusnikulin.ru

Novaya Opera
3 Karetny Ryad. M. Mayakovskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-694-0868

Okolo, the Theater Near the Stanislavsky House
9a Voznesensky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-690-2557

Operetta Theater
6/2 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Chekhovskaya. 495-925-5050, www.mosoperetta.ru

Pavel Slobodkin Center
48 Ulitsa Arbat. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-6226/6588, www.center-slobodkina.ru

Platforma at Winzavod Center
14th Syromyatnichesky Pereulok, Bldg. 6. M. Chkalovskaya, Kurskaya. www.platformaproject.ru, 495-917-1799, BigBilet.Ru, www.winzavod.ru

Polytheater
3/4 Novaya Ploshchad, Entrance 9. M. Lubyanka. 495-730-5491, 544-5545, www.polyteatr.ru

Praktika
30 Bolshoi Kozikhinsky Pereulok. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-544-5545, www.praktikatheatre.ru

Playwright and Director Center
35 Arbat. M. Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya. 499-795-9282, 495-945-3245

Praktika
30 Bolshoi Kozikhinsky Pereulok. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-544-5545

Project Otkrytaya Stsena
(Formerly the School of Dramatic Art) 20 Povarskaya Ulitsa. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-691-4443

Pushkin Theater
23 Tverskoi Bulvar. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-694-1289

Pushkin Theater Affiliate
3/25 Sytinsky Pereulok, Bldg. 5. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-650-1896

Rossiya Theater
2 Pushkinskaya Ploshchad. M. Pushkinskaya, Chekhovskaya, Tverskaya. 495-788-4646

Russian Army Theater
2 Suvorov Square. M. Novoslobodskaya. 495-681-2110

Satire Theater
2 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-699-3642

Satirikon Theater
8 Sheremetyevskaya Ulitsa. M. Marina Roshcha. 495-689-7844

School of Dramatic Art
19 Ulitsa Sretenka. Metro Sukharevskaya. 495-632-9344

Sovremennik Theater
19A Chistoprudny Bulvar. M. Chistiye Prudy. 621-6473

Stanislavsky Drama Theater
23 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Tverskaya. 495-699-7224

Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater
17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325

Stas Namin Theater
9 Krymsky Val, Bldg. 33, in the Gorky Park. M. Oktyabrskaya, Frunzenskaya, Shabolovskaya. 945-633-9924, www.stasnamintheatre.ru

Studio of Theatrical Art
21 Ulitsa Stanislavskogo, Bldg. 7. M. Taganskaya (circle line), Marksistskaya. 495-646-7459, 8-916-907-9119

Tabakov Theater
1A Ulitsa Chaplygina. M. Chistiye Prudy. 495-628-9685, reservations 495-628-779, 624-46472

Taganka Theater
76/21 Zemlyanoi Val. M. Taganskaya (circle line). 495-915-1217

Teatrium na Serpukhovke
6 Pavlovskaya Ulitsa. Metro Serpukhovskaya. 499-237-1689

Teatr.doc
11/13 Tryokhprudny Pereulok, Bldg. 1, entrance from the side. M. Pushkinskaya. 8-919-765-8402

Ten Theater
5 Oktyabrskaya Ulitsa. M. Dostoevskaya, Maryina Roshcha. 495-681-1516/3590, www.tttttttttt.ru

Theater Center Na Strastnom
8A Strastnoi Bulvar. M. Chekhovskaya. 495-694-4681

Theater Kinoaktyora
33 Ul. Povarskaya. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-690-2811, 691-1461

Theater Luny
31 Malaya Ordynka. M. Dobryninskaya. 495-953-1317

Theater Na Maloi Bronnoi
4 Malaya Bronnaya. M. Tverskaya. 495-690-6731, reservations 495-728-6649

Theater Na Yugo-Zapade
125 Prospekt Vernadskogo, M. Yugo-Zapadnaya. 495-433-1191

Theater of Nations
3 Petrovsky Pereulok. M. Chekhovskaya, Pushkinskaya. 495-629-3739

Theater U Nikitskikh Vorot
Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya (at the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya and Nikitsky Bulvar). M. Arbatskaya, Pushkinskaya. 495- 695-8219

Theater Yunogo Zritelya
10 Mamonovsky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-699-4995/5360

Vakhtangov Theater
26 Arbat. M. Arbatskaya. 499-241-1679

Vladimir Nazarov Musical Theater
Michurinsky Prospekt, 1 Olimpiiskaya Derevnya. M. Yugo-Zapadnaya. 495-430-0410, 437-8626, www.mtvn.ru

Vysotsky Center
3 Nizhny Tagansky Tupik. M. Taganskaya. 495-915-4558

Yelena Kamburova Theater of Music and Poetry
53/55 Bolshaya Pirogovskaya Ulitsa. M. Sportivnaya. 499 246-8175

Yermolova Theater
5/6 Tverskaya Ulitsa. M. Okhotny Ryad, Ploshchad Revolyutsii. 495-629-0594/4587

ZIL Cultural Center
4 Vostochnaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. M. Avtozavoskaya. 495-675-7872, www.zilcc.ru

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