Orfeo ed Euridice: Gluck's opera as staged by Irina Lychagina features young soloists. Performed in Italian. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater small stage. 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. Metro Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325. Fri. at 7 p.m.
Tchaikovsky Gala: Ulyana Lopatkina, Russian ballet stars and the Perm Ballet Theater in concert. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater (See address above). Sun. at 7 p.m.
Egopoint: Nadia Saidakova's contemporary dance staging to music by Luke Slater. Joint production of Staatsballett Berlin and Moskva Ballet. ZiL Cultural Center. 4 Vostochnaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 1. Metro Avtozavoskaya. 495-675-7872, www.zilcc.ru. Sat. at 7 p.m.
Olympia: Olga Mukhina's family saga follows changes in Russia from the 1970s to the present. Staged by Yevgeny Tsyganov. English subtitles available. Fomenko Workshop Theater. 30/32 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921. Sun. at 7 p.m.
Chekhov Theater Festival: Women Generals of the Yang Family (Zhenshchiny-Generaly Semyi Yan): traditional Chinese opera set in the 12th century. Fuzhou Min Opera Art Development Centre production. Performed in Chinese with Russian subtitles. Pushkin Theater. 23 Tverskoi Bulvar. Metro Pushkinskaya. 495-694-1289. Fri., Sat., at 7 p.m
Organ and Duduk: Papin Shakhbazyan (duduk), Alex Zaslavsky (organ), Ivan Ipatov (harpsichord, organ) and the Blagaya Vest Chamber Choir perform Bach, Morricone and Armenian folk songs. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7/10 Starosadsky Pereulok. Metro Kitai-Gorod. 495-624-5820. Sat. at 7 p.m.
The Universe of Sound: Sufi music of Turkey performed by the Meshk Ensemble. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 11 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. Sun. at 7 p.m.
NOM: legendary experimental, avant-garde St. Petersburg group. Vermel. 4 Raushskaya Naberezhnaya. Metro Novokuznetskaya. 499-238-3303. Sat. at 8 p.m.
Foreign-Language Movie
The Age of Adaline (Vek Adaline, 2015): Lee Toland Krieger's romantic drama starring Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman and Harrison Ford. After miraculously remaining 29 for almost eight solitary decades, a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist reignites a woman's passion for life and romance.
35MM. 47/24 Ulitsa Pokrovka. Metro Krasniye Vorota, Kurskaya. 495-780-9142. Fri. at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Sat. at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Sun. at 10 a.m. and 7:25 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.
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