The new season at the Bolshoi Theater will open on September 4 with Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen'. This staging is led by director Alexei Borodin, conductor of North Ossetia Tugan Sokhiev and the set designer is Stanislav Benedictov.
The 240th season will traditionally open on the historical stage of Bolshoi. Opera stars and honored artists of Azerbaijan, Elchin Azizov and Dinara Aliyeva, who are also soloists of the main theatre of Russia, will participate in opera, Trend reports.
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