Singer Zurab Sotkilava passes away
People's Artist of the USSR, famous singer Zurab Sotkilava has died aged 80 after battling with a severe illness, the director general of the Bolshoi Theatre Vladimir Urin said. Sotkilava who …
Vladimir Urin
Bolshoi Theatre celebrates 240th anniversary
The Russian State Academic Bolshoi Theatre is celebrating its 240th anniversary today. On March 28, 1776, the provincial prosecutor Prince Petr Urusov received permission from the Empress Catherine II on the holding of theatrical …
Mahar Vaziev starts his work at Bolshoi Theatre
Today Mahar Vaziev officially took up his new post as the ballet director at the Bolshoi Theatre. He replaced Sergei Filin, whose contract ended yesterday. "Sergei Filin will remain at the …
Mahar Vaziev heads Bolshoi Theatre's ballet troupe
The Russian ballet director at Italy's La Scala, Makhar Vaziev, appointed as the ballet director in the Bolshoi Theatre. "People who know the theater, who know about ballet, know this name well," the …
