| Bolshoi Theatre - Moscow | 25 June 2025 |
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| Valery Gergiev to become General Director of Bolshoi Theatre |
According to Opera Magazine, the Russian conductor will replace Vladimir Urin and will remain head of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Gergiev will be the first leader of both major Russian theaters for the first time since Tsarist times. |
 16 Nov 2023 / OperaWire |
| Bolshoi Theatre cancels shows by directors who spoke out over Ukraine |
Moscow venue drops Timofey Kulyabin’s opera Don Pasquale and Kirill Serebrennikov’s ballet Nureyev. |
| 3 May 2022 / The Guardian |
| Poutine propose à Valery Gergiev de prendre la direction du Bolchoï |
Le chef d'orchestre, qui n'a pas semblé décliner cette invitation, deviendrait ainsi un personnage omnipotent dans la vie musicale russe, régnant sur les deux principaux Opéras du Pays. |
| 29 Mar 2022 / Diapason |
| Pressed about Putin, Russian conductor quits Bolshoi |
The Bolshoi music director, Tugan Sokhiev, said he was “asked to choose one cultural tradition” over another and denounce President Putin for invading Ukraine. |
| 7 Mar 2022 / New York Times |
| Plácido Domingo cancels performances at Bolshoi Theatre |
The singer was set to headline a gala entitled “Primavera” on March 8 and was set to conduct a production of “La Traviata” starring Irina Lungu. |
| 4 Mar 2022 / OperaWire |
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