Презентация на тему Большой театр Английский Spotlight 10

began its life as the private theatre of the

Moscow proseсutor Prince Pyotr Urusov. On 28 March 1776, Empress Catherine II signed and granted the Prince the 'privilege' of organizing theatre performances, masquerades, balls and other forms of entertainment for a period of ten years. It is from this date that Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre traces its history.

performances and 'entertainments' involved a heavy financial burden and

Prince Pyotr Urusov shared his 'privilege' with a business partner, the Russophile Englishman and theatrical entrepreneur Michael Maddox. The latter was also an equilibrist, theatre mechanic and 'lecturer', who demonstrated various types of optical equipment and other 'mechanical' marvels.

designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of

ballet and opera. The theatre's original name was the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow.

1784 - 1834

theaters in Moscow, it has the world famous operas

and ballets.

The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, having more than 200 dancers opera singers -300.

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