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Bolshoi Theatre Collection

The Bolshoi Theatre, located in Moscow, Russia, is a magnificent cultural landmark that has captivated audiences for centuries

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Illuminations at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1856 (colour litho)

Illuminations at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1856 (colour litho)
8663917 Illuminations at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1856 (colour litho) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illuminations at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1856)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving)

Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving)
8677108 Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving) by Gaildrau, Jules (1816-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving)

Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving)
8677106 Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia (engraving) by Blanchard, Pharamond (1805-73); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Vue de la place et du grand théâtre de l'opéra à Saint-Pétersbourg, 1817-1824

Vue de la place et du grand théâtre de l'opéra à Saint-Pétersbourg, 1817-1824
Vue de la place et du grand theatre de l'opera a Saint-Petersbourg, 1817-1824. Private Collection

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: 'Costume pour l opera 'Snegourotchka'(ou La Demoiselle des neiges)

"Costume pour l opera "Snegourotchka"(ou La Demoiselle des neiges)
FIA5389973 " Costume pour l opera " Snegourotchka" (ou La Demoiselle des neiges, conte de Printemps) de Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov, aquarelle de Boris Dmitryevich Grigoriev (1886-1939)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Bolshoi Theatre, Minsk, Belarus

Bolshoi Theatre, Minsk, Belarus

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Bolshoi Theatre and Karl Marx monument, Moscow, Russia

Bolshoi Theatre and Karl Marx monument, Moscow, Russia

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia

Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Dessin de costume pour l opera 'La flute enchantee'de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Dessin de costume pour l opera "La flute enchantee"de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
FIA5363158 Dessin de costume pour l opera " La flute enchantee" de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(Costume design for the opera " die Zauberflote" by W A Mozart)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper)

Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper)
BAL341698 Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper) by Stoffer, Jakov Zinovyevich (1909-1951); 32.5x24.5 cm; Bolshoi Theatre, St

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Dessin de costume pour l opera 'La flute enchantee'de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Dessin de costume pour l opera "La flute enchantee"de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
FIA5363154 Dessin de costume pour l opera " La flute enchantee" de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(Costume design for the opera " die Zauberflote" by W A Mozart)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper)

Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper)
BAL341697 Costume design for Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro, 1936 (watercolour and gouache on paper) by Stoffer, Jakov Zinovyevich (1909-1951); 32.5x24.5 cm; Bolshoi Theatre, St

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Facade of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre par Jean Francois Thomas de

Facade of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre par Jean Francois Thomas de Thomon, (1754-1813)
FIA5401170 Facade of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre par Jean Francois Thomas de Thomon, (1754-1813), 1802 - Copper engraving, watercolour, 12x19, 9 - State Hermitage, St

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Dessin de costume pour l opera 'La flute enchantee'de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Dessin de costume pour l opera "La flute enchantee"de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
FIA5363145 Dessin de costume pour l opera " La flute enchantee" de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(Costume design for the opera " die Zauberflote" by W A Mozart)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Dessin de costume pour l opera 'La flute enchantee'de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Dessin de costume pour l opera "La flute enchantee"de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
FIA5363143 Dessin de costume pour l opera " La flute enchantee" de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (Costume design for the opera " die Zauberflote" by W A Mozart)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Marina Semyonova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)

Marina Semyonova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)
7200749 Marina Semyonova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Mikhail Gabovich, Soviet Russian ballet dancer (b / w photo)

Mikhail Gabovich, Soviet Russian ballet dancer (b / w photo)
7200748 Mikhail Gabovich, Soviet Russian ballet dancer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mikhail Gabovich (1905-1965)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Dessin de costume pour l opera 'Don Juan'de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Dessin de costume pour l opera "Don Juan"de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
FIA5363138 Dessin de costume pour l opera " Don Juan" de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) (Costume design for the opera " Don Giovanni " by W.A.Mozart)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b / w photo)

Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b / w photo)
7200751 Production of the ballet Eugene Onegin at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, 1945 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)

Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b / w photo)
7200750 Galina Ulanova, Soviet Russian ballerina (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galina Ulanova (1910-1998)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)

Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)
7200745 Sergei Lemeshev, Soviet Russian opera singer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sergei Lemeshev (1902-1977), Soviet Russian opera singer

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)

Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b / w photo)
7200744 Maria Maksakova, Soviet Russian opera singer (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maria Maksakova (1902-1974), Soviet Russian opera singer

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Rubensteins The Demon at the Bolshoi Theatre (chromolitho)

Rubensteins The Demon at the Bolshoi Theatre (chromolitho)
735055 Rubensteins The Demon at the Bolshoi Theatre (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rubensteins The Demon at the Bolshoi Theatre)

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Program for the ballet La Perle by Marius Petipa and Riccardo Drigo, 1896. Creator

Program for the ballet La Perle by Marius Petipa and Riccardo Drigo, 1896. Creator
Program for the ballet La Perle by Marius Petipa and Riccardo Drigo, 1896. Private Collection

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, End 1840s. Creator: Diez, Samuel Friedrich

The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, End 1840s. Creator: Diez, Samuel Friedrich
The Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, End 1840s. Private Collection

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, 1859

The Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, 1859. Found in the Collection of State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Curtain design for the Bolshoi Theatre

Curtain design for the Bolshoi Theatre. Found in the Collection of State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The Auditorium of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre

The Auditorium of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The Petrovsky Theatre (Bolshoi Theatre) in Moscow, 1827

The Petrovsky Theatre (Bolshoi Theatre) in Moscow, 1827. Found in the collection of I. Turgenev Memorial Museum, Moscow

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Facade of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, 1803-1804

Facade of the Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, 1803-1804. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The playbill for the first performance of the Ballet Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre

The playbill for the first performance of the Ballet Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre, 1877 Artist: Anonymous
The playbill for the first performance of the Ballet Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre, 1877. Found in the collection of Bolshoi Theatre Museum

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The group portrait at the Bolshoi Theater. Coronation of Empreror Alexander III

The group portrait at the Bolshoi Theater. Coronation of Empreror Alexander III and Empress Maria Fy Artist
The group portrait at the Bolshoi Theater. Coronation of Empreror Alexander III and Empress Maria Fyodorovna, 1883. Private Collection

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Portrait of the ballerina Varvara Volkova (1816-1898), 1836. Artist: Anonymous

Portrait of the ballerina Varvara Volkova (1816-1898), 1836. Artist: Anonymous
Portrait of the ballerina Varvara Volkova (1816-1898), 1836. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The St. Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre. Artist: Mayr, Johann Georg, von (1760-1816)

The St. Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre. Artist: Mayr, Johann Georg, von (1760-1816)
The St. Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Barrage balloon at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, USSR, 1942

Barrage balloon at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, USSR, 1942. Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Auditorium of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, 1856. Artist: Mihaly Zichy

Auditorium of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, 1856. Artist: Mihaly Zichy
Auditorium of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia, 1856. The home of the famous Bolshoi Ballet Company founded in 1776, the theatre itself opened in 1825 and was designed by Osip Bove

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Theatre programme of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, 1912. Artist: Boris Zvorykin

Theatre programme of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, 1912. Artist: Boris Zvorykin
Theatre programme of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Moscow Opera Ballet Dancer

Moscow Opera Ballet Dancer
Moscow, Russia: April 27, 1936. Asaf Messerer, principal male dancer of the Moscow Opera Ballet, will make his American debut next winter in New York City with dances from Salambo, The Red Poppy

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Moscow Opera Ballet Dancers

Moscow Opera Ballet Dancers
Moscow, Russia: April 27, 1936. Asaf and Sulamith Messerer of the Moscow Opera Ballet will make their American debut next winter in New York City with dances from Salambo, The Red Poppy, Don Quixote

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: The new Russia Moscow the famous Bolshoi Theater exterior for concerts and culture

The new Russia Moscow the famous Bolshoi Theater exterior for concerts and culture

Background imageBolshoi Theatre Collection: Nezhdanova and the Sechenov family, 1904

Nezhdanova and the Sechenov family, 1904
Antonina Nezhdanova (1873-1950, lower right), Russian opera singer, with Ivan Mikhaylovich Sechenov (1829-1905, centre), Russian physiologist



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The Bolshoi Theatre, located in Moscow, Russia, is a magnificent cultural landmark that has captivated audiences for centuries. With its rich history and stunning architecture, it stands as a symbol of artistic excellence and grandeur. One cannot help but be mesmerized by the intricate costume designs showcased within the walls of this iconic theater. From Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov's "Snegourotchka" to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "La flute enchantee, " these exquisite creations bring characters to life on stage. Boris Dmitryevich Grigoriev's 1919 watercolor captures the essence of "Snegourotchka, " while V. Bushina's 19th-century works transport us into Mozart's magical world. Not only does the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow leave spectators in awe with its performances, but it also offers breathtaking views outside its doors. The Karl Marx monument towering beside it serves as a reminder of Russia's historical significance and ideological heritage. However, let us not forget that there is another Bolshoi Theatre situated in Minsk, Belarus. Although smaller in scale compared to its counterpart in Moscow, it still holds great importance within the country's cultural landscape. As we delve deeper into history, Jean Francois Thomas de Thomon’s copper engraving showcases the facade of Saint Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre from 1802. This masterpiece transports us back to an era where elegance reigned supreme and theatrical arts flourished. The Bolshoi Theatre continues to enchant audiences with its timeless charm and exceptional performances. Whether you find yourself immersed in Russian or European culture when visiting this renowned establishment, one thing remains certain – you will witness artistry at its finest within these hallowed halls.