the Bolshoi and the Maly theaters in Moscow

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Большой Театр The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and greatest ballet and opera companies of the world. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy, a world-leading school of ballet.

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The company was founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urusov and Michael Maddox. Initially, it held performances in a private home, but in 1780, it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and began producing plays and operas. At that time, all Russian theatres were imperial property.

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The main building of the Bolshoi closed for restoration in 2005 and originally set to reopen in 2009 or early 2010. As of late 2009, this has been pushed back to 2011

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http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/ - please visit the official site of the Bolshoi.

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You will see the interiors of the Bolshoi during the virtual tour

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Reconstruction of Bolshoi Theatre, Pictures - http://see-you-in-moscow.com/blog/reconstruction_of_bolshoi_theatre_pictures/2010-03-03-63 Inside the theater -

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The New Stage of Bolshoi Theatre, Pictures - http://see-you-in-moscow.com/blog/the_new_stage_of_bolshoi_theatre_pictures/2010-06-14-109 - The view from the stage One of its curtains -

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Императорская (Царская) ложа

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Visit http://www.for-ballet-lovers-only.com/

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Малый театр Maly Theatre (Russian: Малый театр, literally Small Theatre as opposed to nearby Bolshoi, is a drama theater in Moscow, Russia. Established in 1806 and operating on its present site on the Theatre Square since 1824, the theatre traces its history to the Moscow University drama company, established in 1756.

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Это Большой театр Это Малый театр

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The monument to Nikolay Ostrovsky, the famous Russian classical playwright. The entrance to the theater -

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The road to Red Square and the Kremlin

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The monument to Nikolay Ostrovsky

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In the 19th century, Maly was "universally recognized in Russia as the leading dramatic theatre of the century," and was the home stage for Mikhail Shchepkin and Maria Yermolova. 40 of Alexander Ostrovsky's 54 plays premiered at Maly, and the theatre was known as The House of Ostrovsky. The Maly Theatre in Moscow and Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg "to a great extent determined the development of Russian theatre during the 19th and 20th century".

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Это маленькая девочка. Она – зрительница. Она пришла в театр на спектакль. На ней красивое платье. Она стоит на лестнице в фойе театра во время антракта. Ей нравится спектакль. Ей нравится театр. Она счастлива.

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The official site - http://www.maly.ru/