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In Moscow, a rare outing for Bellini’s Il pirata

Edward Sava-Segal, 23 Jan

Tenor Dmitry Korchak was the pick of the soloists in this concert performance by Novaya Opera.

***11

Intrada's Russian Christmas from Moscow's Yelokhovo Cathedral

Laurence Vittes, 07 Jan

Intrada's concert on the Great Feast Day of Orthodox Christmas featured first performances of music by Peter the Great's favorite composer Vasily Titov in more than 300 years.

*****

The Bolshoi: Danish dancing with a Russian touch

Isabella Zijp, 01 Apr

The Bolshoi dancers Anna Tikhomiova and Artemy Belyakov shine in the stylish and poetic version of La Sylphide by Johan Kobborg.

****1

Mieczysław Weinberg's The Idiot at the Bolshoi Theatre

Julien Hanck, 08 Oct

Completed in 1985 and premièred in Mannheim in 2013, Mieczysław Weinberg's The Idiot is a true rarity. Seeing it revived for the first time, it's thrilling to see the opera given the vocal and musical treatment it desrves, lending a helping hand to its return from oblivion.

****1

Ratmansky's The Bright Stream

Isabella Zijp, 09 May

After being banned in Soviet times, The Bright Stream made a glorious comeback in a new version by Alexei Ratmansky.

*****

Cage / Etudes / Human Seasons at the Bolshoi

Janet Ward, 19 Mar

Etudes is a welcome addition to the Bolshoi's repertoire.

****1