The Bolshoi Theater Yesterday and Today (1976)

A solemn meeting on the 200th anniversary of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Is the general director of the theater, GA Ivanov, Deputy Minister of Culture of the USSR V.F.Kuharsky, People's Artist of the USSR IS Kozlowski, chief director BA Basil, ballerina L. Semenyaka.

Theater director is awarded the Red Banner of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR. Cheering.

Various photos of the Bolshoi Theatre: exterior, interior, photo Chaliapin as Boris Godunov, AV Nezhdanova the piano, E. Gelzer, L. Sobinov, Kozlovsky among soldiers

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the building of the Bolshoi Theatre.

On the podium L. Sobinov Commissar of Education Anatoly Lunacharsky.

Demonstration and parade in front of the theater.

AV Nezhdanova on the podium.

30s. : Before miners stands B. Autograph, among listeners - A. Stakhanov.

Dancing Krieger.

40s. : Soldiers walk past the Bolshoi Theatre.

Hospital: singing MD Mikhailov (synchronous), dance Lepeshinskaya O. and P. Gusev.

Chronicle of different years: actors theater patronage concerts, cheering at La Scala (Italy), soloists bows.

A scene from Bizet's opera "Carmen", as Carmen - People's Artist of the USSR E. Obraztsova.

Photo: scenes from various operas Bolshoi.

Actors in the corridors of the theater.

People's Artist G. Nesterenko and theater conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky at the rehearsal of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Mozart and Salieri".

A scene from the opera (Mozart - A. Maslennikov, Salieri - G. Nesterenko).

People's Artist of the USSR Yuri Gulyaev in the dressing room.

People's Artist of USSR, Ognivtsev zpisi on the new album in the studio by "Melody" (synchronous).

Rehearsal of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sadko".

Arkhipov, People's Artist of the USSR performs Lyubava.

People's Artists of the USSR T. and B. Milashkina Atlantis prepare party Volkhov and SADC chief choirmaster theater A. Rybnov working with the choir at the opera.

Rehearsal Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Conductor - Yuri Simonov.

Rehearsals are held People's Artist of the USSR Boris Pokrovsky, duets performed People's Artist of the USSR Boris Rudenko (Volkhov) and People's Artist of USSR, Atlanta (Sadko) - synchronously.

30s. : In the living room singing TSDRI VV Autograph, listen IS Kozlowski, O. Lepeshinskaya and others.

Scenes from the opera "Prince Igor" (AS Pirogov sings), "Ivan Susanin" (sung MO Reizen) - synchronously.

The concert singing MP Maksakova (synchronous), the song sung NA Obukhov and IS Kozlowski (synchronously).

SY Lemeshev the day of his 70th birthday serves as Lensky, cheering in the hall of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Newsreel: Ulanova rehearsing in class with a USSR People's Artist E. Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev.

Photos: Pictures of different ballet performances of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Classes in ballet class is A. Messerer (at the machine engaged Maya Plisetskaya, People's Artist of the USSR M. Liepa and other ballet dancers).

The class teacher M.Semenovoy deal ballerina N. Timofeeva, M. Kondratiev. R. Struchkova and Tikhonov rehearse with T. Nikitina roles in the ballet "Don Quixote." Pavlova and Gordeev rehearse in class with teacher Marina Semyonova.

A scene from the ballet "The Nutcracker" - dances Pavlova.

In a studio theater embroiderers working on scenery for baletts Eshpai "Angara", setting the stage scenery.

The director of the ballet - the main theater choreographer Yuri Grigorovich, the artist - People's Artist of the USSR S. Virsaladze, playing the main parties N. Bessmertnova, Vasiliev, M. Lavrovsky, conductor A. Zhyuraytis, composer A. Eshpai rehearsing ballet "Angara".

A scene from the ballet "Angara", dancing N. Bessmertnova and Vladimir Vasiliev (synchronously).

Cheering in the hall, bowing artists.