KOMMERSANT: It's all not like it is with other swans

...Scandinavian choreographers don't have their heads in the clouds. They are distinguished by a particular type of humor—both physical and distinctly everyday—that reliably protects them from pathos. In Inger's cleverly conceived and dynamically constructed *Swan Lake*, burlesque successfully rivals lyricism...

Jesters' Evening

"Sherlock Holmes and All-All-All" – a play by Anton Fyodorov, his theatre "Mesto" (The Place), and the creative space "Vnutri" ("Inside"), inspired by the detective stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. It's like "A Study in Scarlet" meets "The Speckled Band," all mixed with the playful, goofing-around vibe of "Winnie-the-Pooh."

"It's more interesting to play negative characters."

Red Torch Theatre star Alexander Polyakov discusses demons and Dostoevsky's "Demons," the benefits of meaninglessness, the actor's metamorphoses, and parallels between Stavrogin and Voldemort

Stuff from the Underground

"The Disappearance": A play by Arseny Bekhterev. Or, how to turn Moscow Conceptualism (the most un-spectacular thing ever) into a total spectacle at the BDT's Second Stage, Kamennoostrovsky Theatre

The TheatreHD Opera Club's latest premiere at the GUM Cinema Hall: Handel's "Julius Caesar in Egypt"

Guest of the screening, Natalia Surnina, musicologist, music critic, and press secretary of the Moscow Philharmonic, speeks about Dmitry Chernyakov's debut production at the Baroque Opera and the Salzburg Festival

Ural Ballet Artistic Director Maksim Petrov, MARÉM Leading Designer Lev Khlebnikov, and Ballet Critic Bogdan Korolek

...discussed the birth of the play and its title, the difference in creating costumes for the stage and for life, the collaboration between choreographers and composers, and answered questions from the audience

TheatreHD Opera Club at the GUM cinema hall

Welcome to the TheatreHD Opera Club in the very heart of Moscow – the legendary GUM cinema hall. Each screening is an encounter with outstanding, iconic productions from the world of opera and bold directorial interpretations, presented on the big screen in stunning HD quality

Salzburger Festspiele

Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Watch selected performances of the festival in our new project

The Sun of Italy – Rossini Festival in Pesaro

Juan Diego Flores, Olga Peretyatko, Erwin Schrott – bel canto stars in the most carefree and mischievous of operatic events. Sparkling trills, crazy coloraturas, first-class voices, the warmth of Italian August nights and the delight of Rossini's brilliant music – in the new special project TheatreHD

Pushkin Theatre in cinemas

we have chosen three already classic, benchmark performances reflecting different facets of the Pushkin Theatre. "Talents and the Dead" is a dazzling work by the artistic director himself, a mischievous farce based on Mark Twain with Sergey Lazarev in the title burlesque role. "The Cherry Orchard" is a tragicomic grotesque by Vladimir Mirzoev with Victoria Isakova and Alexander Petrov in the roles of Ranevskaya and Lopakhin. "The Good Person of Szechwan" is an ideal example of Brecht's production in the version by Yuri Butusov with Alexandra Ursulyak brilliantly playing two key roles.

Franco Zeffirelli, Elena Obraztsova, Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Teresa Stratas… Years pass, new stars appear, fashion changes, but these names and performances continue to live in the memory of the audience. The new special project TheatreHD has collected the best, time-tested masterpieces that continue to give viewers theatrical magic today – and the magic of retro.

Teodor Currentzis & musicAeterna

Concerts by the Greco-Russian conductor Theodor Currentzis and his orchestra musicAeterna often resemble a sacred act and performance rather than just brilliant interpretations of music, invariably becoming vivid events in the musical world. On our screens, you can enjoy Theodor Currentzis's concerts featuring the great music of Mozart, Beethoven, and other composers.

Wiener Staatsoper

Today, the Vienna Opera is practically the ideal of an opera house, tickets are sold out months in advance, and the cast of soloists is capable of evoking a sigh of admiration from fans and envy from competitors: Elina Garanca, Asmik Grigoryan, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flores, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier – it is difficult to find a world-class star who did not sing in Vienna yesterday or is not going to sing tomorrow. After all, any performance at the Vienna Opera is something that will be talked about throughout the season, and which other theaters will be equal to.

Dmitri Tcherniakov: The Russian Opera

Stellar opera productions by the most famous Russian opera director, staged in Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Lyon, will be available online and in cinemas nationwide.