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RE: Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

danbrew

You can actually purchse tickets online from the Bolshoi Theatre. I did it a few years ago and saw the Nutcracker - it was a really nice experience.

http://boxoffice.bolshoi.ru/eng/sales.html

You can visit the schedule page and see the schedule as well:

http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/poster/?&_SERVER=Array&m26=12&y26=2009

The Nutcracker is being performed on the 30th and the 31st.

Enjoy!

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RE: Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

mr. barley

My wife and I saw the nutcracker at the new Bolshoi 5 years ago when we were in Moscow. We were on an adoption trip and the guy who helped us through our adoption while we were in Moscow got us tickets. It was well worth the money to me. When were we ever going to get the chance again? See it if you can. The new Bolshoi is very very nice. I can't imagine what the old Bolshoi is going to look like when it's finished. It will be stunning.
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RE: Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

overseas_expat

Although Passport magazine is a slick airline variety guide catering to rich tourists in Moscow, it has listings for local theatres, in English. http://www.passportmagazine.ru/events/. It's a good resource calendar. You should be able to find most downtown performances here, hopefully at least a couple of weeks in advance. Passport is only published once a month. English language guides for theatre performances in Moscow are nearly non-existent.

So far as ice skating goes, there is a lovely outdoor rink downtown at Hermitage Gardens, really pretty place. A fantasy wonderland of a little park in the winter. Beautiful, you'll love it. Skates can be rented there. Plenty of restaurants and cafes around. Real Russia.

I don't live in Moscow anymore, but they were erecting a really ugly seasonal skating rink in Red Sq. starting back a couple of years ago. Craphole of a place behind an ugly fence erected in Red Sqare and ridiculously expensive. Give it a miss.

To sum up: I highly recommend the Stanislavsky Ballet, The Conservatory, and Hermitage Gardens. All downtown.

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RE: Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

overseas_expat

Mind, the actual Bolshoi has been closed for remont for the last 5 years. Its ballet is playing now in the New Bolshoi theatre.

There are two ways you may be able to score high season tickets to the Nutcracker on short notice. You can go to the box office, believe it or not, this often works. But if you don't speak Russian this won't be an option.

Assuming you'll be staying in a downtown hotel, go to the front desk or concierge and ask if they can get you tickets. This may be possible but at an inflated price. Everything in Russia is possible--for the right price. Be prepared to pay a bundle. It may or may not be worth it to you. Your choice.

Otherwise there is another brilliant ballet theatre downtown, glorious place, the Stanislavsky Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre, 17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka, approximately 8 or 10 blocks from the Bolshoi. Every bit as marvelous as the Bolshoi just less well known. Couldn't find a weblink for it (not surprising) ask at your hotel if they can get you tickets. If you do not speak Russian you will not be able to deal directly with any ticket box office.

Also in the same downtown neighborhood a few block the other direction, is my favorite place in the whole wide world, the Moscow Conservatory. Absolutely the best symphony performances in the most charming symphony hall in the world. http://www.mosconsv.ru/english/page.phtml?4001

Most Russian performance halls don't list events more than 30 days in advance and very often don't sell tickets more than 10 days in advance of a performance. Most of them do not have internet sales and most do not have websites.

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Nutcracker at the Bolshoi

LizPattison

Hi there,
I am arriving in Moscow on Boxing Day and staying till 31st December so 5 days to do lots of things, firstly any good suggestions? Any ice skating etc or nice wintery activities?? The biggest thing I would like help with is that I would love to go to the Bolshoi Ballet and see Nutcracker. What are the chances of getting tickets now. I don't want to spend a fortune though. Is there anyway of buying tickets when I get there or on the dorr or is that too good to be true??

Thanks very much in advance!
Liz

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RE: how much money should i bring?

Ender

In a big city you can survive on ~400 roubles (~13..15) a day.
1. 2kg of pelmeni : ~ 200 roubles
2. 1.5 litre of beer: ~ 150 roubles
3. 200 g of bread: ~ 10 roubles
4. Tea, sugar, salt, pepper etc: ~200 roubles a trip.
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RE: how much money should i bring?

Mimica

I think no less than 100 $ /day if you say about the nicest restaurants ,taxi

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RE: Russian Fashion

vox16

kilojoolz wrote:

I'm obviously expecting it to be cold and snowy. Are boots the norm? With heels or without?

And ice as well that no one clean. Methinks no heels is ok.

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Once it get's a bit warmer, do girls wear the rubber rain boots (wellies) in wet weather? Or would more fashionable leather boots be more appropriate?

The former, i.e. rubber hunter boots? I doubt. Peasant style (brown/darkgreen) or downright weird (pink, etc)
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Russian Fashion

kilojoolz

I am spending the spring semester in Petersburg, so I'll be there from January to May. If there is anyone who is familiar with fashion in Russia for young women, please give me your insight on these questions.

I'm obviously expecting it to be cold and snowy. Are boots the norm? With heels or without?

Once it get's a bit warmer, do girls wear the rubber rain boots (wellies) in wet weather? Or would more fashionable leather boots be more appropriate?

Is cold weather clothing more technical or more fashionable (for example, the difference between a north face fleece or a cute wool coat)?

Is there anything that many americans wear that would be seen as unfashionable in Russia? Or do you have any more tips on how to look cute and stay warm?

Spasiba!

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