{
  "id": 15649908,
  "title": "Bolshoi Theatre schedules first official UAE tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/bolshoi-theatre-schedules-first-official-uae-tour",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:15:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/bolshoi-theatre-schedules-first-official-uae-tour/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre is set to embark on its maiden official tour of the United Arab Emirates, from December 2 to 6, 2026. The five-day engagement at Dubai Opera features a diverse programme of opera, orchestral music, and ballet. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will participate in all performances. Tickets for the opera and orchestral concert, opening on December 2 at 7pm, are priced at AED350, while ballet tickets start at AED450. The tour's featured opera, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, delves into themes of jealousy, political intrigue, and revenge during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. This production, based on a play by Lev Mey and inspired by historical events, uses monumental scenery reminiscent of Fyodor Fedorovsky’s designs. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra will present a standalone symphonic concert on December 3 at 8pm, led by Valery Gergiev, a prominent Russian conductor. The tour culminates on December 6 with Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, a ballet with choreography by Yuri Grigorovich and music conducted by Pavel Klinichev. Grigorovich’s interpretation of the ballet transforms it into a narrative about childhood, courage, and ideal love, featuring principal dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet. The five-day programme at Dubai Opera, part of the institution's 2026-27 season marking its tenth anniversary, showcases three major elements of the Bolshoi Theatre’s repertoire, attracting a significant audience.",
  "summary": "Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre will make its first official tour of the United Arab Emirates with five days of opera, orchestral music and ballet at Dubai Opera from 2 to 6 December 2026. The programme, presented by Dubai Opera in collaboration with Art Seasons, will feature Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride, a symphonic concert conducted by Valery Gergiev and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The…",
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}