Bolshoi Theatre
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Summary
Bolshoi Theatre is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,581 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: ballet[3], opera[4]
- Award received: Order of Lenin[5], academic theater[6], International Opera Award[7], Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude[8]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tverskoy District[9]
- Country: Russia[10], Russian Empire[11]
- Instance of: theatre company[12], theatre building[13]
- Architect: Joseph Bové[14]
- Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture in Russia[15]
- Headquarters location: Moscow[16]
- Location: Theatre Square[17], Moscow[18]
- Commons category: Bolshoi Theatre[19]
- Industry: creative industries[20]
- Said to be the same as: Bolshoi Theatre Building[21]
- Inception: March 28, 1776[22]
- Located on street: Theatre Square[23]
- Significant event: conflagration[24], architectural reconstruction[25]
- Official website: https://bolshoi.ru/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bolshoi Theatre[27]
- Commons gallery: Большой театр[28]
- Described at URL: https://theatre-museum.ru/theater/11426[29]
- Director / manager: Vladimir Urin[30], Valery Gergiev[31]
- Maximum capacity: 1740[32]
- Employees: 900[33]
- Time of earliest written record: 1776[34]
- Main Wikidata property: P10961[35]
- Native label: Большой театр[36]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Bolshoi Theatre include Bolshoy[37], a film[38], directed by Valery Todorovsky[39] and 26793 Bolshoi[40], an asteroid[41].
Why It Matters
Bolshoi Theatre has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Bolshoy[37], a film[38], directed by Valery Todorovsky[39] and 26793 Bolshoi[40], an asteroid[41].
FAQs
What awards did Bolshoi Theatre receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[5], academic theater[6], International Opera Award[7], and Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude[8].