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Entertainment, subscriber only, entertainment | things to do in loveland on saturday: poetry with carolyn forché, theater, monster trucks and more.

Poet Carolyn Forché Reading: 7-8:30 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Forché’s book, “In the Lateness of the World,” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a winner of the American Book Award. With a meet and greet book signing in the lobby. $20 for adults and $10 for students, rialtotheatercenter.org.

Poet Carolyn Forché Interview Session: 1-3 p.m., Rialto Theater Center, 228 E. Fourth St., Loveland.  $15 for adults and $10 for students, rialtotheatercenter.org.

Wicked West Comic Expo: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, First National Bank Exhibition Hall at The Ranch, 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland. Ages 13 and up $15; ages 12 and under free with an adult, treventscomplex.com/blue-arena.

Toughest Monster Truck Tour: 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Blue Arena, 5290 Arena Circle, Loveland. $32-$42 in advance. Adult tickets are $5 more at the door, BlueFCUArena.com.

Northern Colorado Performing Arts — “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.”: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Northern Colorado Performing Arts, 575 N. Denver Ave., Loveland. $12-$18, harringtonartsalliance.org.

Maker Festivals: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Embassy Suites, 4705 Clydesdale Parkway, Loveland. Festival passes $15, makerfestivals.com/co.

Pancake Breakfast and Plant Sale: 8-11 a.m., Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. Fourth St., Loveland. Fundraiser with pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. $3 for ages 12 and under, and $8 in advance for adults or $10 at the door.

Android Basics Bilingual: 1-3 p.m., Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.

Mac Basics 2: 10 a.m.-noon, Loveland Public Library, 300 N. Adams Ave., Loveland. Free, lovelandpubliclibrary.org/events.

Karaoke: 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Monroe’s Lounge, 5542 E. U.S. 34, Loveland. Call 970-667-7810 or visit monroeslounge.net.

Spring Craft Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,  Berthoud Recreation Center, 1000 N. Berthoud Parkway, Berthoud. Handcrafted items from 60 Colorado artisans. berthoud.org/1482/Spring-Craft-Fair.

Moon Theatre — “Inseparable” Readers Performance:   6 p.m., Berthoud Activity Hall, 619 N. Fourth St., Berthoud. Play byy Rick Padden about a couple staying together no matter what mayhem ensues in their lives. $10.

Spring Contest Powwow and Indian Art Market: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Northside Aztlan Community Center, 112 Willow St., Fort Collins. Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association event with singing, dancing, music, food, arts and crafts vendors and intertribal dancing. Gourd dances at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, grand entry at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. $3-$12, ncipa.weebly.com.

Centennial Children’s Chorus — “Kids on Broadway”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. $10-$15,  970-221-6730, lctix.com.

Rocky Mountain Chamber Singers — “In Its Many Colors”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Colorado State University Organ Recital Hall, 1400 Remington St., Fort Collins. $5-$25, rockymountainchambersingers.org.

Spring Artisan Market: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Drive, Fort Collins.  More than 70 local artisans and crafters. Free admission, engage.fcgov.com/Calendar.

OpenStage Theatre & Company — “Big Fish”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through April 20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins. $12-$42, 970-221-6730 or visit lctix.com.

“California Suite”: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 21, Windsor Community Playhouse, 561 E. Garden Drive, Unit A, Windsor. $20, windsorplayhouse.org.

Greeley Chorale – “Requiem and Royalty”: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, First Congregational Church, 2101 16th St., Greeley.  $10-$22, greeleychorale.org/tickets.

UNC Theatre — “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Langworthy Theatre, 1710 9th Ave., Greeley. $15-$22,  tickets.unco.edu/Online/default.asp​.

Aims Community Theater — “Firebringer: A Stone Age Musical”: 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, Ed Beaty Hall Theater on the Aims Community College campus, 5401 W. 20th St., Greeley. $10, aims.co/firebringer-tickets.

Greeley Chorale — “Requiem and Royalty”: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, First Congregational Church, 2101 16th St., Greeley.  $10-$22, greeleychorale.org/tickets.

Greeley Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Inaugural Performance: 2 p.m., First Congregational Church, 2101 16th St., Greeley. Free, greeleyphil.org/about-gpyo.

Colorado Dance Collective — “The Crystal Ball”: 7:30 p.m., Union Colony Civic Center, 701 10th Ave.,Greeley. The Colorado Dance Collective is celebrating 15 years.  $15-$25, 970-356-5000, ucstars.com.

Colorado Miss Amazing: 4:30 p.m., Union Colony Civic Center’s Hensel Phelps Theatre, 651 10th Ave., Greeley. A nonprofit leadership program for girls and women with disabilities. 970-356-5000, ucstars.com.

Spring Home Expo: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Island Grove Event Center, 421 N. 15th Ave., Greeley. Free admission, greeleyhomeexpo.com.

Book Talk with James Pickering: 1 p.m., Estes Park Museum, 200 Fourth St., Estes Park. Pickering will discuss his book, “He Came and Stayed: Pieter Hondius, the Estes Park Years.” Free;  book available, 970-586-6256, estespark.colorado.gov/museum.

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Moscow Tour Report- Part 2: The Untold Story of the Cargo’s Journey

Often, when we see a performance by an ensemble from abroad, we think of how far the musicians have traveled to be there, and what that must be like. But sometimes we don’t realize just how big of an undertaking it is to transport an entire orchestra -and their instruments- to another continent. Below, Violinist Alexandra Adkins describes the untold story of the cargo’s journey.

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Our orchestra on tour is accompanied by lots of cargo; instrument shipping trunks, wardrobe trunks, special chairs and so on. The musicians were fortunate to head to Moscow Tuesday on a 12 hour nonstop flight, but our cargo had a more extensive journey. According to stage manager Donald Ray Jackson, it is a four day process that began immediately following the Ima Hogg performance on June 2nd. The symphony truck was loaded up that night and headed for IAH, where Sunday morning he and assistant stage manager Kelly Morgan began building seven container pallets from the various instrument and wardrobe trunks. It is a complicated puzzle to make the pallets the size that will fit in the cargo hold of a passenger plane. Every piece is X- rayed before loading. Donald Ray and Kelly travel with our shipment every step of the way. Our cargo arrived Monday afternoon in London, where it was offloaded and transferred to a climate controlled warehouse until the Moscow flight Tuesday morning. Due to a size issue with one of our containers, some of our cargo was delayed, thus everything did not arrive in Moscow until 3:00 AM Wednesday morning. Clearing Russian customs, disassembling the pallets and loading up trucks for transport to Moscow’s Hall of Columns took the next 18 hours, and finally at 11:30 PM Wednesday night our four very sleep deprived Houston stage crew members began the two hour load in to the hall– assisted by Russian crew– so that our instruments would be available for individual practice on Thursday morning. Donald Ray and Kelly are now catching up on their ZZZ’s in the subway, on the bus, and anywhere else they can find a quiet corner!

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Best of Moscow by high speed train

By shuguley , February 15, 2014 in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.

Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?

My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

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If you are considering this on the 2015 June Baltic cruise on Voyager; my suggestion is don't. There is so much to do in St. Petersburg and although a train is one of my favorite ways to travel the time would be far better spent in St. P.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, this would be on the Voyager during the 2015 season but not yet sure exactly which cruise.

We did the Moscow excursion "on a different luxury line", but from your brief description it sounds very much like the same trip, so I will operate on that assumption. It is a VERY long day! We left the ship at 5:30 AM and returned at 12:30 AM. The highspeed train trip is comfortable, and while they call it "Business Class" it does not compare well to the equivalent class on say Rail Europe. When we did it in 2011, we did have highspeed both ways, and the trip back seemed much longer as the adrenaline and excitement had worn off!:D

Moscow itself is not that terribly different from any other big city in the world, but this Cold War kid never thought he would ever stand in Red Square, never mind walk the grounds of The Kremlin, or tour The Kremlin Palace, or see (but not visit) Lenin's Tomb, or visit The Armoury. But he did, and he loved every minute of it! Yes, it is a long day, and you barely scratch a scratch on the surface, but it is worth it. There is a tremendous amount to see in St. Petersburg, but every Baltic cruise goes to St. Petersburg, so you can go back if you choose to. Not every cruiseline offers you the chance to see Moscow.

I have not personally done this tour, but our last time in St Petersburg, the private guide that we hired for a day was leading the regent tour to Moscow on the high speed train the next day. He said it was way better than the previous alternative, which was flying to Moscow and back. He said that you actually got to Moscow faster because you didn't have to deal with airline checkin etc. it did seem like a very long day to me, and there is so much to see and do in st. Petersburg that I didn't consider doing it.

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We toured to Moscow from St. Petersburg via the hi-speed SAPSAN train last September, from a Baltic cruise on the Oceania Marina. You need to have a two-night, three day port call in St. Petersburg to take this tour because the tour typically leaves the ship around 5:00 - 5:30 AM and doesn't return until after midnight the next day. We didn't take the ship's tour; we made private arrangements with TravelAllRussia for three days of touring, the first and third days in St. Petersburg and the second day the tour to Moscow by train. Our cost for the private tour for three days was about the same as what the ship charged for the excursion to Moscow alone. There are a number of private tour agencies that operate in St. Petersburg and offer the Moscow train tours; we would strongly recommend them over the ship's tours.

All three days had private guides with car and driver. The second day, the driver picked us up at the ship and took us to the train, but we were alone on the train, and met in Moscow by the guide on the station platform. After our tour and dinner, we were brought back to the train and after the return train trip met by the driver and taken back to the ship. Because you are alone on the train you must have your own Russian visas.

If this is your first visit to St. Petersburg, I would agree there is much more to see there. We found Moscow somewhat a disappointment, particularly Red Square. The Kremlin and the cathedral in Red Square were also worth seeing. But the best thing we saw was the Moscow subway! I worked for the Washington Metro system back in the 1980s as it grew from 40 to 80 miles and although I was in the computer area, I learned a lot about the challenges of running a subway system. We used the Moscow system to get across the city from where we had dinner to the train station, and I was amazed at the cleanliness', speed of operation, the short headways maintained, and the courtesy of everyone involved. A very impressive experience!

We had been to St. Petersburg before, and so had the time to take a day and go to Moscow. Also, I really like trains, and the SAPSAN is a German train set running on Russian rails. Seats are like first class domestic air, spacious but not too plush or comfortable, but with enough room. Not too much recline, and almost 8 hours on the train in two shots is a lot for an old man. They come through and sell drinks, candy, etc. but the sellers don't speak English and no one around us helped, so we had just poor coffee once coming, and brought stuff with us for the trip back. Not too much to see from the train either, particularly on the return when it is night the whole way.

If you decide to go, take a private tour and avoid the overly expensive ship's tour. I'm glad we did it, but wouldn't bother to repeat the tour; we've seen Moscow.

Thanks so much to all of you for the thorough and thought insight. Yhe information you have provided is most helpful.

countflorida: Your detailed post is very helpful. We are not quite ready for a Baltic cruise but should do so within a year. Time enough to do our pre travel research, bookings and visa gathering.:) Thank you!

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Sure would appreciate someone who has taken "Best of Moscow by high speed train" from St. Petersburg could please share their impressions of this shore excursion. From the description this sounds like a very long day.   Wondering how the 4 hour train trip was in terms of accommodations, etc. Also what time did you leave the ship and what time at night did you return? Were both legs of the trip on the high speed rail (I read that slower trains also travel the same tracks)?   My wife and I are considering this excursion. We thought that if we are making all the effort to go to Russia then how could we pass up going to Moscow, walking in Red Square, seeing St. Basil, etc.

I did this on Seabourn. IMO DONT. Take Aeroflop (er Aeroflot). The train has non folding seats where you are literally knee to knee with your fellow passenger (facing each other). Further they don't believe in air conditioning. It's also the worlds slowed bullet train. I think I would have found more enjoyment wandering around the St. Petersburg and Moscow airports.

Countflorida,

This is a little off topic,, however we had planned a river cruise in Russia but decided we would rather stay on land and have booked about two weeks with Travel-All-Russia using the private guide and driver. I'm curious as to how you found them as a tour company.

The guides they provided were fine. We had a different guide each of the days in St. Petersburg, but both were flexible, pleasant, knowledgeable and spoke English very well, as did the guide in Moscow, incidentally. She was a bit aloof, distant, not too friendly, but otherwise fine. In fact, she was the one who suggested taking the Metro, which unexpectedly became one of the highlights of the Moscow excursion. If I have a complaint with AllTravelRussia, it is with their plan and its execution (more later).

I had requested emphasis on World War II (in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) sites and info. In scheduling us, they weren't careful about dates and a couple of the sites we wanted to see were scheduled on the third day, after we'd been to Moscow. But both sites were closed that day of the week, and that info was readily available, right on web sites describing them. Also, the included meals (lunches in St. Pete, dinner in Moscow) were not what we asked for: light meals with some choices, so we could avoid things we didn't like and choose things we did like. My request was ignored; we were given full Russian meals with a fixed menu, no choice. On the first day, a fish dish was the entre, but I am allergic to fish. Fortunately, I had the e-mail I'd sent with me and showed it to the guide, and she was able to change my entre to chicken, which was very good actually. But we didn't want a 3-4 course lunches or dinner (in Moscow). We had the guide drop the lunch the third day, although we never got any credit or refund. But, particularly in contrast to the ship's tours, the prices were so reasonable we didn't worry too much about it.

The people who were on the ship's tour to Moscow saw us boarding the same train for which they were forced to queue up and wait on the way back, and asked us what we had done. I was candid and open so they were not happy when I explained what we had arranged and particularly what it had cost. Also, when we returned to the ship, we found they had laid on a late supper for those who had gone to Moscow, so up we went and had something. Well, it turns out the late supper was supposed to be just for those on the ship's tour, but we and others on 'independent' tours, there were a dozen or more of us, crashed the party, actually got there first, and they didn't realize it until the larger group arrived and there weren't enough tables/places set. By that time, the 'independents' had all gotten served and were eating; what could they do?

A couple from the larger group sat down with us and asked us about our tour, and they were the ones I told about our arrangement and its cost. They turned to others who’d been with them and announced the details, loudly enough so the whole room heard, which started a lot of bitching and complaining. I gathered they weren't very happy with the ship's tour to begin with, and this was the straw that broke the camel's back. We finished up and beat it out of there, but overheard later that one of the excursion staff came to check on something and ran into a real mess. I caught a cold on the trip, which forced me to bed the second day following in Tallinn, so by the time we reappeared we heard about the contretemps' but apparently no one recalled who started it, thankfully.

Because of what happened to us, I would probably not use AllTravelRussia if I were to go again, or if I did, I would be sure to get confirmation of every detail of the tour. They do have good reviews generally, and we were certainly helped by their visa department and liked the guides and drivers. Their weakness, I say now with full 20:20 hindsight, is that once the sales person who plans the tour, sells it to you and collects your money, he (or she) transfers the plan to their Russia office for implementation; there is no follow-up to make sure it gets done right. And that is where our problems arose; we paid for a custom tour but got a standard package with a few destinations switched, and no one checked them out, even to see when they were open the day we were scheduled to go. If you check every detail that’s important to you, it should be OK, but that’s a hell of a way to have to do business, in my opinion.

Thank you for the 20/20 hindsight observation on your Russian tour operator, and better priced than the ship's excursion cost.

Thanks very much for the feedback.

We had the same experience as you so far as price. We originally booked a Viking Cruise but, hearing some things about the river cruises that made us unhappy, looked into other options. T-A-R cost the same or less than a cruise and had us in hotels for 11 days. We opted for the private tour. They have three tour levels, based on hotels. We originally opted for the four star as it did not cost much more than the three star hotels. Finally we decided to throw it all in and upgraded to five star. In Moscow we will be at the newly opened Kempinsky which is two blocks from Red Square. In St. Petersburg it is the Grand Hotel Europe, one of the most vaunted luxury hotels in Russia. Location is important for us as the tours use up only part of the day so being in the center of everything for our independent touring is important. As with many other cities, the less you pay, the farther out of the center of town you are.

We have been working with our salesman in D.C. and he seems to get back to us with the changes we want. He recently returned from Russia so is up on everything. When I asked they said they paid the full TA commission if I wanted so I got my usual TA on board so he is watching our back and giving us that extra level of comfort. He also set up our air, which I know pays him little or nothing, and got us business class for much less than T-A-R wanted for economy, though it took working for a while with a consolidator. He's happy to get his 10 percent on this trip without having booked it. He also took care of the trip insurance. We've been doing a lot of research on the CC sister site Trip Advisor and will write a report there. We will, I guess, become a source of info for CC members after having spent 5 days in Moscow and 6 in SP.

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Anybody considering a day trip to Moscow from St. Petersburg on the Sapsan may want to look at our travelogue filled with pictures.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1927687

Very informative. Thanks dor sharing. Jeff

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Tour of Evening Moscow

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• norbertzoltank 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great tour with a knowledgeable guide It was a nice tour with a guide who can tell you everything that you ask about the palace, palace life or the history of Petrograd/Leningrad/St. Petersburg in general. If you have a spare afternoon, I full-heartedly recommend this tour! Read more Written March 16, 2020
• Jim M 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Walking tour of Metro, Red Square and Kremlin We were two people and guided by Maria, a highly professional and friendly guide. Her knowledge and insights were very interesting and educational and Maria was happy to respond to our specific questions to make the tout highly personalized and flexible. Read more Written November 28, 2019
• John B 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin. An amazing experience to visit the heart of Moscow. Red Square is huge with the gigantic Gum department store on one side. The Kremlin is full of great things to see including Cathedrals and museums and beautiful gardens. Read more Written November 4, 2019
• Maria M 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fantastic Tour This was a fantastic tour of an interesting location. I remembered the trick fountains from when I was a child in Russia. The guide was knowledgeable, fun, and flexible. Beautiful gardens, interesting property, fun trip back on the hydrofoil. Read more Written October 30, 2019
• Kevin B 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Stunning An exceptional tour. Our guide met us at the hotel and we were transported to Peterhov and kept informed all the way. The tour of the Palace was outstanding as was the tour of the gardens. Returned to st P by hydrofoil. Well worth the money. Read more Written October 9, 2019
• Basso781 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Absolute Must when in Moscow This was our second visit to this Gallery and i could go any number of times if i had the money to get back to Moscow again. This is the Art that we from the West never see. Is is brilliant and moving in many cases. I went back to specifically see the paintings by Vereschagin. I was in tears when I walked into the Gallery about 5 years ago and had to go back to experience his paintings again (amongst the brilliant others of course) Read more Written October 4, 2019
• DolceMellissa 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles where time doesn't matter ... step out of the circle of time and into the ambience of eternity of this Holy Place ... where the Sky is very close ... feel the abundance, and serenity, and interconnectedness of all and everything ... Read more Written October 1, 2019
• bluharmony 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Excellent tour! This was an enjoyable and highly personalized tour of everything I wanted to see at Peterhof. I felt like I was there with a knowledgeable friend rather than a tour guide. The tour was a great value and a delightful experience. I had a great time and learned a lot! Read more Written September 19, 2019
• Jim T 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles The most magnificent palace and gardens The visit to the gardens of the Peterhof Palace as part of the beautiful attractions of St. Petersburg is an absolute must. It was built to rival the Palace of Versailles and it certainly competes with it. Our Viator guide was knowledgeable and informative and was able to answer the questions we raised with her. We were fortunate with the weather so we could take a leisurely stroll the magnificent gardens and the return journey by hydrofoil was enjoyable and gave us a different aspect on St Petersburg. Read more Written September 19, 2019
• charl-mari 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Beautiful and inspiring!! I recommend doing this tour with a private guide.Thanks Elana for all the information make making this a great experience!! Read more Written August 31, 2019
• Uptownwhirl 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Moscow by Night and Day What a fairy tale visiting Red Square at night, it was spectacular seeing all the fairy lights and the illuminated historical buildings and churches...truly recommended as a place to visit. Next day we visited the Kremlin with Putin in office and the flag flying. Moscow you are magic ❤️ Read more Written June 4, 2019
• Shekufe 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Site of historic events The vast square has seen a lot during history, from the revolution in 1917 up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. There's a great history museum at a corner that is absolutely worth visiting though it may be a bit expensive. Don't forget to get to the end of the square near the park to get a full view of Saint Basil Cathedral and take a photo Read more Written May 20, 2019
• Wonderlust236 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles The great Red square and the Kremlin Red square is a huge complex in which stands the iconic St Basil's Cathedral...the great Kremlin and the Russian President's office and so many historical buildings and the Royal orthodox private church of the Tsars....first of all the onion shaped domes of the st Basil's Cathedral draws the attention of the tourists...it's the most famous icon of Moscow all over the world..next the Kremlin is the awe inspiring to the tourists....it was the fortified citadel and the seat of power in the Soviet era....it's grandeur and majestic appearance still enchants the tourists...inside this complex an orthodox church is there which was the private church of the Royal family of the Tsars...it's gold plated domes attracts the tourists....a few yards away there is the Russian President's office...there is also the great bell tower of Ivan the great...here is also Lenin's mausoleum...Alexander garden is the first public park of Moscow which sits along the western wall of Kremlin....this vast and the entire complex is full of history and now stands with the past glory and the grandeur....the silent presence of the mighty past.... Read more Written May 7, 2019
• Trevor H 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Only got to see a small piece of it I was able to see the expressionist paintings and the drawings for the St. Isaac Church. They were all really great. I was really amazed by the expressionist paintings that happened right after the revolution in the first 1/3 of the 20th century. Every one told a story. Read more Written October 3, 2018
• P2798THlisah 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Moscow in July Best place and a must visit! Beautiful and so much history. Lots to do and see for all ages. Take tours because so much history. Read more Written July 9, 2018

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Theatres in Moscow

Cultural life of Moscow city is various and rich! Operas, ballets, symphonic concerts... Russian composers have created some of the most beautiful classical music. Russian classical music is very popular in Moscow. It is performed in many beautiful historical venues. Do not forget to include a visit to a concert hall in your itinerary when you are planning your stay in Moscow! And do it in advance.

There are almost no restrictions on dress code in Russian theatres. Visitors may wear jeans and sports shoes, they may have a backpack with them. Only shorts are not allowed.

A typical feature of Russian theatre – visitors are bringing a lot of flowers which they present to their favorite performers after the show.

Here are some practical advices where to go and how to buy tickets.

The Bolshoi Theatre

The Bolshoi Theatre is the oldest, the most famous and popular opera and ballet theatre in Russia. The word “Bolshoi” means “big” in Russian. You can buy a ticket online in advance, 2-3 months before the date of performance on the official website . Prices for famous ballets are high: 6-8 thousand rubles for a seat in stalls. Tickets to operas are cheaper: you can get a good seat for 4-5 thousand rubles. Tickets are cheaper for daytime performances and performances on the New Stage. The New Stage is situated in the light-green building to the left of the Bolshoi's main building. The quality of operas and ballets shown on the New Stage is excellent too. However, you should pay attention that many seats of the Bolshoi’s Old and New Stages have limited visibility . If you want to see the Bolshoi’s Old Stage but all tickets are sold out, you can order a tour of the theatre. You can book such a tour on the official website.

If you want, following Russian tradition, to give flowers to the performers at the end of the show, in the Bolshoi flowers should be presented via special staff who collects these flowers in advance.

In August the Bolshoi is closed.

The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre

This theatre is noteworthy. On one hand, it offers brilliant classical opera and ballet performances. On the other hand, it is an experimental venue for modern artists. You can check the program and buy tickets online here http://stanmus.com/ . If you are opera lover, get a ticket to see superstar Hibla Gerzmava . The theatre has a very beautiful historic building and a stage with a good view from every seat. Tickets are twice cheaper than in the Bolshoi.

The Novaya Opera

“Novaya” means “New” in Russian. This opera house was founded in 1991 by a famous conductor Eugene Kolobov. Its repertoire has several directions: Russian and Western classics, original shows and divertissements, and operas of the 20th and 21st centuries. It is very popular with Muscovites for excellent quality of performances, a comfortable hall, a beautiful Art Nouveau building and a historic park Hermitage, which is situated right next to it. You can buy tickets online here http://www.novayaopera.ru/en .

Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center

The Opera Center has become one of the best theatrical venues in Moscow. It was founded in 2002 by great diva Galina Vishnevskaya. Nowadays its artistic director is Olga Rostropovich, daughter of Galina Vishnevskaya and her husband Mstislav Rostropovich, great cellist and conductor. Not only best young opera singers perform here, but also world music stars do; chamber and symphonic concerts, theatrical productions and musical festivals take place here. You can see what is on the program here http://opera-centre.ru/theatre . Unfortunately “booking tickets online” is available in Russian only. If you need help, you can contact us at and we can book a ticket for you. 

Tchaikovsky Concert Hall and The Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory

These are two major concert halls for symphonic music in Moscow. Both feature excellent acoustics, impressive interior, various repertoire and best performers. You can check the program here http://meloman.ru/calendar/ . You need just to switch to English. Booking tickets online is available only for owners of Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian phone numbers. If you need help, you can contact us and we can book a ticket for you. 

Moscow International Performing Arts Center (MIPAC)

This modern and elegant concert hall houses performances of national and foreign symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, solo instrumentalists, opera singers, ballet dancers, theatre companies, jazz bands, variety and traditional ensembles. Actually, it has three concert halls placed on three different levels and having separate entrances. The President of MIPAC is People’s Artist of the USSR Vladimir Spivakov, conductor of “Virtuosy Moskvy” orchestra. You can see pictures of the concert halls here http://www.mmdm.ru/en/content/halls . The program is impressive in its variety but is not translated into English. You can contact us at and we can find a performance for you.

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