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The Shanghai Grand Theater is located in the center of Shanghai, on the People's Square. The cultural institution was opened in 1998. Since that time, more than a thousand different performances have been organized here. On the stage of the Bolshoi Shanghai Theater they stage:

musicals,
ballets,
opera.

It also hosts concerts of chamber and symphonic music. You can buy a ticket for a classical Chinese opera or a drama performance.

Be prepared for the performances to be in Chinese. If you do not know the language, you will not understand much, but even just watching the action, examining the costumes and makeup of the actors will be interesting.

The history of the Shanghai Bolshoi Theater and its current state

The construction of the theater took 4 years. The current area of the building is over 11 square kilometers. The theater building has 10 floors. 6 of them belong directly to a cultural institution.

The theater has three stages:

The main one. The auditorium can accommodate 1800 people. The main stage usually hosts major performances (opera and ballet performances, concerts of symphonic music).
Average. The auditorium can accommodate 600 guests. Chamber music concerts are held here.
Small. There are 200 seats in this hall. Fashion shows and other similar events are usually held here.

The lobby of the theater deserves special attention. It has an area of about 2 thousand square meters and is distinguished by an elegant design. There is a huge chandelier under the ceiling. The floors here are made of rare marble called "crystal white". The snow-white coating is additionally decorated with images. They resemble piano keys. Similar images can be seen on stairs and columns.

SHANGHAI, May 14. / Corr. TASS Olga Svistunova /. The State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia (Bolshoi Theater) will open a tour on Monday at the Shanghai Bolshoi Theater, where it will present Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Tsar's Bride, Katerina Novikova, the Bolshoi's press attaché, told TASS.

The interlocutor of the agency recalled that for the first time the Bolshoi opera troupe visited China in 2010. "Then the performances took place on the stage of the Shanghai Bolshoi Theater, and the current tour will take place on the same site," Novikova clarified.

She said that in 2018, the Shanghai Bolshoi Theater is celebrating its 20th anniversary. On the occasion of the anniversary, the best creative groups from different countries of the world, including the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, have been invited to perform on the stage of the Shanghai Opera.

"The Tsar's Bride" will be shown three times - on May 14, 15 and 16. The musical director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater Tugan Sokhiev will be at the stand. The leading vocalists of the Bolshoi will perform the main parts, including Vyacheslav Pochapsky, Olga Seliverstova and Vladimir Matorin, who celebrated his 70th anniversary in early May.

About "The Tsar's Bride"

Rimsky-Korsakov wrote The Tsar's Bride in 1898. The libretto is based on the drama of the same name by Leo Mey, the plot of which tells about real events. In 1571, the merchant's daughter Martha Sobakina at the bride was chosen as the bride of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, and 15 days later she died unexpectedly - according to rumors, she was poisoned with poison.

The premiere of "The Tsar's Bride" took place on October 22, 1899 at the Mamontov Private Opera. It was first staged at the Bolshoi Theater in 1916 and then practically did not disappear from the repertoire. The current production has become the seventh in a row, but it is still adorned with sets by Fyodor Fedorovsky.

From opera to ballet

"After the show of" The Tsar's Bride "in Shanghai, the Bolshoi Theater will continue its tour in Beijing, where the ballet troupe will perform," the Bolshoi Theater press attaché said.

According to her, the ballet part of the tour will take place in Beijing from May 18 to 25 at the stage of the National Center for the Performing Arts. First, Adolf Adam's Le Corsaire staged by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka will be shown. The second title included in the tour poster will be The Flames of Paris to music by Boris Asafiev and directed by Alexei Ratmansky, who revived and restored Vasily Vainonen's much-lost famous Soviet ballet.

Among the leading soloists involved in ballet performances are the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theater Yekaterina Krysanova, the premieres of the Bolshoi Theater Vladislav Lantratov and Denis Rodkin.

After completing their performances in China, the Bolshoi Ballet Company will proceed to the capital of South Korea, Seoul, where Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake directed by Yuri Grigorovich will be shown on May 28 and 29. "The May tour of the Bolshoi Theater will last more than half a month," concluded the Bolshoi Theater press attaché.

The Shanghai Bolshoi Theater is one of the largest theaters in the world. It opened in August 1998 and has staged over 6,000 performances since then.

Operas, musicals, ballets, symphonies and classical music concerts are performed on the stages of this theater.

The theater consists of 10 floors, 2 of which are underground, and three stages. The hall of the main stage can accommodate 1,800 spectators, the middle one - 600 spectators, the small stage - 200 spectators. All stages are equipped with modern technical devices and lighting equipment.

The lobby of the theater is very beautifully and elegantly decorated - the walls are made of white marble, the floor with the image of a piano keyboard, a hanging crystal chandelier under the ceiling.

Lanxin Theater

Lanxin Theater is the foremost theater of the first half of the 20th century and a luxurious entertainment venue in Shanghai. In 1952, the theater was renamed the Shanghai Art Theater. In 1991, the building was rebuilt, renovated and restored to its original name Lanxin.

Today the three-story theater building has the shape of a regular hexagon. The facade of the building is painted gray and white. The central windows of the second floor are arch-shaped.

Currently, the theater has 446 seats, 250 of which are located on the lower tier. It hosts concerts, circus and dance programs, theatrical performances of various genres. The theater works closely with many foreign theaters.

Shanghai Theater Center

Shanghai Theater Center is an event and concert venue.

Shanghai Theater Center was built in 1990. It is an eight-storey building with three towers, with a total floor area of over 30,000 square meters.

In addition to the theater hall, there is a hotel, shops and cafes. The theater hall can accommodate a little more than one and a half thousand people.

On the roof of the center there is an open terrace with greenery and a breathtaking view of the city.

Shanghai Theater Center offers jazz concerts, chamber music concerts, operas and acrobatic shows. Acrobatic performances are held here three times a week and last about an hour and a half.

Yifu Theater

Yifu Theater is a renowned opera house. It was opened in 1925. Initially, the theater was called Tian Chan and was the largest opera house in the Far East.

In the period from 1990 to 1994, the theater was reconstructed. Large funds for the repair work were allocated by the industrialist Shao Yifu, after whom the theater is named. At present, the two-storey theater building, equipped with modern equipment, can accommodate about 1,000 spectators.

In the repertoire, the main place belongs to the Peking Opera, but opera troupes from all over China are frequent guests on the stage of the theater.

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Shanghai Grand Theater(Chin. 上海大剧院) - located at the intersection of Central Boulevard and Huangpi Road South in the northern part of People's Square in Huangpu District (Shanghai). One of the largest and most technically equipped theaters in the world. Since its opening on August 27, 1998, more than 6,000 performances in the genre of opera, musical, ballet, symphony, chamber music concerts and Chinese opera have been presented on its stage. The building is the seat of the Shanghai Opera House. 2015, the theater hosted the Laureus World Sports Awards.

Architecture

The theater covers an area of 2.1 hectares, with a total building area of 70,000 square meters. meters and accommodates three theaters inside: Lyric Theater with 1800 seats, a drama theater with 600 seats and a studio theater with 300 seats. The stage of the Lyric Theater, which has an area of about 1,700 sq. meters, including the main stage, the back stage, the left and right additional stages, is one of the largest, most equipped and most versatile mechanical stages in the world. Additionally, the theater includes a banquet hall, ticket offices and underground parking.

Shanghai Grand Theater at night.

The building's distinctive architectural style was designed by the renowned ARTE Charpentier company, founded by French architect Jean-Marie Charpentier. The interior was designed by Studios Architecture. As night falls, the light installations around the building give it a crystal palace appearance.

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Charlie W. L. Xue. World Architecture in China. - Hong Kong: Joint Publishing, 2010. - P. 92, 135. - 261 p. - ISBN 978-962-04-2890-6.