Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus
Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus
Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus
Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus
Only one night! The real event of the year is a Masquerade Ball in an Old Castle! Unforgettable emotions, unexpected meetings... masks, secrets, intrigues… The Royal and Vienna Opera Balls... The best traditions of the Ball at the Bolshoi and exclusive fresh ideas! Only for one night of January 13th/14th, the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus will turn into an Old Castle. You will have the opportunity to discover its secrets, learn intriguing stories, participate in interactive games, tea ceremony, exciting quest and rhetorical competitions, get acquainted with Ursula Radziwill, Demosthenes, Dionysus, Scheherazade, Princess Turandot, Queen of Spades, King, Queen and raise a glass of champagne at midnight, ending this amazing evening at 3am with a fire show near the fountain.
The director of the project Anna Motornaya together with the conductors – Aleh Lessoun, Ivan Kostyakhin, Vladimir Ovodok will create for you feast atmosphere and a real Masquerade Ball. Traditionally, impressive locations will be organized in the foyer of the theatre, including popular astrological predictions, coffee guessing, predictions by Tarot cards, favorite concert programmes in the chamber hall, and exclusive informative interactive games, presentations, master classes, cheerful conversations in a good company.
We will also present some new events that have never happened at the ball. For example, a real castle mystery is a traditional "Nativity Scene" with the participation of artists of the Children's Musical Theatre Studio and opera soloists. Also, only from 19:45 to 20:50 we can participate in tea ceremony, which will be held strictly in Chinese traditions.
The Old Castle will open its doors at 19:30. The festive atmosphere will accompany you continuously: jesters, maids, kings, queens, princes, princesses, stars of the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus-orchestra, opera and ballet soloists, chorus, supernumeraries will give you a festive mood. Wonderful musicians will create a wonderful atmosphere the string quartet "Vivat!" and sextet A.M.A.D.I.S. Brass will perform their programmes. An interesting programme, filled with favorite melodies, will prepare director Natalia Baranovskaya: in the chamber hall the audience will hear a concert "Carnival Night" performed by the string quintet "Serenada". Here you can also participate in a game in which ladies and their gentlemen can play together. The programme "Tango, my love..." will feature the trio "Gloria" with the opera soloists.
The CONCERT "Love, Intrigues and Passions of Kings" will be performed at 21:00 on the main stage of the theatre! A real journey into an unreal world with its true passions and emotions! The concert will traditionally feature our theatre artists. Whether they will be in new or well-known roles, we'll see... But we already can tell you the name of one participant of this festive night: maestro Aleh Lessoun will conduct. After our journey on the main stage we will invite guests to the most long-awaited event – the Royal Masquerade Ball! The grand opening of the Ball is accompanied by the King and Queen (Stanislav Trifonov and Diana Trifonova), Master of Ceremonies, Maids and dance master Yuliya Dziatko. The ball in the Old Castle will continue till late at night (03:00)! This year we will make the Royal (conducted by Ivan Kostyakhin) and Viennese Balls (conducted by Vladimir Ovodok), dance programme accompanied by the orchestra, retro dances and dance workshops. The ball is entertainment, and there will be a lot of them this year. During the festive event, you will be able to become a participant in the quest "Secrets of the Old Castle"; perform your favorite song together with opera soloists Olga Malinouskaya and Dmitry Shabetya on the red stage in the foyer in the programme "Karaoke with a Star"; discover your fate in the "Grotto of Mysterious Predictions"; take unforgettable pictures in numerous photo zones placed in the foyer of the Old Castle; to attend a master class in oriental dancing with the Shamakhan Queen or walk along the horror corridor; to look into the dungeon to the Ghost; visit the tasting room in the knight's castle and reception at the Princess Turandot; take part in a master class on painting of the hand fans; learn the secret of the three lucky cards at the Queen of Spades and etc.
The audience will get gifts and pleasant congratulations! Nominations for memorable gifts: "Best masquerade dress", "Best vocal performance", "Best student at master classes" and so on… In the photo zones, you will be delighted with living statues, caricaturist and body art masters.
Well, the final point of the feast (at 3am) will be a fire show on the square near the fountain.
Ticket office: +375 17 243-10-41
