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"Helikon-Opera" is a Moscow musical theater, which was established in 1990. Organized in the capital of new musical theatre, honored artist of Russia Dmitry Bertman.

The theatre opened in a historic building on Bolshaya Nikitskaya street in Moscow. Estate Glebova-Streshnevs was built during the reign of Catherine. Already in the 19th century the estate became the theatre. There were Italian and French actors, the performances were played Viennese operetta. At the beginning of the 20th century in the chamber theatre opened the stage.

The theater building had to restore it. In 2009 was demolished part of the building for expansion of the building. In 2011 was demolished and the remaining wing of the manor Glebova-Streshnevs-sahovskih. In connection with the restoration of the main building of "Helikon-Opera", the theatre has provided a theater room, located on the New Arbat.

"Helikon-Opera" shows the audience of about 200 performances a year. The theater has a rich repertoire and a large troupe. The repertoire of the Opera by Verdi, Mozart, Shostakovich, Mussorgsky, Gershwin, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and many other composers.

In the theatrical troupe of more than twenty soloists. The orchestra plays more than a hundred professional musicians. In the choir of the theatre singing the graduates of the Academy of Music Gnesin and the Moscow Conservatory. P. I. Tchaikovsky. Highly professional choir allowed in large-scale theatre productions.

Performances of the theater has received numerous awards. Seven times "Helikon-Opera" was awarded the prize "Golden mask". Director of "Helikon-Opera" Dmitry Bertman, is a Director of many performances, both in Russia and abroad. Bertman know in Germany and France, Spain and Austria, Estonia and Denmark, in Sweden and in Canada.

Together with your supervisor, the popularity of received and Moscow musical theater. In 2000, Mstislav Rostropovich put in "Helikon – Opera "die Fledermaus". Her show in Evian, was a great event in the musical and theatrical world.

Performances of "Helikon-Opera" was successfully held at famous theatres in Paris, London, Strasbourg, Dijon, Santander. Since 2005 "Helikon-Opera" annually participates in international festivals: Bartok+ ( Miskolc, Hungary) and Birgitta (Tallinn, Estonia).

Tour of the theatre to the cities of France, great Britain, Austria, USA, Spain invariably get the response and rave reviews the world's largest publications such as Le Monde, The Independent, The Financial Times, Le Figaro, the Washington Post, Herald Tribune and others.

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