Bolshoi Theatre

Summary

Bolshoi Theatre is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bolshoi Theatre's field of work was ballet^[3].
• Bolshoi Theatre's field of work was opera^[4].
• Bolshoi Theatre received the Order of Lenin^[5].
• Bolshoi Theatre received the academic theater^[6].
• Bolshoi Theatre received the International Opera Award^[7].
• Bolshoi Theatre received the Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude^[8].
• Bolshoi Theatre is located in Tverskoy District^[9].
• Bolshoi Theatre is in the country of Russia^[10].
• Bolshoi Theatre is in the country of Russian Empire^[11].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as organization^[12].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as theatre company^[13].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as theatre building^[14].
• Bolshoi Theatre's architect is recorded as Joseph Bové^[15].
• Bolshoi Theatre's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture in Russia^[16].
• Bolshoi Theatre's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[17].
• Bolshoi Theatre took place at Theatre Square^[18].
• Bolshoi Theatre took place at Moscow^[19].
• Bolshoi Theatre's Commons category is recorded as Bolshoi Theatre^[20].
• Bolshoi Theatre's industry is recorded as creative industries^[21].
• Bolshoi Theatre's said to be the same as is recorded as Bolshoi Theatre Building^[22].
• March 28, 1776 marks the founding of Bolshoi Theatre^[23].
• Bolshoi Theatre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.76027777777778, 'lon': 37.618611111111115}^[24].
• Bolshoi Theatre's located on street is recorded as Theatre Square^[25].
• Bolshoi Theatre's significant event is recorded as conflagration^[26].
• Bolshoi Theatre's significant event is recorded as conflagration^[27].

Body

Founding

March 28, 1776 marks the founding of Bolshoi Theatre^[23].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Vladimir Urin^[28] and Valery Gergiev^[29].

Operations

Bolshoi Theatre's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[17].

Industry

Bolshoi Theatre's industry is recorded as creative industries^[21]. Fields of work include ballet^[3], a performing arts genre^[30] and opera^[4], a music genre^[31], founded in 1600^[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Lenin^[5], an order^[33], in Soviet Union^[34], founded in 1930^[35]; academic theater^[6], a title of honor^[36], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[37], founded in 1919^[38]; International Opera Award^[7], an award^[39], founded in 2013^[40], headquartered in London^[41]; and Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude^[8], an award^[42], in Russia^[43], founded in 2008^[44].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bolshoi Theatre include Bolshoy^[45], a film^[46], directed by Valery Todorovsky^[47] and 26793 Bolshoi^[48], an asteroid^[49].

Why It Matters

Bolshoi Theatre ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include Bolshoy^[45], a film^[46], directed by Valery Todorovsky^[47] and 26793 Bolshoi^[48], an asteroid^[49].

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].