Bolshoi Theatre

Summary

Bolshoi Theatre is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 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 image is recorded as Moscow 05-2012 Bolshoi after renewal.jpg^[12].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as organization^[13].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as theatre company^[14].
• Bolshoi Theatre's instance of is recorded as theatre building^[15].
• Bolshoi Theatre's architect is recorded as Joseph Bové^[16].
• Bolshoi Theatre's architectural style is recorded as Neoclassical architecture in Russia^[17].
• Bolshoi Theatre's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[18].
• Bolshoi Theatre's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121808971^[19].
• Bolshoi Theatre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148429446^[20].
• Bolshoi Theatre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146590649^[21].
• Bolshoi Theatre's GND ID is recorded as 5197456-3^[22].
• Bolshoi Theatre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80004218^[23].
• Bolshoi Theatre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n93110962^[24].
• Bolshoi Theatre's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 131647942^[25].
• Bolshoi Theatre's IdRef ID is recorded as 035023228^[26].
• Bolshoi Theatre's location is recorded as Theatre Square^[27].

Body

Founding

+1776-03-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bolshoi Theatre^[28].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Vladimir Urin^[29] and Valery Gergiev^[30].

Operations

Bolshoi Theatre's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[18].

Industry

Bolshoi Theatre's industry is recorded as creative industries^[31]. Fields of work include ballet^[3], a performing arts genre^[32] and opera^[4], a music genre^[33], founded in 1600^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Lenin^[5], an order^[35], in Soviet Union^[36], founded in 1930^[37]; academic theater^[6], a title of honor^[38], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[39], founded in 1919^[40]; International Opera Award^[7], an award^[41], founded in 2013^[42], headquartered in London^[43]; and Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude^[8], an award^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 2008^[46].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Bolshoi Theatre include Bolshoy^[47], a film^[48], directed by Valery Todorovsky^[49] and 26793 Bolshoi^[50], an asteroid^[51].

Why It Matters

Bolshoi Theatre ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Bolshoy^[47], a film^[48], directed by Valery Todorovsky^[49] and 26793 Bolshoi^[50], an asteroid^[51].

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].