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Soviet ballet legend Ulanova dies
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Galina Ulanova, one of the great ballerinas of the 20th century,
has died at the age of 88. Fro...
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Soviet ballet legend Ulanova dies
The Independent - London
; Galina Ulanova, one of the great ballerinas of the 20th century, has died at the age of 88. From 1944 to 1960 she was the soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre and the Soviet Union's top ballerina.
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Russian Ballerina Galina Ulanova Dies at 88
The Washington Post
; Galina Ulanova, 88, one of the great ballerinas of the 20th century who from 1944 to 1960 was the soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre and the Soviet Union's top ballerina, died March 21 at a hospital here. The cause of death was not disclosed. Her death was announced by the Bolshoi, where she was active
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Bolshoi's tsar falls from firmament
The Independent - London
; ... aesthetics and, during a disastrous visit to the Albert Hall in 1993, an unaccustomed dose of critical scorn, were followed by news that the entire Bolshoi Theatre was literally sinking, its foundations slowly sliding into an underground river running through ...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Galina Ulanova. (former Russian prima ballerina dies at age 88)(Obituary)
The Economist (US)
; IN HIS eulogy of Galina Ulanova, President Yeltsin said she had been a symbol of conscience for Russians. It is understandable that the head of state would wish to suggest that the Stalin period was redeemed a little by those with a conscience. And there were indeed a remarkable number of Russians
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Boris Godunov. (CDs).(this is the first CD release of the 1964 LP of George London's role of Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow)(Sound Recording Review)
Opera Canada
; Mussorgsky London, Mitukova, Shumskaya, Shulpin, Ivanovsky, Archipova, Grigoriev. Chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre. Alexander Melik-Pashaev, conductor. Sony Classical S3K 52571 (3 CDs). ** I wish I could be more enthusiastic about this first CD release of the 1964 LP that memorialized
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Ballerina sues
The Press
; Anastasia Volochkova, sacked from the Bolshoi Theatre amid allegations that she was too heavy for male dancers to lift, has filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court seeking back wages and moral damage compensation. The Bolshoi Theatre sacked the 27-year-old dancer last month. Volochkova, who weighs about
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The Nutcracker/Swan Lake: Pas de deux/Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Fanfare
; TCHAIKOVSKY The Nutcracker. Swan Lake: Pas de deux. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise * Alexander Vedemikov, cond; Bolshoi Theatre Children's Ch; Bolshoi Theatre O * PENTATONE 5186091 (2 Hybrid multichannel SACDs: 104:39) It is difficult to imagine that anyone with a serious interest in Tchaikovsky's
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THE ARTS: Postcard from Moscow - A pharaoh's daughter reborn A weekly look at the arts from around the globe
The Independent - London
; THE MOST remarkable sight at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre last week was in the audience. Moments before the performance, bells started clanging for the arrival of the Grand Patriarch of Russia, flanked by Vladimir Vassiliev, the theatre's director. In his robes, headdress and important beard, the Holy
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 "Morning Edition (NPR)")
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Analysis: Dismissal of a Bolshoi Theatre ballerina
Morning Edition (NPR)
; ... and political interests have been widely publicized. That's added even more intrigue to what one newspaper here called the `soap ballet' surrounding her firing. Lawrence Sheets, NPR News, Moscow. INSKEEP: It's 11 minutes before the top of the hour.
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Godunov judged good enough
China Daily
; The four-and-a-half-hour opera "Boris Godunov" by Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre created a heavy but not tedious atmosphere at the Cultural Centre Grand Theatre of Hong Kong Thursday night. The performance opened the 2002 Hong Kong Arts Festival, which will run till March 17. Music critic Richard
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