May, 7, 2014. Issue No. 289

- I have always liked dogs, and big dogs! St. Bernard dogs, Moscow Watchdogs, Central Asian shepherd dogs - those huge dogs were my friends in my childhood. But today given my touring schedule I cannot afford having such a friend.

- Tours are a big bonus of my job. It turned out that people love Russian ballet and want to see it in the most exotic parts of the world. In Vietnam, Bahrain and Brazil people are happy to see us. Of course, our schedule is busy and there is not much time to have a rest or go on excursions, but I always find some time to swim in the May, 72014On the Bolshoi Theatre official pages in the social networks we published the following article:
Masterpieces of Russian Music. Vladimir Matorin
Vladimir Matorin/photo from the website of the State Kremlin Palace
May 17th
The concert program "Masterpieces of Russian Music" will be presented at the State Kremlin Palace as a part of the festival for the revival of the culture and traditions of small Russian towns "Pearls of Russia".
The program of the concert, marking the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture, will include spiritual songs, arias from operas and ancient romances.
The concert stars the Bolshoi Theatre soloist and the head of the "Foundation for the Revival of the Culture and Traditions of Small Russian Towns", the People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Matorin.
Programs of his concerts include spiritual music, vocal lyrical pieces of Russian and foreign composers, folk songs and ancient romances; these concerts that take place in the best concert halls around Russia and abroad are always a great success.
The Russian Presidential Orchestra, the Yurlov Russian State Academic Capella and the Osipov National Folk Instruments Orchestra of Russia will take part in the coming concert as well.May, 72014 Digest has been compiled by The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office
Photos: Damir Yusupov and Mikhail Logvinov
Design layout: Vladimir AndrusenkoAll materials used in the digest are the public domain of information agencies, mass media, civil society organizations and government Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet
Analysis of articles published on May 5 2014
The Huffington Post reports on beautiful Russian buildings and in a light hearted articled says that Bolshoi ballerinas are not allowed to eat but that the Bolshoi Theatre looks good enough to eat because it is so beautiful.
Newswire Agence France reports the death of Russian actress Tatyana Samoilova, a Soviet-era movie star who AFP says studied ballet and was invited to join the Bolshoi Theatre but she preferred to become an actress. She is best known for her role in a Cannes-winning war film, "The Cranes are Flying". Many international media re-publish this article.
Der Standard (Austria) writes about stars visiting Vienna for opera appearances and says that Anna Netrebko was in the audience with her new boyfriend at the guest performance of the Bolshoi Orchestra at the Theater an der Wien.
The organizers of summer organ concerts in Kuskovo celebrate the first anniversary of the project, first initiated by the organist Elena Privalova-Epstein five years ago.
The concerts will take place from May 24 to August 23.
The unique feature of the festival that has ensured its success over all these years is the combination of the homely atmosphere of the organ concerts (which are the summer alternative to "December concerts", organized at the Pushkin museum) and artistic absolutism of the program.
Oxana Lesnichaya (soprano), the Bolshoi Theatre's soloist, will participate in vocal concerts.
In brief