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41-574: Tverskoy (masculine), Tverskaya (feminine), or Tverskoye (neuter) may refer to: Tverskoy District , a district in Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia Tverskoy Boulevard , one of the main thoroughfares in central Moscow Tver Oblast ( Tverskaya oblast ), a federal subject of Russia Tverskaya Street , a street in Moscow, Russia Tverskaya (Moscow Metro) ,
82-584: A figure of $ 1.1 billion. The rebuilding and renovation was funded entirely by the federal government. During the long period of reconstruction, the company continued to mount productions, with performances held on the New Stage and on the stage of the Great Kremlin Palace . The renovation included restoring acoustics to the original quality (which had been lost during the Soviet Era ), as well as restoring
123-462: A good project manager, successfully testing so-called flow method of fast-track construction. By 1941, most of central Gorky Street was completed; the rest was built out after World War II. In the 1970s, the street acquired Brezhnev -era boxlike buildings of 22-story Hotel Intourist (1970, demolished in 2002 ) and smaller Minsk Hotel (1964, demolished in 2005) and New Izvestia building; less controversial pseudo-stalinist infill buildings followed in
164-575: A new, larger Bolshoi Theatre on the same site. By this time, downtown stretch of the Neglinnaya River was contained in a tunnel; Peter's bastions of Kitai-gorod were razed, forming the Theatre Square . In the same 1825, landowner Vargin built Maly Theatre on his own adjacent lot. For the first five years, the State leased the building from Vargin; he was later convicted of fraud and the State bought out
205-449: A performance of the catalan Fernando Sor 's ballet, Cendrillon . Initially, it presented only Russian works, but foreign composers entered the repertoire around 1840. In 1843 a large-scale reconstruction of the theatre took place using a design by A. Nikitin, but a fire in 1853 caused extensive damage and so a further reconstruction was carried out, by Alberto Cavos , son of the opera composer Catterino Cavos . On 7 December 1919
246-698: A station on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia Tverskoy, Russia ( Tverskaya , Tverskoye ), several rural localities in Russia Tverskoye, former name of Şirinbəyli , a village in Azerbaijan Julia Tverskaya (born 1959), Moscow born American chess player See also [ edit ] Tver Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
287-566: A tunnel under Samotechnaya Street, Tsvetnoy Boulevard , and Neglinnaya Street. Tverskoy District houses State Duma , Federation Council , the Mayor of Moscow, Moscow City Council, and Moscow Police Headquarters. It contains Theatre Square , the business district of Tverskaya Street with Pushkin Square , Petrovka Street , Dmitrovka Street, and the western part of Kuznetsky Most . It has the highest concentration of theatres, including Bolshoi Theatre and
328-485: Is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 75,378 ( 2010 Census ) ; 75,955 ( 2002 Census ) . The district extends from Kitai-gorod northwest to Belorussky and Savyolovsky Rail Terminals . Its southern boundary runs one or two city blocks south from Tverskaya Street ; eastern boundary follows the track of the Neglinnaya River now flowing in
369-523: Is a repertory theatre , meaning that it draws from a list of productions, any one of which may be performed on a given evening. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there have been a few attempts to reduce the theatre's traditional dependence on large state subsidies. The Bolshoi has been associated from its beginnings with ballet. Tchaikovsky 's ballet Swan Lake premiered at the theatre on 4 March 1877. The chief ballet conductor from 1923 to 1963
410-712: Is a historic opera house in Moscow , Russia , originally designed by architect Joseph Bové . Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre ( Small Theatre ) in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg ( Hermitage Theatre , Bolshoi (Kamenny) Theatre , later Mariinsky Theatre and others). The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are among
451-532: Is a landmark of Moscow and Russia (its iconic neoclassical façade is depicted on the Russian 100-ruble banknote ). On 28 October 2011, the Bolshoi re-opened after an extensive six-year renovation. The official cost of the renovation is 21 billion rubles ($ 688 million). However, other Russian authorities and other people connected to it claimed much more public money was spent. The renovation included restoring acoustics to
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#1732872547589492-503: Is considered both the original soundtrack and the best choreography for the legendary Nutcracker . Music director and chief conductor Vassily Sinaisky quit abruptly at the start of December 2013, after a 41-month tenure, citing the need to avoid conflict. General director Vladimir Urin accepted his resignation, and selected Tugan Sokhiev as replacement. Sokhiev's four-year contract, settled on 20 January 2014, and became effective immediately. Sokhiev left his position in connection with
533-537: Is traditionally affluent and educated, with a substantial share of foreigners (most of them are not included in official population count). Its ethnic mix, changing rapidly since the 1980s, has high shares of Tatars , Armenians and Jews ; once-strong Ukrainian community has dispersed. Like all Central Okrug population, Tverskoy residents have life expectancy of three to four years higher than other Muscovites, attributed to better education and social status. The Ministry of Education and Science has its head office in
574-777: The House of the Unions ) stands on the corner of Bolshaya Dmitrovka and Okhotny Ryad streets since 1790. The building, designed by Matvey Kazakov , was rebuilt externally, but the Pillar Hall inside it, famous for its acoustics , remains close to Kazakov's original design. When the State lifted the ban on private theatres in 1882, tradition continued with Moscow Art Theatre in Kamergersky Lane (1902–1909), Yermolova Theatre (1925), Hermitage (1883), and Aquarium (1898) park theatres, etc. Currently, Tverskoy District has nineteen repertory theatres,
615-799: The Moscow City Hall Building (in different periods was known as Zakhar Chernyshyov mansion (1782); later the seat of Moscow Governor , Moscow City Council , and currently the seat of the Mayor of Moscow and the Government of Moscow (which was rebuilt in the 1940s). The Fire of 1812 wiped out wealthy mansions and peasant homes alike, sparing only the Pushkin Square; Tverskaya was rebuilt as an upper-class street. Northeastern side of Tverskoy District (east of Petrovka Street) lagged behind Tverskaya Street and Moscow's east side due to frequent floods on
656-479: The 18th century with the Butyrka prison (rebuilt to a castle shape in 1800). For the next hundred years, the territories around the prison were filled with farms and small wooden homes. Things changed with the construction of railroads— Smolensk railroad station was built in 1870; current building, known as Belorussky Rail Terminal , was completed in 1909. Savyolovsky Rail Terminal and Moscow Ring Railroad followed in
697-657: The 1900s. Territories near the railroads were used for factories, cheap housing for workers followed soon. Miusskaya Square, located three blocks from Belorussky Terminal, was a site of unusual urban development, a new center of blue-collar social life. In the course of one decade, 1904–1914, the city and private sponsors built Abrikosova Hospital and Nursery (1906), Junior High School (1912), Shanyavsky University (1913), kindergartens, and trade schools. Development of similar social hubs in other working districts lagged behind and terminated with World War I and Russian Revolution of 1917 . Redevelopment of Tverskaya Street began in
738-537: The 1980s and late 1990s. However, outside Tverskaya, historical buildings and neighborhoods were being demolished throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Many blocks in the Novoslobodskaya station area are already rebuilt as post-2000 highrises. The City has declared plans to reconstruct Pushkin Square and Belorussky Terminal Square with multi-level tunnels, shopping space, and parking, but those plans were later abolished with mayor resignation. Population of Tverskoy District
779-572: The Eye Clinic, were spared from demolition and moved to new foundations farther from the street. As a result, Savvinskoye Podvorye is now completely locked inside a 1930s stalinist block. Another building, a print shop at Pushkin Square, was moved in the 1970s to make way for Izvestia expansion. Design of the first stretch of new Gorky Street (the name of Tverskaya since 1935) was awarded to Arkady Mordvinov , 1929 graduate in architecture known for his ultra-left public statements. Mordvinov proved himself
820-527: The French invasion of Moscow in 1812. The first instance of the theatre was built between 1821 and 1824, designed and supervised to completion by architect Joseph Bové based upon an initial competition-winning design created by Petersburg-based Russian architect Andrei Mikhailov that was deemed too costly to complete. The new building opened on 18 January 1825 as the Bolshoi Petrovsky Theatre with
861-510: The Neglinnaya River. First attempt to control the river, proposed in 1775 by Matvey Kazakov, materialized in 1792 Neglinnaya Canal, which was running parallel to the river. Once the canal was completed, the old river bed was filled with earth. In 1817–1819, the channel was covered with masonry vaults, locking the stream in a tunnel. This created Neglinnaya Street, the youngest street inside Boulevard Ring, but did not rule out future floods. The most recent flood, in 1973, led to complete rebuilding of
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#1732872547589902-515: The New Stage, went into service on 29 November 2002, constructed to the left of the theatre's historic main stage. Together with auxiliary buildings — a restored 17th-century building, two rehearsal halls, and artists' recreation rooms — it forms a single theatre complex, the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia . The new building is on a natural hill which it shared, until recently, blocks of old houses with communal apartments. From July 2005 to October 2011
943-418: The Pillar Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall (1940), and Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (originally Salamonovsky Circus, 1880, rebuilt in 1987–1989). Unlike Presnensky or Basmanny Districts , Tverskoy has, and always had, very few industrial properties. However, its northern part, beyond Garden Ring, developed into a working-class neighborhood in line with the 19th-century industrialization. Development began in
984-569: The aging tunnel (1974–1989, see 1965 flood photos ) Another legacy of the Neglinnaya river survives in Central Baths (1890) and Sandunovsky Baths (1896). The first public theater, Petrovsky Teatr , was set up in 1780 by English entrepreneur Michael Maddox and Prince Urusov in present-day Theatre Square . It burned down in October 1805 after 425 successful shows. In 1825, Joseph Bove built
1025-461: The building in 1832. Owners of the opposite land lots were obliged to build houses exactly like Maly Theatre, forming a symmetrical neoclassical square with a parade ground and water fountain. The symmetry was eventually ruined by expansions in the 1870s, which added the third theatre—originally Bronnikov private theater (now Molodyozhny Theater). Another historical hall, the Assembly of Nobility (now
1066-547: The development of western territories lagged behind. A stone bridge connecting Tverskaya with the Red Square was built in 1595. Urban development in the western part concentrated along Tverskaya Street. In the late 15th century, it was built out with country-like wooden homes to Pushkin Square, and by the end of the 16th century the city extended beyond the present-day Garden Ring . First stone Boyar houses appeared in downtown Tverskaya around that time. In 1654, Strastnoy Monastery
1107-791: The district. For their role in the Sergei Magnitsky case, several judges of the Tverskoy District Court are subject to the American Magnitsky Act sanctions, prohibiting their entrance to the United States and use of the US banking system. Korean Air operates its CIS office in the district. Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: Большо́й теа́тр , romanized : Bol'shoy teatr , IPA: [bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r] , lit. 'Grand Theater')
1148-457: The following years. Bolshoi continues to tour regularly with opera and ballet productions in the post-Soviet era. Until the mid-1990s, most foreign operas were sung in Russian, but Italian and other languages have been heard more frequently on the Bolshoi stage in recent years. In 2024 Bolshoi's Ballet is arguably the best in the world. And it is the production and music of the Bolshoi that
1189-420: The historical Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions . Historical areas of Patriarshy Ponds , Malaya Bronnaya Street, and most of Tverskoy Boulevard , while closely associated with Tverskaya Street actually belong to Presnensky District . Since 2002 Tverskoy District also includes Kitai-gorod , which was once a separate territory managed directly by Central Administrative Okrug. Tverskaya Street emerged, as
1230-555: The house was renamed the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre . Only a few days later, however, on 12 December, there was an unsuccessful attempt to shut the institution entirely. Beethoven Hall opened on 18 February 1921. Ivan Rerberg directed further reconstruction of the theatre between 1921 and 1923. A bomb damaged the structure during World War II, but this was repaired. A new stage for the Bolshoi Theatre, called
1271-428: The late 1920s with infill buildings like Ivan Rerberg 's Central Telegraph (1927), and Grigory Barkhin 's Izvestia building in Pushkin Square (1927). This was followed by demolition of Okhotny Ryad and Manege Square . Major reconstruction of Tverskaya Street began in 1937 with demolition of Strastnoy Monastery and dozens of smaller buildings. Three buildings, including Savvinskoye Podvorye, Mossovet building, and
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1312-520: The oldest and best known ballet and opera companies in the world. It is by far the world's biggest ballet company, with more than 200 dancers. The theatre is the parent company of The Bolshoi Ballet Academy , a leading school of ballet. It has a branch at the Bolshoi Theater School in Joinville , Brazil . The main building of the theatre, rebuilt and renovated several times during its history,
1353-417: The original Imperial decor of the Bolshoi. After the renovation, the theater has a maximum capacity of 1,740 seats. Finally, on 28 October 2011, the Bolshoi Theatre re-opened with a concert featuring international artists and the ballet and opera companies. The first staged opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila , followed soon after. The Bolshoi has been the site of many historic premieres, including: The Bolshoi
1394-471: The original quality (which had been lost during the Soviet Era ), as well as restoring the original Imperial decor of the Bolshoi. Presently Bolshoi Theatre is under US and EU sanctions and banned from performing in these countries. The company was founded on 28 March [ O.S. 17 March] 1776, when Catherine II granted Prince Peter Urusov a licence to organise theatrical performances, balls and other forms of entertainment. Urusov set up
1435-590: The road to Tver , in the 12th century. Dmitrovka Street, the road to Dmitrov , and Petrovka Street , leading to Vysokopetrovsky Monastery , date back to the 14th century. Until the 1820s, the territory of what is now Tverskoy District was separated from the Moscow Kremlin by the Neglinnaya River . Because of that, the city grew primarily eastward in the Middle Ages—into the Red Square and Kitai-Gorod—while
1476-633: The theatre in collaboration with English tightrope walker Michael Maddox . Initially, it held performances in a private home, but it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and on 30 December 1780, it began producing plays and operas, thus establishing what would become the Bolshoi Theatre. Fire destroyed the Petrovka Theatre on 8 October 1805, and the New Arbat Imperial Theatre replaced it on 13 April 1808, however it also succumbed to fire during
1517-408: The theatre was closed for restoration. The building, whose architecture combines three different styles , was damaged and a quick renovation seemed to be necessary. Repairs were initially estimated at 15 billion rubles ($ 610 million) but engineers found that more than 75% of the structure was unstable, According to The Moscow Times , the true cost may have been double that, and Der Spiegel quotes
1558-586: The title Tverskoy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tverskoy&oldid=874284823 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tverskoy District Tverskoy District (Russian: Тверской район , IPA: [tvʲɪrˈskoj] )
1599-559: Was Yuri Fayer . After the death of Joseph Stalin , the company toured internationally and became an important source of cultural prestige, as well as foreign currency earnings. As a result, the "Bolshoi Ballet" became a well-known name in the West. However, the Bolshoi suffered from losses through a series of defections of its dancers. The first occurrence was on 23 August 1979, with Alexander Godunov ; followed by Leonid Kozlov and Valentina Kozlova on 16 September 1979; and other cases in
1640-551: Was financed by the State, as the church was located near the Embassy Inn ( Посольский двор ), home to foreign guests. Peter the Great 's move of the national capital to Saint Petersburg actually improved the leading role of Tverskaya Street, as it became the main road of royal journeys between two capitals. Tverskaya acquired Moscow's first triumphal arch (1703, giving name to Triumphalnaya Square), Gagarin family palace (1760s), and
1681-503: Was set up in present-day Pushkin Square, and three years later, Odoyevsky family set up a stone mansion on the site of present-day Museum of Modern History (formerly Museum of Revolution), beyond the Bely Gorod walls. Dmitrovka Street also developed rapidly after the fire of 1648, as marked by the one-of-a-kind eight- tented church of Nativity in Putinki . Unusually for Moscow outskirts, it