E: 15/11 Win a trip to see the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, with a luxury five-sta

weeowens

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Who established the Bolshoi Ballet?

• Elizabeth of Russia
• Catherine the Great
• Alexander II of Russia

answer: ?


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weeowens

Entry is restricted to one entry per person; duplicate entries will be excluded from the Competition. Prize:
9. The Prize is for 2 persons to visit the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on Sunday 21 January, with flight and hotel included.
10. The prize includes:

• 2 economy flight tickets from London to Moscow on Friday 19 January 2018
• Cost of 2 x tourist visas (if required) will be met by Trafalgar Releasing
• Transfer from Moscow airport to hotel
• 2 tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Bolshoi Theatre on Sunday 21 January 2018
• Three nights’ accommodation for two people sharing a double room at a five-star hotel in Moscow on the evenings of 19,20 and 21 January 2018
• Transfer from hotel to Moscow airport
• 2 economy return flight tickets form Moscow to London on Monday 22 January 2018

11. Any additional costs are wholly the responsibility of the prize winner. Travel to and from London is not included.
12. Airline Terms of Carriage and Bolshoi Theatre Terms of Admission will apply.
13. Tickets to Romeo & Juliet at the Bolshoi Theatre will be on Sunday 21 January. These tickets are non-transferable and the Bolshoi Theatre holds the right to cancel the performance at any time and no replacement prize can be offered.
14. It is the winner’s responsibility to arrange and pay for tourist visas to Russia for the duration of the competition prize. The total cost of the visas will be reimbursed by Trafalgar Releasing on confirmation of receipt.
15. Prizes cannot be converted into a cash payment or transferred.
16. All winners must arrange their own travel insurance.
17. Global reserves the right to substitute the prize with another prize at its absolute discretion.

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GlitterFizz

Think Catherine II From here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_II_and_opera

bargain_babs

https://www.bolshoi.ru/en/about/hist/history/

seems to suggest Empress Catherine II

GlitterFizz

The internets amazing.......how did we cop:(:p;)e before!?

bargain_babs

GlitterFizz wrote: »

The internets amazing.......how did we cop:(:p;)e before!?

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Misslayed

GlitterFizz wrote: »

The internets amazing.......how did we cop:(:p;)e before!?

We had to wait till Tuesday and get a bus to the library, order a book about The Bolshoi, then go back the following Tuesday to collect it and, with any luck and a following wind, look up the answer. Or order another book! But we had no expectation of instant knowledge.

thecross

While ballet got its start during the Italian renaissance, there is no denying the long history this specific genre of dance and musical composition has in Russia. For the Bolshoi Ballet specifically, the roots go incredibly deep. The lead directly to Empress Catherine II, who gets the definite credit for the beginning of this one grand ballet company, the Bolshoi.
The Empress granted full rights to Prince Pyotr Urusov, the prosecutor in Moscow, for the arrangement of several genres of entertainment and one of his inceptions was the Bolshoi. It was on March 28, 1776, a short time after ballet was first introduced to Russia, that Urusov took on this responsibility. It is this historical date from which the Bolshoi Ballet grew into existence.
https://www.cennarium.com/blog/5-reasons-russias-bolshoi-ballet-best/

Montemar

It's Catherine the Great - the answer's in the text above...

Bonnie151

Just a note on the visas, we went to Moscow in April and it’s a bit of a faff. You need to attend in person in either Edinburgh, Manchester or London. There’s a lengthy online form to complete first and it *will* be rejected with any errors (speaking from experience though fortunately we were able to correct the mistake on the day). I know the cost will be reimbursed by the competition but for info, it was approx £108pp when we applied.