KOMMERSANT: Arborification of Personality («Egon Schiele – Self Portrait»)

...the bristling hair of his white wig, his blanched face, and the dry, woody branches that replaced the character's fingers. It's a powerful and multi-layered metaphor: beyond the association with nature and the crippled hands in Egon Schiele's paintings, it also represents dead nerves and an inability to connect with others...

Katerina Novikova: "Chernyakov puts everything in its place."

Katerina Novikova, PhD in art history and head of the music programming department at the Kultura TV channel, presented the premiere of Tristan und Isolde at the TheatreHD Opera Club in the GUM Cinema. She had the privilege of personally meeting director Dmitry Chernyakov and conductor Daniel Barenboim during the production's creation and shared valuable memories with the audience about the development of this unique interpretation of Wagner's masterpiece.

Winter in the middle of summer

Anna Kodinets, a soprano at the N.I. Sats Musical Theatre who trained in Italy and worked with Vittorio Grigolo, talks about the popularity of La Bohème and how the director managed to convey the atmosphere of winter Paris on a summer stage.

"100 Years old. Still too daring?"

The premiere of "Egon Schiele – Self Portrait" was presented by art historian Maria Razgulina and curator of dance programs at TheatreHD Maya Farafonova. They discussed Viennese Expressionism, Schiele's art, an open-air theater in Cesky Krumlov, and the link between dance and visual art

"I want to hear the music as the composer wrote it"

Star tenor Dmitry Korchak shares his thoughts on the essentials of his art - strong training and masterful breathing - the kinship between singing and sports, and the personal forces that shape him: from the perils of jealousy to the solace he finds in dogs.

TheatreHD Opera Club at the GUM cinema hall

Welcome to the TheatreHD Opera Club in the very heart of Moscow – the legendary GUM cinema hall. Each screening is an encounter with outstanding, iconic productions from the world of opera and bold directorial interpretations, presented on the big screen in stunning HD quality

St. Margarethen: Opera in the Quarry

One of the most extraordinary opera festivals takes place in the ancient Roman quarry of St. Margarethen. Majestic, grandiose sets, hundreds of actors and singers, horses and elephants, astounding pyrotechnic displays—never before has opera come so close to its perfect embodiment!

Salzburger Festspiele

Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Salzburg attracts audiences with new, unique opera productions and creates an irresistible desire to see everything. Watch selected performances of the festival in our new project

The Sun of Italy – Rossini Festival in Pesaro

Juan Diego Flores, Olga Peretyatko, Erwin Schrott – bel canto stars in the most carefree and mischievous of operatic events. Sparkling trills, crazy coloraturas, first-class voices, the warmth of Italian August nights and the delight of Rossini's brilliant music – in the new special project TheatreHD

Pushkin Theatre in cinemas

we have chosen three already classic, benchmark performances reflecting different facets of the Pushkin Theatre. "Talents and the Dead" is a dazzling work by the artistic director himself, a mischievous farce based on Mark Twain with Sergey Lazarev in the title burlesque role. "The Cherry Orchard" is a tragicomic grotesque by Vladimir Mirzoev with Victoria Isakova and Alexander Petrov in the roles of Ranevskaya and Lopakhin. "The Good Person of Szechwan" is an ideal example of Brecht's production in the version by Yuri Butusov with Alexandra Ursulyak brilliantly playing two key roles.

Franco Zeffirelli, Elena Obraztsova, Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Teresa Stratas… Years pass, new stars appear, fashion changes, but these names and performances continue to live in the memory of the audience. The new special project TheatreHD has collected the best, time-tested masterpieces that continue to give viewers theatrical magic today – and the magic of retro.

Teodor Currentzis & musicAeterna

Concerts by the Greco-Russian conductor Theodor Currentzis and his orchestra musicAeterna often resemble a sacred act and performance rather than just brilliant interpretations of music, invariably becoming vivid events in the musical world. On our screens, you can enjoy Theodor Currentzis's concerts featuring the great music of Mozart, Beethoven, and other composers.

Wiener Staatsoper

Today, the Vienna Opera is practically the ideal of an opera house, tickets are sold out months in advance, and the cast of soloists is capable of evoking a sigh of admiration from fans and envy from competitors: Elina Garanca, Asmik Grigoryan, Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Juan Diego Flores, Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier – it is difficult to find a world-class star who did not sing in Vienna yesterday or is not going to sing tomorrow. After all, any performance at the Vienna Opera is something that will be talked about throughout the season, and which other theaters will be equal to.

Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - online

Introducing the Royal Shakespeare Company repertoire, the legendary theatre company from Stratford-upon-Avon, in our online cinema TheatreHD/Play. Stars of British theatre and cinema in William Shakespeare’s plays: David Tennant, Anthony Sher, Simon Russell Beale, Lucian Msamati, Christopher Eccleston, Paapa Essiedu, Kathryn Hunter and other artists loved by the audience.

Dmitri Tcherniakov: The Russian Opera

Stellar opera productions by the most famous Russian opera director, staged in Moscow, Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Lyon, will be available online and in cinemas nationwide.