The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow, one of the youngest musical theatres in Russia, born concurrently with the New Russia, was founded in 1991 on the initiative of prominent Russian conductor Evgeny Kolobov (1946–2003) and the then chief of the Moscow city administration, Yuri Luzhkov. Today the Novaya Opera’s repertoire has several directions: Russian and Western classics, original shows
and divertissements, and operas of the 20thand 21st centuries. The last-mentioned line is becoming increasingly important, giving the name of the theatre a new meaning. Recent years have seen productions of Strauss’ Capriccio (Russian premiere) and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges. Coming soon are Martynov’s The School for Wives, and the DIDO project comprising Nyman’s Prologue to Dido and Aeneas and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. The theatre has made a number of large-scale productions, including the Moscow premiere of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. A new life begins for Evgeny Kolobov’s tradition, revived in 2013, to conduct concerts and dramatized performances in the Mirror Foyer.
