[Program of Festivities for the 100th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theatre]. Programma Torzhestv po Povodu 100-letnego Iubileia Bol'shogo Teatra.

Moskva, Goznak, 1925. 
4to, [8] pp.

In original pictorial wrappers.
In good condition, very light wear, dogears.

The playbill includes details of the celebration events held on February 1st and 2nd, 1925. On the second day, excerpts from Mikhail Glinka's opera 'Ruslan and Lyudmila' and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Sadko' were performed, along with the ballet 'La Sylphide' by Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer and 'Petrushka' by Igor Stravinsky.
The back cover features an image of the Bolshoi Theatre. The original lithograph, from the album 'Views of Moscow' (1840-50s), was created by Jean-Baptiste Arnout (1788-1873) based on a painting by Joseph Eustache Vivien de Châteaubrun (1793-1852).
This playbill is accompanied by an invitation card for the two-day celebration.

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