Tsar quality: Bolshoi theatre reopens after six-year overhaul

Medvedev and Putin to preside at gala opening of historic Russian theatre after work to restore pre-Soviet opulenceIt has been a renovation marred by endless delays and allegations of corruption, but on Friday the Bolshoi theatre finally opens its doors after a six-year overhaul to restore it to its pre-Soviet glory.The grand theatre in Moscow, stripped of much of its opulence in Soviet times, now stands bathed in red Italian fabric and gilded mouldings, harking back to its tsarist-era splendou...

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