In an unprecedented move, it seems that ‘ousted’ English National Opera artistic director, John Berry, has been snapped up by the Bolshoi Theatre. It is extremely rare for non-Russians to hold administrative posts.
Gleaning information from today’s Financial Times and The Times, it seems – though there has been no official announcement by the theatre or by Berry – that the Moscow theatre is creating a new position for Berry “as part of plans by the institution in Moscow to build on its brand as a global arts powerhouse”, says the FT.
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