Overview
- Sales opened on December 11 at 20:00 via bolshoi.ru following an announcement on the Bolshoi’s official Telegram channel.
- The Nutcracker runs December 17–21 on the Historical Stage with tickets available under Youth (14–22), 60+, and combat veteran categories.
- Prices for these special programs are capped at up to 5,000 rubles.
- The release also covers a Rodion Shchedrin birthday concert on December 16 (Historical Stage), Vivere l’arte on December 17 (New Stage), the premiere of Servilia on December 19–21 (New Stage), and a Symphony Orchestra concert on December 21 (Historical Stage) tied to the Battleship Potemkin centenary.
- Commenting on pricing, Nikolai Tsiskaridze said theaters set higher fixed prices to deter scalpers, with reporters noting some Nutcracker auction packages this year exceeded one million rubles.