Behind The Scenes at the Bolshoi Theatre
We are incredibly lucky that the amazing David Leventi was available to travel to Moscow and photograph the Bolshoi Theatre just a couple of weeks after the grand reopening in October.
Auditorium as the stars would see it
It’s quite a task encapsulating the magic and beauty of an opera house when it is static and empty. David Leventi specialises in doing this.
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The son of two architects, it seems that he can feel the space as well as just making a facsimile of it. Leventi explains, “…the light in the opera house strikes each of these features and returns to the camera, affixing them to film. Lit solely by the existing chandeliers and lamps…” The collection: Bjoerling’s Larynx, records the interiors of 40 world-famous opera houses in Europe and the Americas.
The FT recently featured his work in this article.
I think that his Bolshoi photo’s are gorgeous, my favourite are of the auditorium with music stands and the exterior.
A backstage tour of the Bolshoi Theatre is a highlight of a visit to Moscow.
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Facade