NewsActor dies during performance in the Bolshoi Theater

Actor dies during performance in the Bolshoi Theater

At an opera performance in Moscow, a performer is crushed by part of the set. Viewers initially consider the misfortune to be part of the staging.

Moscow – During a performance at the world-famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, a performer was crushed by part of the stage set.

The 37-year-old had a fatal accident while changing the set, confirmed the theater’s press office, accounts of viewers on social networks. Investigators are in the theater to investigate the exact course of the accident, said the authorities in the Russian capital.

The performance of the Russian folk opera “Sadko” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was immediately interrupted and the audience was asked to leave the hall, it said. Then the performance was canceled entirely.

“Call an ambulance! Here is blood “

In the news channel Telegram eyewitnesses spoke of a “tragedy”. Some viewers said they initially thought the accident was part of the staging. Then someone on the stage called: “Stop! Stop! Call an ambulance! There is blood here. “

The Bolshoi is Russia’s largest state theater and world famous for its ballet and opera performances. Many world stars work there. A visit to the historical temple of the Muses with the largest theater stage in Russia and 2500 seats in the magnificent hall is also popular with tourists from all over the world. dpa

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