The minimum ticket price for "The Nutcracker" at the Bolshoi Theater will be 1.25 thousand rubles

Ticket sales for the ballet "The Nutcracker" at the Bolshoi Theater opens on December 2 at 10:00 on the official website. About it on December 1 reports the press service of the theater.

It will be possible to buy a ticket only for the performance on December 17 at 19:00. For young people aged 14-22 years tickets will cost Br1.25 thousand. And for "seats of low price category" and for spectators over 60 years old, they will cost Br5 thousand.

The minimum cost of a ticket in the "full category" will be 5 thousand rubles.

"We remind you that to buy an electronic ticket you need to create a personal account on the website of the theater in advance", - stated in the official Telegram-channel of the theater.

"Nutcracker" from the hammer: ticket operators do not believe in the success of the auction

The Bolshoi Theater will start selling seats for the New Year's fairy tale on December 2

Earlier, on November 25, the Bolshoi Theater named the date of the start of ticket sales for performances - they will begin on December 2 at 10:00 Moscow time. This year the management of the theater has made a number of changes in the process of selling tickets for the ballet "Nutcracker". So, tickets will be available only on the official website of the theater, the sale through the box office is canceled. It is noted that some tickets will be available for purchase at auction.

In mid-September, the ticket operator Kassir.ru told Izvestia that the average ticket price for entertainment increased by 23%. According to its data, in the category "Theaters" the cost of an average ticket increased by 6%, while the average check - by 15%.

Later, on October 3, the press service of the Bolshoi Theater reported that they began selling only named tickets to avoid resale and fraud.

In addition, in late November, rector of the Academy of Russian Ballet named after Agrippina Vaganova Nikolai Tsiskaridze said that those who have the right to do so should do something to reduce the prices of tickets to theaters.