Tickets for the first screenings of "The Nutcracker" at the Bolshoi Theater sold out in five hours

Tickets for the first four performances of the ballet "The Nutcracker" at the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre (GABT) The tickets were sold out within five hours of the start of online sales. This is evidenced by the data on the official website of the theater on Tuesday, December 2.

Sales started earlier in the day at 10:00 Moscow time on the official website of the GABT, the Moscow City News Agency reports. The first screening of Yuri Grigorovich's "The Nutcracker" will take place on December 17, RT reports. The ballet is also on the poster for December 18, 19 and 20.

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For 50 thousand rubles, those who wished could purchase tickets to the amphitheater, for 45 thousand rubles — to the first row on the balcony of the second tier, for 35 thousand rubles — to the third tier. The most affordable ticket worth 5,000 rubles allows you to take a seat in the third row on the balcony of the 4th tier.

The theater has scheduled 18 screenings of the play in December and 15 more in January. The first performance will take place on December 17 at 19:00 Moscow time. The last show this year will be held on December 31 at 18:00 Moscow time.

As a rule, the ballet will be shown twice a day — at 12:00 and 19:00 — until January 11, clarifies 360.ru .

The sales are organized in stages on the official website of the theater. It will be impossible to purchase tickets at the box office, according to the website kp.ru .

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