Natalya Sats Childrens' Musical Theater, Children's opera house in Moscow, Russia.
The Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater is an opera house in Moscow dedicated to performances for young audiences. It has a large main hall and a smaller concert hall, each used for different types of productions ranging from opera to ballet.
The theater opened in 1965, building on earlier children's theater projects that had begun in 1918 under the Soviet education system. From the start it carried the name of Natalya Sats, who had spent decades working to bring opera and classical music to young people.
The theater takes its name from Natalya Sats, who ran it herself and shaped how children's opera developed across the Soviet Union. Before performances, visitors can touch and try instruments from the orchestra, turning the visit into a hands-on experience.
The theater is easy to get around, as the building was designed with children in mind from the beginning. Arriving early is a good idea, since the lobby areas have hands-on instrument displays that are worth exploring before the show starts.
Natalya Sats commissioned Sergei Prokofiev to write Peter and the Wolf in 1936, and the piece grew directly out of the theater's work with young audiences. It went on to become the standard way to introduce children to orchestral instruments around the world.
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