“The opera was immediately stopped and the audience was asked to leave,” the theater said in comments carried by the Interfax news agency. The orchestra stopped playing and several performers ran to the back of the stage before the curtains were drawn. The man was identified as 38-year-old Evgenia Sergeevich Kulesh. Videos circulating online appeared to show performers shouting “Stop!” and pleading with staff to lift the backdrop and call an ambulance. An actor performing at Moscow's famous Bolshoi Theatre was killed in an accident on Saturday, the venue announced on social media. He went in the wrong direction as a backdrop descended onto the stage during the performance, Russian media reported.
The 37-year-old man was performing in “Sadko,” an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, when he was reportedly crushed by a piece of scenery.
In July 2013, a senior violinist died after falling into the orchestra pit.Bolshoi performer killed in onstage accident during opera By Rachel PannettĪ performer was killed during an opera at Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Theater on Saturday in an accident that occurred during a scene change, the theater said. The Bolshoi has been struck by tragedy in the past. Sources told the RIA and TASS news agency he had been killed by a falling piece of decor. 9, 2021 A performer was killed during an opera at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on Saturday when there was an accident during a scene change, the theater said. The Interfax news cited a source as saying that the performer was crushed by a ramp during a change of scenery. Yevgeny Kulesh, an opera performer at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred on stage. Moscow investigators said they were probing the circumstances surrounding the death of the 37-year-old performer, a man. "The opera was immediately stopped and the audience was asked to leave," the theatre said in comments carried by the Interfax news agency. The Bolshoi, one of Russia's most prestigious theatres, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. A performer of Russia's legendary Bolshoi Theatre was killed Saturday in an accident on stage during the performance of an opera, the Moscow company said. MOSCOW (Reuters) - A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said. On October 9, 2021, actor Yevgeny Kulesh was crushed to death by a prop during a performance of the Sadko opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina reuters_tickers This content was published on Octo20:41 Octo20:41 FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the empty hall of the Bolshoi Theatre prior to the launch of its project to stream iconic performances online making them available worldwide, in Moscow, Russia March 27, 2020. Bolshoi Theatre actor killed during onstage accident at Russian venue Video shows the actor being crushed by a piece of the set during a scene change, as his fellow performers frantically waved. 1 min read Yevgeny Kulesh, an opera performer at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred on stage.
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