Один день Ивана Денисовича
Many opera premieres in Russia were given in this theatre: Edison Denisov's "The Foam of Days", Jules Massenet's "Cléopâtre", Claudio Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo", George Frideric Handel's "Alcina", Antonín Dvořák's "Rusalka", Rodion Shchedrin's "Lolita", Anton Rubinstein's "Christ", Alexander Tchaikovsky's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich". Five operas based on Pushkin's works were presented during the 200th anniversary year of the poet.