He remained loyal to Putin. Valery Gergiev was appointed head of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow
On Friday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin appointed conductor Valery Gergiev as director of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. The local media reported it. At the beginning of the millennium, the 70-year-old artist was one of the most sought-after conductors in the West, where his career was cut short by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gergiev … Read more