In July 2013, a senior violinist died after falling into the orchestra pit. A performer at Moscow's renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. 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. The Interfax news cited a source as saying that the performer was crushed by a ramp during a change of scenery. 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. Last modified on Sat 16.38 EDT A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theatre said. 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. 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. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina reuters_tickers This content was published on Octo20:41 Octo20:41 “He would talk about electric cars, he would talk about alternative fuel sources,” she said.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. Gwynne said the future Tesla boss was already envisioning electric cars while they were dating almost 30 years ago. The company auctioned Steve Jobs’ first Apple-1 prototype in August for nearly US$680,000. It is not the first time items linked to famous entrepreneurs have been sold on RR Auction’s site. Gwynne, who dated Musk for a period in 1994, has decided to sell the items to raise money for her stepson’s college tuition fees. The photos include previously unseen snaps of a young Musk hanging out with friends, fooling around in the dormitory, and cuddling with Gwynne. 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. Up for grabs are 18 candid photos capturing the billionaire’s youthful moments as a college student, a handwritten birthday card and a gold necklace Musk gave to his then girlfriend.Īs at Sunday night, the birthday card, signed “Love, Elon”, was edging north of US$10,000 (S$14,000) with an impressive 23 bids.Īttracting the next most interest was the necklace, which comes with an emerald from the Zambian mine owned by Musk’s father Errol, a South African property developer. Yevgeny Kulesh was working as an extra in the Bolshoi Theater’s production of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sadko when he was crushed to death during a scene change Saturday. Jennifer Gwynne, who dated the world’s richest man when they were both studying at the University of Pennsylvania, is auctioning a cache of photos and other memorabilia on Boston-based platform RR Auction. 10 (UPI) A 37-year-old performer was killed on-stage by falling scenery during a Moscow opera this weekend, Russian media reports said. Elon Musk’s former girlfriend is selling off some mementos of their college relationship, and they are proving pretty popular.

Performer killed onstage accident