Performance at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater on the occasion of the coronation

Performance at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater on the occasion of the sacred coronation of Emperor Alexander II

The picture is dedicated to an event, in essence, close to ours in May. Let's try to put ourselves in the shoes of those spectators whose faces, with the exception of especially important persons from the tsarist box, now cannot be distinguished not only in history, but also in the picture. Imagine - the number of places is limited, those who want to get to the evening party once ... even if five times more. Here is the theater. Downstairs, in the stalls, they settled down, most likely, confident in their presence, except that there were some doubts about the "quality" of the allocated space. But the higher the tier, the more unreliable the position. "They will invite - they will not invite" - nerves, waiting for a call, at the limit and here it is, the cherished invitation ... the soul sings, the back straightens, the chest tends to the shape of a wheel, women put on new dresses specially sewn for this occasion, men are also not bastard shit, dress up and this long-awaited moment has finally come - they are sitting, proud of their chosenness. Even those at the very top ...