Putin suggests sweeping changes at Bolshoi, Mariinsky theaters
The state-controlled news agency Tass reported that Putin asked loyalist conductor Valery Gergiev to consider the idea of merging Moscow's Bolshoi and its St. Petersburg rival.
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