The Bolt (Russian: Болт), Op. 27 is a ballet music score written by Dmitri Shostakovich between 1930 and 1931 to a libretto by Victor Smirnov (ru). The full-length ballet in three acts and seven scenes was choreographed by Fyodor Lopukhov and premiered on 8 April 1931 at the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Leningrad.
| Librettist | Victor Smirnov |
| Date of composition | 1930 (1931-1930) |
| Premiered | 1931, April 8th (State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet) in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Type | Ballet |
| Catalogue | Op. 27 |
| Approx. duration | 146 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Dmitri Shostakovitch: Suite from "The Bolt", Op. 27a
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| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: The Bolt, Op. 27 Dmitrij Šostakovič: The Bolt, Op. 27 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: The Bolt, Op. 27 |