Simon Morrison

Simon Morrison is an American musicologist, professor at Princeton University, and author who specialises in Russian music and culture. His book Bolshoi Confidential is a rich, sweeping history of the Bolshoi Theatre, Russia's most famous cultural institution, tracing its story from the eighteenth century through to the present day, including its complicated relationship with political power. Morrison's audiobook offers listeners a vivid, authoritative account of one of the world's great theatres and the extraordinary art, intrigue, and drama that have defined it.