Journalist Susanna Bentsianova Dies at 93
Theatrical journalist Susanna Bentsianova, who dedicated over 60 years to the Bolshoi Theatre, passed away at the age of 93 on August 14, 2026. The Bolshoi Theatre announced her death and confirmed the date and location of the farewell ceremony.
Consensus
- Susanna Bentsianova died on August 14, 2025.
- She was a theatrical journalist and former editor of the Bolshoi Theatre newspaper.
- She dedicated over 60 years of her life to the Bolshoi Theatre.
- She was born in 1933.
- The Bolshoi Theatre press service announced her death.
- A farewell ceremony was scheduled for August 18, 2026.
- She was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation in 1996.
- She was a graduate of the theatre studies faculty of GITIS.
Points of divergence
- She died at the age of 93, and the announcement was made on August 16, 2026. — vm
- She died at the age of 93 and was awarded the title in 1996. — vesti
- She was born in the year the newspaper 'Soviet Artist' was founded (1933), and she worked as a literary staff member and chief editor. — vm
- The farewell ceremony will take place on August 18, 2025, at 13:30 at the Savelovsky Proezd, 10 center for ritual services. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Journalist and historian of the Bolshoi Theatre Susanna Benzianova has died — Вечерняя Москва
- The journalist Bentsianova has died, having served at the Bolshoi Theatre for over 60 years — Вести