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Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison

Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2016 recording read by Paul Boehmer runs 2.9 hours longer (17.1 hours).

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today is an audiobook by Simon Morrison: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, released October 11, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment and History shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.2 hrs
Narrated by
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
Released
October 11, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, History
ISBN
9780008141042

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today audiobook?

Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.

Is the Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today?

Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today is narrated by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart.

Is Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.