It happened during a change of set in a live performance.
A performer has died following an accident at Russia's Bolshoi Theatre last night.
It happened during the middle of an opera, when a change of stage scenery was apparently taking place at the venue in Moscow.
An Investigative Committee says it's looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 37-year-old man.
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