hiː mˈuːvd hɪz tɹˈuːp tə mˈɑːskoʊ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn wˌɛɹ hiː ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ θˈiəɾɚ wɪð faɪnˈænʃəl səpˈoːɹt fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt ʌntˈɪl hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd bˈæŋkɹʌptsi ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, ˈæftɚ ðə θˈiəɾɚ wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə pɹɪzˈɛnt pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ˈɛmpɹɛs ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ.
He moved his troupe to Moscow in 1759 where he operated a theater with financial support from the state until he declared bankruptcy in 1762, after the theater was unable to present performances following the death of Empress Elizabeth.