fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðˈɪs, hiː wʌz mˌeɪd dᵻɹˈɛktɚ fɚðə pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv mˈæsənˌɛts wˈɜːðɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən æt ðə bˈɑːlʃɔɪ.
Following this, he was made director for the production of Massenet's Werther in 1957 at the Bolshoi.