Minkus : La Bayadère

Minkus : La Bayadère

Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet, set in legendary and mysterious India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Yuri Grigorovich’s sumptuous recreation of Petipa’s choreography, with breathtaking sets and costumes designed by Nikolay Sharonov, stars Svetlana Zakharova as the Bayadère Nikiya, Vladislav Lantratov as Solor and Maria Alexandrova as Gamzatti whose alluring presence challenges Solor’s love for Nikiya.

The Bolchoi Theatre Orchestra is conduced by Pavel Sorokin.

Minkus : La Bayadère

Ballet in three acts

Music : Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917)
Libretto : Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov
Redaction : Yuri Grigorovich

Nikiya Svetlana Zakharova
Solor Vladislav Lantratov
Gamzatti Maria Alexandrova
Dugmanta, Rajah Alexey Loparevich
The High Brahmin Andrey Sitnikov

Soloists & Corps de Ballet of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre

Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre

Conductor : Pavel Sorokin

Choreography : Marius Petipa
New choreographic version : Yuri Grigorovich
With scenes from productions by Vakhtang Chabukiani, Nikolai Zubkovsky, Konstantin Sergeyev

Sets and costumes : Nikolay Sharonov
Sets and costumes adviser : Valery Levental
Lighting design : Mikhail Sokolov