Bolshoi Ballet: Le Corsaire

Mar 8, 2012

3h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

Inspired by Lord Byron’s epic poem, this jewel of the repertoire boasts a lavish production complete with a shipwreck, pirates, and some of ballet’s most renowned scenes.

Genres

Music

Romance

Bolshoi Ballet: Le Corsaire Trailers

Cast

Medora

Svetlana Lunkina

Conrad

Ruslan Skvortsov

Birbanto

Andrei Merkuriev

Gulnare

Nina Kaptsova

Pas d'esclaves

Anastasia Stashkevich

Pas d'esclaves

Vyacheslav Lopatin

Seyd, the Pacha

Alexei Loparevich

Isaac Lanquedem

Gennadi Yanin

Keeper of Seyd, the Pacha's harem

Andrei Sitnikov

Zulmea

Kristina Karasyova

A Negress

Anastasia Vinokur

A Mufti

Alexander Fadeyechev

Breathtaking sets and costumes are designed by Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino in this exceptional production, recorded at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Direction and choreography in this fully restored version of Marius Petipa's original ballet are by Rudolf Nureyev. Live performance recorded in 1994.

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