Monday, January 17, 2011

Minkus: La Bayadere [Blu-ray]

  • Jan 17, 2011 19:15:14
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  • Nikiya: ISABELLE GUÉRIN
    Solor: LAURENT HILAIRE
    Gamzatti: ÉLISABETH PLATEL
    The Fakir: LIONEL DELANOË
    The High Brahmin: FRANCIS MALOVIC
    The Rajah: JEAN-MARIE DIDIÈRE
    The Golden Idol: WILFRIED ROMOLI
    The Three Shades: AGNÈS LETESTU, CLOTILDE VAYER, NATHALIE RIQUÉ

    Exotic and mysterious India serves as the backdrop to this story of doomed love between the warrior Solor and the bayadère, Nikiya, who is killed by her jealous rival, Gamzatti. 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 Petipa's original ballet are by Rudolf Nureyev.

    ORCHESTRE COLONNE Conductor MICHEL QUÉVAL
    Choreography and Staging RUDOLF NUREYEV
    Set Design EZIO FRIGERIO
    Costume Design FRANCO SQUARCIAPINO
    Directed by ALEXANDRE TARTA
    Produced by FRANÇOIS DUPLAT & DAMIEN MATHIEU

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