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Minkus: La Bayadére (Royal Ballet)

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Certificate: N/A
Running Time: c.115 mins
Retail Price: £24.99
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Content Type: Musical Recording

Synopsis:
Marius Petipa's exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Natalia Makarova's sumptuous recreation of Petipa's choreography, with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritini and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as the Bayadère (temple dancer) Nikiya, Carlos Acosta as Solor, and Marianela Nuñez as Gamzatti whose alluring presence challenges Solor's love for Nikiya. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.

Solar: Carlos Acosta
Gamzatti: Marianela Nuñez
Nikiya: Tamara Rojo
The High Brahmin: Gary Avis
Rajah: Christopher Saunders
Magdaveya: Kenta Kura
Solor's Friend: Valeri Hristov

The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor: Valeriy Ovsyanikov
Choreographer: Natalia Makarova

Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, January 2009



Special Features:
Tamara Rojo on dancing La Bayadère
Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet
Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta rehearse with Alexander Agadzhanov
Natalia Makarova on choreographing La Bayadère

Related Websites:
http://www.roh.org.uk/
http://www.opusarte.com/en/

Video Tracks:
NTSC 16:9

Audio Tracks:
DTS
LPCM Stereo

Subtitle Tracks:
French
German
Spanish

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