La Bayadere

Dance or ballet :: show/work:S765, production/tour:T0119437874

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17 Oct 03 to 13 Nov 03

La Bayadere Dance or ballet :: listing:L01060797919, production:T0119437874, show:S765, venue: V377

Royal Opera House West End Greater London

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Set in an Indian temple and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa. The ballet tells the story of the doomed love between Nikiya, a temple dancer, (also known as a bayadere), and Solar - a princely warrior. As the drama unfolds, the ballet features the most spectacular set pieces, including the mesmeric Kingdom of the Shades, which has been called one of the choreographic glories of the world. A ballet of the grandest scale, featuring elephants, tigers, cobras, fakirs and spectacular oriental costumes, La Bayadere tells a magnificent tale of jealousy, murder and above all, eternal love. Approx. running time 2 hours 40 minutes. Revival sponsored (2002) by The Friends of Covent Garden.

Performers Rojo (Oct 17/22 Nov 13), Acosta (Oct 17/22 Nov 13), Nunez (Oct 17/22 Nov 13), Marquez (Oct 18mat Nov 12), Putrov (Oct 18mat Nov 12), Chapman (Oct 18mat Nov 12), Tapper (Nov 10), Urlezaga (Nov 10), Yanowsky (Nov 10), Daria Pavlenko (Oct 21/31), Bolle (Oct 21/31), Yanowsky (Oct 21/31), Cojacaru (Nov 1/5), Kobborg (Nov 1/5), Morera (Nov 1/5), Nunez (Nov 3), Soares (Nov 3), Cuthbertson (Nov 3). Music Minkus. Producer Royal Ballet. Corporate Sponsor The Friends of Covent Garden (2000). Music John Lanchbery (score arrangement). Choreographer Natalia Makarova (after Marius Petipa). Design Pier Luigi Samaritani. Costume Yolanda Sonnabend. Conductor Valery Ovsyanikov.