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This exceptional and critically acclaimed production of La Bayadère is the fully restored version of this classic Kirov ballet, the last work choreographed for the Paris Opera Ballet by Rudolf Nureyev before his tragic death in 1993.

• Choreography and Staging: Rudolf Nureyev.

Isabelle Guérin (Nikiya), Laurent Hilaire (Solor), Élisabeth Platel (Gamzatti), Wilfried Romoli (The Golden Idol), Lionel Delanoë (The Fakir), Jean-Marie Didière (The Rajah), Francis Malovic (The High Brahmin) & Agnès Letestu, Clotilde Vayer, Nathalie Riqué (The Three Shades) Paris Opera Ballet & Orchestre Colonne, Michel Quéval

Ileana Cotrubas, Neil Shicoff, Marilyn Zschau, Thomas Allen (III), Gwynne Howell, The Royal Opera Covent Garden

Roberto Alagna (Carlos), Karita Mattila (Elisabetta), Thomas Hampson (Posa), Jose van Dam (Filippo II), Waltraud Meier (Eboli) Orchestre de Paris & Choeur du Theatre du Chatelet, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Luc Bondy (director)

Cynthia Harvey, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Richard Shafer, American Ballet Theatre

Raina Kabaivanska (Райна Кабаиванска), Nazzareno Antinori, Eleonora Jankovic, Lorenzo Saccomani, Chorus & Orchestra of the Arena Verona