Synopsis
Raymonda is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a gallant knight who pledged to go on a crusade led by the King of Hungary. When her beloved leaves, Abderakhman, a foreign knight, makes a bid for the hand of Raymonda and threatens her fate when she rejects him…
Presentation
Raymonda is a must-see of the Bolshoi, a work of living dance history. Being one of legendary choreographer Marius Petipa’s final works, he fully armed this ballet with beautiful court scenes, romantic corps de ballet dances, Hungarian czardas and a title role suited for the most outstanding ballerina.
Libretto
Yuri Grigorovich (after Lidia Pashkova)
Choreography
Yuri Grigorovich (after Marius Petipa)
Music
Alexander Glazunov
Cast
Raymonda
Olga Smirnova
Jean de Brienne
Artemy Belyakov
Aberakhman
Igor Tsvirko
Clémence and Henriette
Anastasia Denisova, Maria Vinogradova
and the Bolshoi Corps de ballet