Synopsis
In Imperial Rome led by Crassus, Spartacus and his wife Phrygia are reduced to slavery and are separated by slave dealers. His love for her and his desire for freedom lead him to revolt against the Roman army with the help of the other captives. But the treacherous Aegina, who seeks to conquer Crassus and gain power, will get in the way of Spartacus’s plan.
Presentation
Huge in scale and spectacular in effect, Spartacus is a true tour de force of a ballet, set to Aram Khachaturian’s superb score. With an incredible display of might from the four leading dancers to the entire corps de ballet and its passionate pas de deux, Spartacus is the ultimate spectacle of virtuosity and lyricism born at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Libretto
Yuri Grigorovich (after the novel by Raffaelo Giovagnolli, ideas from Nikolai Volkov's scenario)
Choreography
Yuri Grigorovich
Music
Aram Khachaturian
Cast
Spartacus
Igor Tsvirko
Aegina
Svetlana Zakharova
Phrygia
Anna Nikulina
Crassus
Artemy Belyakov
a Gladiator
Denis Savin
And the Bolshoi Corps de ballet