Pugni: The Pharaoh's Daughter
) | Label: BEL AIR CLASSIQUES Catalog: BAC301 Format: DVD BOLSHOI BALLET ORCHESTRA OF THE BOLSHOI THEATREBel Air Classiques presents Petipa's extravaganza ''The Pharaoh's Daughter'', in a stunning production by Pierre Lacotte. Recreating the spectacular sumptuousness of th eoriginal, the ballet tells the tale of a young Englishman who dreams he elopes with a Pharaoh's daugher. Despite a desert storm, a lion hunt and an attempted suicide, the couple finally wins the Pharaoh's blessing to their marriage. From its creation in 1862, Petipa's grandiose ballet was a sensational success; its stupendous costumes and striking scenery, its exotica, romanticism and drama appealing to audiences as mucha s the virtuoso choreogrpahy. The Bolshoi Ballet and the two soloists Svetlana Zakharova an dSerguei Filin are at their best in spite of the difficulty of Pierre Lacotte's choreography.  Price: $35.98 |