Description
Alexander Glazunov's Raymonda: Ballet in Three Acts
Product Details
- UPC: 807280071993
- Artist: The Bolshoi Ballet
- Genre: Ballet
- Number of discs: 1
- Label: Arthaus Musik
- Release date: 1989
Product Specifications
- Sound Format: PCM Stereo
- Picture Format: 4:3
- Language: Russian
- Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
- Region Code: 0 Worldwide, NTSC
- Running Time: 125 minutes
Overview
Alexander Glazunov's Raymonda is a ballet in three acts, with a libretto by Lydia Pashkova and Marius Petipa. This production features revised choreography by Yuri Grigorovich, based on the original choreography by Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky. The Bolshoi Ballet performs the piece, with Natalya Bessmertnova as Raymonda, Yuri Vasyuchenko as Jean de Brienne, Gediminas Taranda as Abderakhman, and Elena Bobrov as Countess Sybille. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra is conducted by Algis Zhuraitis.
The ballet tells the story of Raymonda, a young woman who is betrothed to Jean de Brienne, a knight who has gone to fight in the Crusades. When a Saracen knight, Abderakhman, sees Raymonda's portrait, he becomes infatuated with her and tries to win her over. Despite his efforts, Raymonda remains true to Jean de Brienne, and the ballet ends with their wedding.
Cast and Crew
- Raymonda: Natalya Bessmertnova
- Jean de Brienne: Yuri Vasyuchenko
- Abderakhman: Gediminas Taranda
- Countess Sybille: Elena Bobrov
- The Bolshoi Ballet
- The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
- Conductor: Algis Zhuraitis
- Design: Simon Virsaladze
- Directed for video by: Shuji Fuji
