Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda

(2012)

Genres: Music

Year: 2012

Runtime: 165 мин

Country: Russia

Director: Vincent Bataillon

Cast: Maria Alexandrova, Ruslan Skvortsov, Pavel Dmitrichenko, Екатерина Барыкина, Andrei Sitnikov, Ekaterina Shipulina, Anna Nikulina, Vladislav Lantratov, Denis Rodkin, Alexander Fadeyechev

Plot

At the castle of Countess Sybil de Daurice, Raymonda is celebrating her birthday. She is also about to bid farewell to her fiancé, knight Jean de Brienne, who is going on a crusade. At night Raymonda falls asleep and dreams that she is taken to a magical garden where she is reunited with her fiancé. Suddenly, Jean de Brienne disappears and an Arab sheik takes his place and declares his passion for her. When she wakes, Raymonda discovers with horror that her nightmare has become reality… Live performance 24 Jun 2012