La Bayadere : Bolshoi Ballet - Bel Air Classiques (Blu-Ray)

Marius Petipa's exotic ballet, set in legendary and mysterious India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgment. Yuri Grigorovich's sumptuous recreation of Petipa's choreography, with breathtaking sets and costumes designed by Nikolay Sharonov, stars Svetlana Zakharova as the Bayadere Nikiya, Vladislav Lantratov as Solor and Maria Alexandrova as Gamzatti the jealous rival. The Bolchoi Theatre Orchestra is conducted by Pavel Sorokin.

Svetlana Zakharova, Alexei Loparevich and Maria Alexandrova are among the lead dancers in the Bolshoi Ballet's production of Marius Pepita's ballet, recorded live in January 2013. Set in India, the ballet tells the story of Nikia (Zakharova), a beautiful young dancer who pledges her love to a mighty warrior. However, her heart's desires do not fit with the plans of powerful figures in her society and the Rajah (Loparevich) comes up with a deadly scheme to prevent the marriage.