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This DVD captures The Royal Ballet’s famous all-star performance of La Bayadère, with the divine Altynai Asylmuratova as Nikiya and the much-loved Darcey Bussell as Gamzatti in one of her first important roles at The Royal Ballet. The exquisite production culminates in the breathtaking Kingdom of the Shades.
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Choreography: Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa
Nikiya: Altynai Asylmuratova
Solor: Irek Mukhamedov
Gamzatti: Darcey Bussell
The Bronze Idol: Tetsuya Kumakawa
The High Brahmin: Anthony Dowell
Dugmanta: David Drew
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, John Lanchbery 1991
A Royal Ballet production
Picture: 4:3
Sound: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Duration: 123 mins
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Format: NTSC
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES
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