Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda
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
Storyline
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
Maria Alexandrova
Raymonda
Ruslan Skvortsov
Jean de Brienne
Pavel Dmitrichenko
Abderakhman
Ekaterina Barykina
Countess Sybille
Andrei Sitnikov
King André II
Ekaterina Shipulina
Clémence
Anna Nikulina
Henriette
Vladislav Lantratov
Bernard
Denis Rodkin
Béranger
Alexander Fadeyechev
Seneschal
Pavel Sorokin
Conductor
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra