Opera de Paris: La Bayadere

A Paris Opera ballet following the ill-fated love between warrior Solor and temple dancer Nikiya, in Rudolf Nureyev’s staging after Marius Petipa.

Set in a dreamlike India, this filmed Paris Opera ballet follows warrior Solor and sacred temple dancer Nikiya in an ill-fated love story. Rudolf Nureyev’s choreography follows Marius Petipa, to Ludwig Minkus’s music in an adaptation and arrangement by John Lanchberry. Koen Kessels conducts and Julien Condemine is the cinema director. Cast, subject to change: Dorothée Gilbert as Nikiya, Hugo Marchand as Solor and Roxane Stojanov as Gamzatti, with the Paris Opera Premières Danseuses, Premiers Danseurs and Corps de Ballet. Advertised running time: 2 hours 5 minutes, with no interval.