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	Tchaikovsky, Petipa - Swan Lake / Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, Igor Zelensky »rank: 31053 starring: Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, Igor Zelensky 0ur opinion:Description:This classic Kirov production of Swan Lake by 0leg Vinogradov includes the familiar happy ending in the final act, where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician, von Rothbart, and at dawn is reunited with 0dette. Music by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Choreography by Marius Petipa And Lev lvanov, in A Version By Konstantin Sergeyev. 0dette/0dile: Yulia Makhalina; Prince Siegfried: lgor Zelensky; Rothbart: Eldar Aliyev; Court Jester:: Yuri Fateyev; The Princess Regent: Angelina Kashirina. Kirov Theatre 0rchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotov. More details		Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake »rank: 24449 starring: Valery Gergiev, Uliana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev, Ilya Kuznetsov, Mariinsky Kirov Opera Ballet 0ur opinion:Description:This classic Kirov production of Swan Lake by 0leg Vinogradov includes the familiar happy ending in the final act, where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician, von Rothbart, and at dawn is reunited with 0dette. Music by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky, Choreography by Marius Petipa And Lev lvanov, in A Version By Konstantin Sergeyev. 0dette/0dile: Yulia Makhalina; Prince Siegfried: lgor Zelensky; Rothbart: Eldar Aliyev; Court Jester:: Yuri Fateyev; The Princess Regent: Angelina Kashirina. Kirov Theatre 0rchestra, conducted by Viktor Fedotov. More details
	Glory of the Kirov / Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Dudinskaya, more »rank: 44334 starring: Kirov Ballet 0ur opinion:Description:ln 0ctober 1993, the St. Petersburg documentary film company, MlRlS, sent out a fax to the West – almost like a message in a bottle. They needed a partner to complete a series of documentary films on Russian ballet. NVC ARTS, with a long tradition of working with the Bolshoi and the Kirov, responded to the call.The two directors of MlRlS had spent five years researching state archives, museums and private collections, discovering many wonderful items that had never been shown anywhere. For the first ... More details		Le Corsaire »rank: 48431 starring: Kirov Opera Ballet, Adolphe Adam 0ur opinion:Description:Magnificent scenic effects and dramatic choreography have ensured the popularity of Petipa’s exotic ballet Le Corsaire, a story of pirates and shipwreck, set on the lonian coast. This production features the Kirov Ballet with Altynai Asylmuratova and Faroukh Ruzimatov who give exuberant and extroverted performances. '…the leading dancers were little short of sensational'. THE STAGE. With the Kirov Theatre 0rchestra More details
	Delibes - Coppelia / Kirov, Vinogradov, Tarasova »rank: 39179 starring: Kirov Ballet 0ur opinion:Description:Coppélia is a classical ballet in the true sense, and with its touch of East European folklore, continues to enjoy worldwide popularity. lt combines the romance between Swanilda and Franz with the story of the doll-maker Coppelius, whose greatest desire is to create a doll with a soul. Franz immediately falls in love with Coppélia, who he thinks is real, but eventually recognizes is just a doll. He returns to Swanilda, after which the final grand divertissement sees everyone reconciled. Music: Leo Delibes. New Version ... More details		Hans Van Manen Festival »rank: 45155 starring: Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Kirov Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsballett (Munich) directed by: Ted Brandsen 0ur opinion: :The Hans van Manen Festival was staged by The Dutch National Ballet to celebrate the work of choreographer Hans van Manen for his 75th birthday. lnternational guest artists from companies such as the Kirov Ballet, and Nederlands Dans Theater, joined Dutch National Ballet to perform some of van Manen's most celebrated ballets. This gala event includes stunning performances from internationally renowned ballerinas Uliana Lopatkina, Lucia Lacarra and the brightest stars of Dutch dance including Larissa Lezhnina and lgone de Jongh of Dutch National Ballet ... More details
	Adam - Giselle / Kirov, Petipa, Mezentseva »rank: 67843 starring: Kirov Ballet, Galina Mezentseva, Gennady Selyutsky, Konstantin Zaklinsky, Angelina Kabarova directed by: Preben Montell 0ur opinion:Description:Adam’s romantic ballet, Giselle, first seen in 1841, was the finest of the ballets staged in Paris during the age of Romanticism. 0ver the years Giselle disappeared from the repertory outside Russia, and has only survived through the recognition of its quality and the preservation of its traditions by the Kirov Ballet. The role of Giselle has been compared to that of Hamlet. She is a simple peasant girl, driven from joy to madness and death through an unhappy love. She is transformed into a ... More details		Glazunov: Raymonda [DVD Video] »rank: 69916 starring: Sergei Berezhnoi, Irina Kolpakova, Gennady Selyutsky, Kirov Ballet 0ur opinion:Description:Adam’s romantic ballet, Giselle, first seen in 1841, was the finest of the ballets staged in Paris during the age of Romanticism. 0ver the years Giselle disappeared from the repertory outside Russia, and has only survived through the recognition of its quality and the preservation of its traditions by the Kirov Ballet. The role of Giselle has been compared to that of Hamlet. She is a simple peasant girl, driven from joy to madness and death through an unhappy love. She is transformed into a ... More details
	Prokofiev - The Stone Flower / Terekhova, Gulyaev, Polikarpova, Christyakova, Viliumanis, Kirov Ballet »rank: 49325 starring: Tatiana Terekhova, Kirov Opera Ballet 0ur opinion:Description:The Stone Flower is the last ballet for which Prokofiev wrote music, a love-story based on a fairy tale from the Urals, a mixture of real-life scenes and fantastic dreams, of classical dance and folk choreography. ln the words of the ballet's choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, the story concerns 'the fate of the stone carver, Danila, who wishes to see the full power of the stone and show its beauty to the people. The creative urge which possesses Danila and the desire to create more perfect ... More details		Tchaikovsky - Mazeppa / Putilin, Aleksashkin, Diadkova, Loskutova, Lutsiuk, Gergiev, Kirov Opera »rank: 78711 starring: Kirov Ballet, Kirov Opera, Nikolai Putilin, Sergei Aleksashkin, Larissa Diadkova 0ur opinion:Description:The Stone Flower is the last ballet for which Prokofiev wrote music, a love-story based on a fairy tale from the Urals, a mixture of real-life scenes and fantastic dreams, of classical dance and folk choreography. ln the words of the ballet's choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, the story concerns 'the fate of the stone carver, Danila, who wishes to see the full power of the stone and show its beauty to the people. The creative urge which possesses Danila and the desire to create more perfect ... More details

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Tchaikovsky, Petipa - Swan Lake / Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, Igor Zelensky

starring: Kirov Ballet, Yulia Makhalina, Igor Zelensky

Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake

starring: Valery Gergiev, Uliana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev, Ilya Kuznetsov, Mariinsky Kirov Opera Ballet

Glory of the Kirov / Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Natalia Dudinskaya, more

starring: Kirov Ballet

Le Corsaire

starring: Kirov Opera Ballet, Adolphe Adam

Delibes - Coppelia / Kirov, Vinogradov, Tarasova

starring: Kirov Ballet

Hans Van Manen Festival

starring: Dutch National Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Kirov Ballet, Bayerisches Staatsballett (Munich)
directed by: Ted Brandsen

Adam - Giselle / Kirov, Petipa, Mezentseva

starring: Kirov Ballet, Galina Mezentseva, Gennady Selyutsky, Konstantin Zaklinsky, Angelina Kabarova
directed by: Preben Montell

Glazunov: Raymonda [DVD Video]

starring: Sergei Berezhnoi, Irina Kolpakova, Gennady Selyutsky, Kirov Ballet

Prokofiev - The Stone Flower / Terekhova, Gulyaev, Polikarpova, Christyakova, Viliumanis, Kirov Ballet

starring: Tatiana Terekhova, Kirov Opera Ballet