Be wise, taste wines and adjusts your boundless hope to the cup of life, which is small. Even as we speak cruel time flees jealous. Harvest the present day, the morrow is uncertain. Seize the day. Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero. (Quintus Horatius Flaccus 65–8 b.C.)
Yulia Stepanova Юлия Степанова as “Aegina” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Crassus”, “Spartacus Спартак”, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, based on the novel of the same name by Raffaello Giovagnolli, music by Aram Khachaturian Арам Хачатурян, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Mariinsky New Stage, Saint Petersburg, Russia (May 7, 2024).
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова as “Odette” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Prince Siegfried”, “Swan Lake Лебединое Oзеро”, libretto by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович after scenario by Vladimir Begichev Владимир Бегичев and Vasily Geltser Василий Гельцер, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov Лев Иванов and Aleksandr Gorsky Александр Горский, music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Пётр Чайковский, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Boris Trigorin Борис Тригорин” (a novelist), “The Seagull Чайка”, libretto by Aleksandr Molochnikov Александр Молочников, Olga Khenkina Ольга Хенкина, based on a play (1895) of the same name by Anton Chekhov Антон Чехов, music by Ilya Demutsky Илья Демуцкий, choreo by Yury Possokhov Юрий Посохов, costume designbyEmma Ryott, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia (March 16, 2024).
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Yulia Stepanova Юлия Степанова as “Aegina” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Crassus”, “Spartacus Спартак”, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, based on the novel of the same name by Raffaello Giovagnolli, music by Aram Khachaturian Арам Хачатурян, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Alena Kovaleva Алена Ковалева as “Princess Aspicia” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Taor” (“Lord Wilson”), “La Fille du Pharaon Дочь фараон” (“Pharaoh’s Daughter”), libretto by Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint Georges from “Le Roman de la Momie” by Théophile Gautier, choreo by Marius Petipa versioned by Pierre Lacotte and music by Cesare Pugni, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Yulia Stepanova Юлия Степанова as “Aegina” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Crassus”, “Spartacus Спартак”, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, based on the novel of the same name by Raffaello Giovagnolli, music by Aram Khachaturian Арам Хачатурян, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Yulia Stepanova Юлия Степанова as “Aegina” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Crassus”, “Spartacus Спартак”, choreo by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, based on the novel of the same name by Raffaello Giovagnolli, music by Aram Khachaturian Арам Хачатурян, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков, “La Bayadère Баядерка”, libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov Сергея Худеков, music by Ludwig Minkus, choreo by Marius Petipa, new scenic version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, scenes from productions by Vakhtang Chabukiani Вахтанг Чабукиани, Nikolay Zubkovsky Николай Зубковский, Konstantin Sergeev Константина Сергеев, supervisor of scenery and costume creation by Valery Levental Валерий Левенталь, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова as “Giselle” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Count Albrecht”, “Giselle Жизель”, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jean Henry Saint Georges, choreo by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, choreo version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia.
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Eva Sergeenkova Ева Сергеенкова as “Giselle” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Count Albrecht”, “Giselle Жизель”, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jean Henry Saint Georges, choreo by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, choreo version by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia (January 22, 2023).
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Svetlana Zakharova Светлана Захарова as “Anastasia Romanovna” (Ivan IV Vasilyevich’s wife) and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Ivan IV Vasilyevich”, “Ivan the Terrible Иван Грозный”, choreo and libretto by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев (excerpts from music to the film “Ivan the Terrible”, “Russian Overture”, “Cantata Aleksandr Nevsky”, “The Third Symphony”, Mikhail Chulaki’s version and additional music excerpts), set and costume by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, 2023 Opera, Ballet Company and Orchestra Minsk Tour, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (November 25-26, 2023).
Svetlana Zakharova Светлана Захарова as “Anastasia Romanovna” (Ivan IV Vasilyevich’s wife) and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Ivan IV Vasilyevich”, “Ivan the Terrible Иван Грозный”, choreo and libretto by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев (excerpts from music to the film “Ivan the Terrible”, “Russian Overture”, “Cantata Aleksandr Nevsky”, “The Third Symphony”, Mikhail Chulaki’s version and additional music excerpts), set and costume by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, 2023 Opera, Ballet Company and Orchestra Minsk Tour, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (November 25-26, 2023).
Svetlana Zakharova Светлана Захарова as “Anastasia Romanovna” (Ivan IV Vasilyevich’s wife) and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Ivan IV Vasilyevich”, “Ivan the Terrible Иван Грозный”, choreo and libretto by Yury Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, music by Sergey Prokofiev Сергей Прокофьев (excerpts from music to the film “Ivan the Terrible”, “Russian Overture”, “Cantata Aleksandr Nevsky”, “The Third Symphony”, Mikhail Chulaki’s version and additional music excerpts), set and costume by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, 2023 Opera, Ballet Company and Orchestra Minsk Tour, Opierny Teatr Opera and Ballet Theatre, Minsk, Republic of Belarus (November 25-26, 2023).
Olga Marchenkova Ольга Марченкова as “Mireille de Poitiers” (an actress) and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Antoine Mistral” (an actor), “The Flames of ParisПламя Парижа”, libretto by Aleksandr Belinsky Александр Белинский and Aleksey Ratmansky Алексей Ратманский, on basis of the original libretto by Nikolay Volkov Николай Волков and Vladimir Dmitriev Владимир Дмитриев, music by Boris Asafiev Борис Асафьев, choreo by Aleksey Ratmansky Алексей Ратманский (original choreo by Vasily Vainonen Василий Вайнонен), costume design by Elena Markovskaya Елена Марковская, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia (November 13, 2022).
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Olga Smirnova Ольга Смирнова as “Giselle” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Count Albrecht”, “Giselle”, choreography by Aleksey Ratmansky Алексей Ратманский, Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa, music by Adolphe Adam, libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jean Henry Saint Georges, set and costume design by Robert Perdziola with the use of Aleksandr Benois’ sketches, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia (2019).
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Note I: Evgenia Obraztsova Евгения Образцова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков are principal dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet Большой Tеатр, Moscow, Russia.
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Note I: Evgenia Obraztsova Евгения Образцова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков are principal dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet Большой Tеатр, Moscow, Russia.
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Note I: Evgenia Obraztsova Евгения Образцова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков are principal dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet Большой Tеатр, Moscow, Russia.
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Note I: Evgenia Obraztsova Евгения Образцова and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков are principal dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet Большой Tеатр, Moscow, Russia.
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Yekaterina Shipulina Екатерина Шипулина as “Aegina” and Artemy Belyakov Артемий Беляков as “Crassus”, “Spartacus Спартак”, choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Юрий Григорович, based on the novel of the same name by Raffaello Giovagnolli, music by Aram Khachaturian Арам Хачатурян, design by Simon Virsaladze Симон Вирсаладзе, Bolshoi Ballet Большой театр, Moscow, Russia (September 24, 2022).
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