Credits:

Bolshoi Ballet, Margarita Shrayner, Artem Ovcharenko

Description:

[The Bolshois Vibrant Production of Copplia, Restored from the Original 19th-Century Version]Swanilda learns that her fianc, Franz, has become infatuated with the beautiful Copplia, who sits on the balcony reading every day. The couple comes close to breaking up, but it turns out that Copplia is not human at allshe is a mechanical doll created by Copplius.Choreographer Sergei Vikharevwho had performed as a dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet and other companies before passing away suddenly in 2017 at the young age of 55restored the 19th-century original version for the Bolshois production of Copplia, in which the spirited Swanilda and the innocent Franz shine with vigor. The colorful costumes are also a sight to behold, and the dazzling divertissementfeaturing a large ensemble of dancersis a highlight unique to the Bolshoi Ballet. It is an energetic, humorou