Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions (2014)
Music
Drama
Lucien, a young composer, sets out to conquer the Parisian scene in search of glory. His success soon blinds him, and he betrays his friends and his love. Lost Illusions is a new ballet created in Moscow in 2011 by Alexei Ratmansky with dramaturgical advice from Guillaume Gallienne. This stylised adaptation of Honoré de Balzac’s novel features thwarted love, ambition, and disillusionment, with 19th century Paris as its backdrop.
Cast
Lucien
Coralie
Friend to Lucien
Ballet Master
Florine
The First Danser (Youth, Robber's Leader)
Camusot, a banker, Coralie's patron
Duke, Florine's patron
Berenice, Coralie's servant
Friend to Lucien
Friend to Lucien
Friend to Lucien
Crew
Choreographer
Original Story
Dramaturgy
Original Music Composer