The Pharoah's Daughter

UK Premiere

Royal Opera House

5, 6 August at 7.30pm,
7 August at 2.00pm and 7.30pm

 

For the first time in this country, the Bolshoi Ballet presents Petipa's extravaganza, The Pharaoh's Daughter, in a stunning production by Pierre Lacotte.

Recreating the spectacular sumptuousness of the original, the ballet tells the tale of a young Englishman who dreams he elopes with a Pharaoh's daughter.

Despite a desert storm, a lion hunt and an attempted suicide, the couple finally wins the Pharaoh's blessing to their marriage.

From its creation in 1862, Petipa's grandiose ballet was a sensational success; its stupendous costumes and striking scenery, its exotica, romanticism and drama appealing to audiences as much as the virtuoso choreography.