A solid production, February 6, 2000
Reviewer: "moskvich" (Moscow) - See all my reviews
Bessmertova and Lavrovskiy seem to be a bit older then most people would prefer, but their intriguing concept of their roles keep the viewer watch this production again and again. The smaller roles are, as allways in the Bolshoi, wonderfull. The choreography of Grigorovich is outstanding - he is giving the men as much (or even more) great moments than the women. The set design by Williams (famous for productions of Ivan Susanin, Eugene Onegin and the Swan Lake) is very romantic, but he does not go as low as most western set designers who prefer to fill the stage with flowers and animals. The late Alghis Zhuraitis is conducting with a clear conception of the score.
