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Coppélia (Choreographic work : Vinogradov)
Coppélia is a classical ballet in the true sense, and with its touch of East European folklore, continues to enjoy worldwide popularity. It combines the romance between Swanilda and Franz with the story of the doll-maker Coppelius, whose greatest desire is to create a doll with a soul. Franz immediately falls in love with Coppélia, who he thinks is real, but eventually recognises is just a doll. He returns to Swanilda, after which the final grand divertissement sees everyone reconciled.
music Leo Delibes ; original libretto, Charles Nuitter and Arthur Saint-Leon ; from a story by E.T.A Hoffmann ; in a new version choreograped and staged by Oleg Vinogradov ; stage director, Andrei Pronitchev.
Title from title screen (viewed February 23, 2022).
Irina Shapchits (Swanilda), Mikhail Zavialov (Franz), Petr Rusanov (Coppélius), Elvira Tarasova (Coppélia), with Tatiana Salnikova, Marina Tchirkova, Anastasia Dunets, and Tatiana Rusanova (Swanilda's friends); Boris Shepelev, Yaroslav Fadeyev, Yuri Fateyev, and Igor Beliaev (Franz's friends); Marina Abdullayeva (Spanish doll); Irina Guseva (Scottish doll); Albert Mirzoyan (Chinese doll); Aleksandr Sapogov (nutcracker); Vladimir Ponomaziev (mayor) ; the Kirov Ballet ; the Maryinsky Theatre Orchestra ; Alexandre Viliumanis, conductor.
Designer, Vyacheslav Okunov ; costume design, Irina Press ; lighting director, Peter Mumford ; directed for television and videogram by Colin Nears.