Swanhilda notices her fiancee Franz is infatuated with the beautiful Coppélia who sits reading on her balcony each day. Nearly breaking up the two sweethearts, Coppélia is not what she seems and Swanhilda decides to teach Franz a lesson… The Bolshoi’s unique version of Coppélia exhibits a fascinating reconstruction of the original 19th century choreography of this ebullient comedy involving a feisty heroine, a boyish fiancee with a wandering eye, and an old dollmaker. The company’s stunning corps de ballet shines in the divertissements and famous “dance of the hours,” and its principals abound in youthful energy and irresistible humor in this effervescent production.
Margarita Shrayner
as Swanhilda
Artem Ovcharenko
as Frantz
Alexei Loparevich
as Coppélius
Xenia Averina
as Eight Friends / Le Travail (Work)
Daria Bochkova
as Eight Friends / Le Travail (Work)
Bruna Cantanhede Gaglianone
as Eight Friends
Antonina Chapkina
as Eight Friends / La Priere (Prayer)
Anastasia Denisova
as Eight Friends / L'Aurore (Dawn)
Elizaveta Kruteleva
as Eight Friends / La Folie (Folly)
Svetlana Pavlova
as Eight Friends
Yulia Lunkina
as Eight Friends
Nadezhda Blagova
as Coppélia (automaton)
