Bolshoi Ballet: Lost Illusions

Overview

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

Vladislav Lantratov

Lucien

Diana Vishneva

Coralie

Ekaterina Shipulina

Florine

Artem Ovcharenko

The First Danser (Youth, Robber's Leader)

Egor Simachev

Camusot, a banker, Coralie's patron

Alexander Fadeyechev

Duke, Florine's patron

Anna Antropova

Berenice, Coralie's servant

Chinara Alizade

Friend to Lucien

Anna Rebetskaya

Friend to Lucien

Yuri Baranov

Friend to Lucien