Nikiya: ISABELLE GUÉRIN Solor: LAURENT HILAIRE Gamzatti: ÉLISABETH PLATEL The Fakir: LIONEL DELANOË The High Brahmin: FRANCIS MALOVIC The Rajah: JEAN-MARIE DIDIÈRE The Golden Idol: WILFRIED ROMOLI The Three Shades: AGNÈS LETESTU, CLOTILDE VAYER, NATHALIE RIQUÉ Exotic and mysterious India serves as the backdrop to this story of doomed love between the warrior Solor and the bayadère, Nikiya, who is killed by her jealous rival, Gamzatti. Breathtaking sets and costumes are designed by Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino in this exceptional production, recorded at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Direction and choreography in this fully restored version of Petipa"s original ballet are by Rudolf Nureyev. ORCHESTRE COLONNE Conductor MICHEL QUÉVAL Choreography and Staging RUDOLF NUREYEV Set Design EZIO FRIGERIO Costume Design FRANCO SQUARCIAPINO Directed by ALEXANDRE TARTA Produced by FRANÇOIS DUPLAT & DAMIEN MATHIEU