Bolshoi Theatre: ballet Esmeralda
La Esmeralda is a ballet in three acts and five scenes, inspired by the novel Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo, originally choreographed by Jules Perrot to music by Cesare Pugni, with sets by William Grieve and costumes by Mme. Copère.
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Maria Alexandrova
Esmeralda, a gypsy
Denis Savin
Pierre Gringoire, a poor poet
Alexei Loparevich
Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre-Dame de Paris
Igor Tsvirko
Quasimodo, bell-ringer of Notre-Dame de Paris
Ruslan Skvortsov
Phoebus de Chateaupers, Captain of the Royal Archers
Ekaterina Krysanova
Fleur de Lys, Phoebus's fiancee
Kristina Karasyova
Aloise de Gondelaurier, Fleur's mother
Chinara Alizade
Diana, companion to Fleur de Lys
Maria Vinogradova
Beranger, companion to Fleur de Lys
Artem Ovcharenko
Albert, Phoebus's friend