Libretto by Isaak Glikman, Yuri Grigorovich. Nina Kaptsova, Ruslan Skvortsov, Mikhail Lobukhin, Ekaterina Krysanova ; Ballet and orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia ; conductor, Pavel Klinichev. Aspect ratio: 16:9. Booklet with liner notes in English (23 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Summary:
A modern and visionary work, this ballet, set to music by Dmitri Shostakovich, was created in 1930. Its central theme was the highly moralized battle and triumph of the proletariat against the decadent bourgeoisie, set in europe during the roaring twenties.
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