K081 DVD Ballet La Bayadère Zakharova & La Scala Ballet 2006 Edition Condition: Like new, but a used item. Please purchase a new item if you are concerned about minor details. Japanese subtitles available. Time: 2 hours 6 minutes, full-screen. Recorded: 2006, Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Ballet "La Bayadère" (in 3 acts) Cast: Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Marta Romagna, and the Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala. This is Zakharova's La Bayadère. ① La Bayadère: Svetlana Zakharova, La Scala Ballet. Recorded: 2006, Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Natalia Makarova version. This version, the Makarova version, places the temple collapse scene at the end. This is the full version. The performance is spectacular, befitting La Scala. The recording is a bit old, so the DVD quality isn't great, but it's still worth watching. ② BL-Ð La Bayadère: Svetlana Zakharova, Bolshoi Ballet. Recorded: 2013, Bolshoi Theatre. The BL-Ð of the Bolshoi version has breathtakingly beautiful visuals. Which one do you prefer...? ★★★ Quoted from web reviews below: ① The images of Zakharova & Bolle together were the first since I purchased "Giselle," and as expected, I was completely captivated by their stunning performance. Especially Zakharova's physical ability (flexibility) was an amazing performance beyond imagination. Bolle was also masculine and provided flexible support, making him a superb leading man. Gamzatti also danced well, but she felt a bit stiff and could have been more energetic. Above all, Zakharova was wonderful and moved me. ② As for the content, it's the Makarova version, so it includes the temple collapse in Act 3. The "Kingdom of the Shades" scene in Act 2 has a group of 24 dancers (6x4), smaller than the original 32, but you can feel the care taken by the artistic director, Olivieri, from the Opera House, and it's wonderful. From the beginning, you're drawn into the superb ballet by Zakharova and Bolle, who are perfectly in sync. The expressiveness is wonderful, the beauty of the completed artistic ballet, and Zakharova's body, honed to the extreme, is supple and full of dynamism.