Replay: the Mariinsky Ballet dances George Balanchine's "Emeralds"
"Emeralds," the first act of Jewels, a three-act plotless ballet by George Balanchine. This act, set to the music of Gabriel Fauré, is performed by St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Ballet. The soloists are Ulyana Lopatkina, Igor Zelensky, Irina Golub, Andrian Fadeyev, and Zhanna Ayupova and the orchestra is conducted by Tugan Sokhiev. Balanchine was a member […]