La Fille du Pharaon (The Pharoah's Daughter) (Svetlana Zakharova-Sergei Filin-Maria Alexandrova, Bolshoi Ballet 2005)

"The Pharaoh's Daughter" was the creation of the great choreographer Marius Petipa and the Italian composer Cesare Pugni. This DVD has a performance of the great ballerina from Svetlana Zakharova as Aspicia, along with Sergei Filin as Taor, and Maria Alexandrova as the slave Ramze.

Zakharova is one of the greatest ballerinas in the world, and in this film its shows with her impeccable technique and wonderful physique. Filin's Taor is verile and graceful, while Alexandrova shows off her dazzling ballon and precise technique. Alexandrova won the 'Golden Mask' Theatrical Prize of Russia for her performance as the Nubian slave Ramzea in "The Pharaoh's Daughter". All of the rest of the soloists give first-rate performances, particularly the 3 soloists at the start of the Act II Grand Pas d'Action, and the ballerina's variations in the Underwater scene.