Bolshoi Theatre: ballet Esmeralda

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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