Maya Plisetskaya choreographed and stars in a gripping adaptation of the Tolstoy classic. This live 1980 performance by the Bolshoi Ballet features a first-rate supporting cast, including Mikhail Petukhov as Vronsky, Victor Barykin as Karenin, and Nina Sorokina as Kitty. The Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre is conducted by Yuri Simonov.
Color, 90 minutes, 4:3, All regions

ANNA KARENINA
Ballet in Three Acts
Music by Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography by Maya Plisetskaya and Natalia Rizhenko
Libretto by Boris Lvov-Anokhin, after Tolstoy

Anna: Maya Plisetskaya
Vronsky: Mikhail Petukhov
Karenin: Victor Barykin
Kitty: Nina Sorokina
Tverskoy: Anatoly Simachev
Seryozha Karenin (Anna’s son): Rodia Tuninsky
Man at the Railway Station: Victor Elagin

The Bolshoi Ballet
Orchestra and soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre
Yuri Simonov, conductor

Stage design: Valery Levental
Costumes: Pierre Cardin
Director: A. Barannikov
Live Performance, Bolshoi Theatre
1980