Ballet by Ludwig Minkus. World premiere on January 23, 1877 at Mariinsky Theatre. Premiere at the Estonian National Opera on May 16, 2013.

“La Bayadère” is a story of eternal love, vengeance, and justice. The ballet recounts the story of the impossible love between a temple dancer (bayadère) Nikiya and the noble warrior Solor. In a moment of forgetfulness, Solor becomes engaged to the Rajah’s daughter Gamzatti and in order to assure the young man’s love for Gamzatti, the Rajah decides to kill Nikiya...