Kolpakova in RAYMONDA

The great Irina Kolpakova in her 3 solos from RAYMONDA.

[@wind7899]

Nina Ananiashvili said that when she studied the role, Maya Plisetskaya from Bolshoi and Irina Kolpakova from Mariinsky were considered the two best Raymondas in Russia.

[@hermajesty52]

The monstrous stamina and strength it takes to look like a weightless wisp of spindrift cannot be overstated. She is a miracle.

[@kerrytakashi12]

Practically the only time I’ve seen the last variation done at tempo. She was a beautiful dancer, pure, nothing extraneous.

[@genlyai5055]

Yes. It's always a SCHTICK-a-thon. Kolpakova actually looks geniune!

[@l.roffare7605]

Великолепная балерина!! В Советском Союзе её очень любили.Спасибо за отличное водео.

[@GariGold]

Beautiful.🙏

[@chelseyrader]

pure essence of ballet artistry❤

[@michaelbrodsky1221]

Truly great. and beautiful dancer Thank you. The score is exquisite, too, and underrated.

[@genlyai5055]

Dayum she is marvelous. Thank you.........

[@theresa42213]

Wow! That last piece of music sounds so ''Soviet'' or ''Russian'' to me. This lady has lovely arm movements too. Gosh this channel is wonderful. l always wonder how you get your hands on so much historic video. Thank you John. :)

[@bassavino]

It sounds Hungarian to me. The instrument is a cimbalon, a Hungarian instrument played with hammers, kind of a higher tension dulcimer. Also, the slow/fast structure suggests a czardas.

[@theresa42213]

@@bassavino ~ Kinda YEA! lf you are a dancer ...you would know more than l as, l am of Russian decent, but l just got into ballet, a year ago or so. l _cant believe_ how vast the culture is! So thank you for the correction. :)

[@user-tt9kb1oz6l]

@@theresa42213 I'm an American not of Russian descent and love dance including ballet. Although I have serious issues with Russian politics (and American politics as well!) it's beyond debate that so many Russian dancers are magnificent. It's a real treat that everyone can enjoy these marvelous dancers through platforms like KZbin.

[@user-tt9kb1oz6l]

There was a slip up and this video was posted twice. The second posting was supposed to be a video of Allegra Kent in a pas de deux. I see that you eliminated the second posting of this video. Would you now post the Allegra Kent video please? Allegra Kent was a lovely dancer and I would like to see her in that video. Thank you.

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Lovely. 😊