Ulyana Lopatkina as Mekhmeneh Bahnu in The Legend of Love (July 2016)

#HappyBirthdayUlyana #Mariinsky_ballet On October 23, we are saying “Happy birthday“ to Ulyana Lopatkina, an outstanding ballerina whose talent had been shining on stage of the Mariinsky for many years. And has a special present for all Ulyana’s fans! We are glad to share with you an archive video from one of her last performances at the theatre — an excerpt from “The Legend of Love“ by Yuri Grigorovich. Adagio frome the ballet The Legend of Love Music by Arif Melikov Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich Performed by Ulyana Lopatkina, Andrei Yermakov Conductor: Alexei Repnikov Recorded at the Artistic Evening with Ulyana Lopatkina, July 3, 2016.