With its narrative of buccaneering bravado, exotic opulence, romance and traitorous intrigue, 'Le Corsaire' is one of the most impressive narrative ballets of the 19th century, and it remains one of Adolphe Adam's best-known works. Director of the Wiener Staatsballett, Manuel Legris, has choreographed a new version that draws on the rich performance traditions of Russia and France, and...
