La Bayadère Blu-ray (The Royal Ballet)Marius Petipa's exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Natalia Makarova's sumptuous recreation of Petipa's choreography, with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritani and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as the Bayadre (temple dancer) Nikiya, Carlos Acosta as Solor, and Marianela Nuez as Gamzatti, whose alluring presence challenges Solor's love for Nikiya. Filmed in High

Roberto Bolle and Artists of The Royal Ballet

Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton

This magnificent 15-disc collection of stunning performances by The Royal Ballet showcases over a decade of dance in twenty two ballets

Illustrated synopses

Her portrayal of the tragic Cio-Cio-San is no less moving

Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4

Jonathan Kent’s atmospheric and naturalistic Tosca evokes the turbulence of Rome in 1800

1 DTS MAFormat: Blu-rayRegion code: 0 worldwideRunning Time: 149 mins

First filmed for BBC TV in the 80s

and a lost key: Puccini’s passionate opera tells the story of a captivating romance set against the background of 19th-century Paris

Romeo: Federico Bonelli

Duration: 158 mins