Le Corsaire : ballet in three acts with a prologue / The Kirov Ballet [grabación sonora]

Elenco:
- Yevgeny Neff
- Altynai Asylmuratova
- Yelena Pankova
- Konstantin Zaklinksy
- Faroukh Ruzimatov

Prologue:
Conrad and the corsairs, including Ali and Birbanto are caught in a storm which damages their ship and forces it ashore.

ACT I:
Scene 1 - The Sea Shore:
Conrad and his friends are washed ashore and forced to hide to prevent them from being captured by the evil slave trader Lankedem who is out looking for potential slaves. Several young, free-spirited Greek women appear and discover the shipwrecked corsairs. Seeing a corrupt squad of Turkish soldiers, the Greek woman hide the corsairs only to be captured by the Turks and sold to Lankedem as slaves. The corsairs emerge from hiding and vow to free the women.

Scene 2 - The Slave Market:
We are now at a bustling market where the wealthy Seid Pasha is shopping. He approaches the slave market where he meets Lankedem who shows him his stable of exotic women. Seid buys one of the Greek women, Gulnara, for his harem and then spots Conrad's love Medora. He starts to bid for her with Lankedem when an unknown trader arrives and begins to compete with him. It is Conrad in disguise and he wins the bidding war, starts a melee and escapes with Medora and the other captive women. His men also capture Lankedem.

ACT II:
Scene 1 - The Corsairs' Cave:
The corsairs return to their cave happy that their hoax was a success and with the treasures they stole. During celebrations, Conrad and Medora fall in love but things go pear-shaped when the women want to be released. Conrad has promised the women their freedom but Bibanto and the others disagree. A fight breaks out but eventually the women are released. Sensing an opportunity for himself, Lankedem strikes a deal with the disgruntled Bibanto. In exchange for his freedom he tells of a potion that, when sprinkled in flowers, will cause the victim to fall asleep. The potion is obtained and Lankedem tricks Medora into giving Conrad a bunch of affected flowers. Conrad smells the flowers and immediately falls asleep. Medora is surrounded by the rebel corsairs and taken prisoner by Lankedem. Once again Conrad must save his beloved Medora.

ACT III:
Scene 1 - Seid Pashas Harem:
Lankedem arrives at Seid's Harem to sell Medora to him. Seid's staff warn him of the approach of mysterious pilgrims. The pilgrims arrive during the evening prayer. The head of the pilgrims leads the prayer keeping everyone distracted while his companions disable the house guards. The leader is Conrad, again in disguise and he is soon reunited with Medora and recaptures the vile Lankedem and his booty.