The collection. Discs 1-3 Royal Ballet.
Title:
The collection. Discs 1-3 Royal Ballet.
Publication Information:
London : Opus Arte, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (363 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally produced as individual motion pictures.
DVD; NTSC for worldwide playback; DTS digital surround.
Contents:
Disc 1. Giselle : ballet in two acts (113 min.) / music, Adolphe Adam, revised by Joseph Horovitz ; choreography, Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot ; scenario, Théophile Gautier after Heinrich Heine ; production and additional choreography, Peter Wright ; recreated by David Finn ; staging, Christopher Carr. Extra features (10 min.) : The romance of Giselle ; The corps de ballet in Giselle ; Cast gallery -- Disc 2. La bayadère : ballet in three acts (125 min.) / music, Ludwig Minkus, orchestrated by John Lanchbery ; choreography, Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa ; production conceived and directed by Natalia Makarova ; revival staging, Olga Evreinoff. Extra features (42 min.) : Tamara Rojo on dancing La bayadère ; Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet ; Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta rehearse with Alexander Agadzhanov ; Natalia Makarova on choreographing La bayadère ; Cast gallery -- Disc 3. Don Quixote : ballet in three acts (125 min.) / production and choreography, Carlos Acosta after Marius Petipa ; music, Ludwig Minkus, arranged and orchestrated by Martin Yates. Extra features (12 min.) : Interviews with cast and crew ; Introductions to acts II and III.
Summary:
Giselle: a romantic ballet in two acts considered a masterwork in the classical ballet performance canon. La bayadère ("The temple dancer"): originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by French choreographer Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus; from its first performance universally hailed by contemporary critics as one of Petipa's supreme masterpieces. Don Quixote: a ballet in three acts, based on episodes taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, and originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. -- Adapted from Wikipedia.
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Language Note:
Subtitles in English (disc 1-2), French (disc 2), German (disc 2), and Spanish (disc 2).
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Performer:
The company of the Royal Ballet, accompanied by the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, with various conductors and soloists.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
All performances recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.
OCLC Number:
on1286684014
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