The collection. Discs 4-6 Royal Ballet.
Title:
The collection. Discs 4-6 Royal Ballet.
Publication Information:
London : Opus Arte, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (366 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 4. The sleeping beauty : ballet in a prologue and three acts (132 min.) / choreography, Marius Petipa ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; production, Monica Mason and Christopher Newton after Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev ; staging, Christopher Carr. Extra features (3 min.) : Illustrated synopsis ; Cast gallery -- Disc 5. The nutcracker : ballet in two acts (108 min.) / choreography, Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; original scenario, Marius Petipa after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nussknacker und Mausekönig ; production and scenario, Peter Wright ; staging, Christopher Carr. Extra features (19 min.) : Rehearsing at White Lodge ; Peter Wright tells the story of The nutcracker ; Cast gallery -- Disc 6. Swan Lake : ballet in four acts (126 min.) / choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton (act III, Neapolitan Dance) and David Bintley (act I, waltz) ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; production, Anthony Dowell ; staging, Christopher Carr. Extra features (54 min.) : Interview with Anthony Dowell ; Four swan queens : an exclusive 30-minute conversation on the demands of dancing the role of the swan queen, with former prima ballerinas Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Lesley Collier and current principal Marianela Nuñez ; Illustrated synopsis ; Cast gallery.
Summary:
Royal Ballet performances of Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's three ballets, among his best-known works: The sleeping beauty (opus 66), The nutcracker (opus 71), and Swan Lake (opus 20).
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Language Note:
Subtitles in English (disc 5), French (discs 4-6), German (discs 4-6), Italian (discs 4 and 6), and Spanish (discs 4-6).
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:
on1286687431
Availability:
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