The collection. Discs 10-12 Royal Ballet.
Title:
The collection. Discs 10-12 Royal Ballet.
Publication Information:
London : Opus Arte, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (378 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 10. (84 min.). La valse / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music, Maurice Ravel ; staging, Christopher Carr ; "Méditation" from Thaïs / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Jules Massenet ; Voices of spring / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Johann Strauss II ; Monotones I and II / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Erik Satie, orchestrated by Claude Debussy, Roland-Manuel, John Lanchbery ; staging, Lynn Wallis ; Marguerite and Armand : ballet in a prologue, one act and four scenes / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Dudley Simpson ; staging, Grant Coyle. Extra features (15 min.). Introduction to Frederick Ashton ; introductions to the ballets ; The Ashton Foundation -- Disc 11. Romeo and Juliet : ballet in three acts (158 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Sergey Prokofiev ; staging, Monica Mason and Christopher Saunders. Extra features (15 min.). Documentary : Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet ; Sword fighting : sharp points and pirouettes ; Cast gallery -- Disc 12. Mayerling : ballet in three acts (136 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Franz Liszt, arranged by John Lanchbery ; scenario, Gillian Freeman ; staging, Grant Coyle, Monica Mason, Monica Parker. Extra features (23 min.). Principals in rehearsal ; Costumes ; Cast gallery
Summary:
Royal Ballet performances of five shorter ballets and ballet excerpts (La valse; "Méditation" from Thaïs ; Voices of spring; Monotones I and II; Marguerite and Armand) choreographed by Frederick Ashton and two full-length ballets (Romeo and Juliet; Mayerling) choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan. Frederick Ashton, a British ballet dancer who became famous as a choreographer, is widely credited with the creation of a specifically English genre of ballet. Kenneth MacMillan, a British ballet dancer and choreographer, was artistic director of the Royal Ballet in London between 1970 and 1977 and its principal choreographer from 1977 until his death; he created ten full-length ballets and more than fifty one-act works. -- Adapted from Wikipedia.
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Language Note:
Subtitles in English (disc 10), French (discs 10-12), German (discs 10-12), Italian (discs 10-11), Japanese (disc 11), Portuguese (disc 11), and Spanish (discs 11-12).
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:
on1286689599
Availability:
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