Bringing together four seminal works, this attractive collection offers a perfect introduction to the world’s oldest national ballet company.

Contents:
Balanchine: Jewels
This alluring, abstract ballet, a triptych in which each piece sparkles with the brilliance of a precious stone, is a lyric tribute to women and to the cities of the great dance schools. Couturier, painter and craftsman Christian Lacroix created the glorious costumes and sets which, together with the outstanding performances of the dancers and the sensitive musical direction of Paul Connelly, result in a celebration of sumptuous splendour.

Cast: Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Agnès Letestu, Clairemarie Osta, Laëtitia Pujol, Jean-Guillaume Bart, Kader Belarbi, Mathieu Ganio
Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestre de L’Opéra national de Paris / Vladimir Jurowski

Director: Annabel Arden

Bonus: Documentary 'George Balanchine Forever'

Chopin: La Dame aux camélias
Based on the novel that also inspired the stories of Verdi’s La Traviata and Hollywood’s Moulin Rouge, Neumeier has created a riveting dance drama which unfolds ingeniously through love, passion and danger. Chopin’s ravishing music combines with the lavish production, filmed live at the Palais Garnier.

Cast: Agnès Letestu, Stéphane Bullion, Dorothée Gilbert, Delphine Moussin, José Martinez, Eve Grinsztajn, Karl Paquette
Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of The Opera national de Paris / Michael Schmidtsdorff

Stage Director: John Neumeier

Bonus: Illustrated synopsis · Cast gallery · Documentary 'Flashback on Lady of the Camellias'

Prokofiev: Cinderella
Rudolf Nureyev’s colourful, “movie-star” production retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great Depression in the 1930s and 1940s. Agnès Letestu stars as Cinderella who, living with her alcoholic father, tyrannical stepmother and two spiteful stepsisters, dreams of escape and stardom in Hollywood.

Cast: Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Laëtitia Pujol, Wilfried Romoli
Paris Opera Ballet, Paris Opera Orchestra / Koen Kessels

Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev

Bonus: Cast gallery · Illustrated synopsis · Documentary 'Cinderella goes Hollywood'

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Agnès Letestu, a feminine and warm Odette, and José Martinez, a convincing, pale, vulnerable prince Siegfried, are the stars of this deeply passionate, ‘dream’ version of Swan Lake. Rudolf Nureyev’s interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s lyrical ballet, far from being a clichéd stereotype of this celebrated masterpiece, is an exposé of astonishingly powerful and recognisable human emotions.

Cast: Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Karl Paquette
Paris Opera Ballet, Paris Opera Orchestra / Vello Pähn

Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev

Bonus: Illustrated synopsis · Cast gallery

Running time: 11 hours 13 mins approx
Region Code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Menu languages: EN