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Herold - La Fille mal gardee | ICA Classics ICAD5088

Herold - La Fille mal gardee

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Label: ICA Classics

Cat No: ICAD5088

Barcode: 5060244550889

Format: DVD - NTSC

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 29th October 2012

Contents

Artists

Nadia Nerina
David Blair
Stanley Holden
Leslie Edwards
Alexander Grant
Covent Garden Orchestra

Conductor

John Lanchbery

Works

Herold, Ferdinand

La Fille mal gardee (arr. Lanchbery)

Artists

Nadia Nerina
David Blair
Stanley Holden
Leslie Edwards
Alexander Grant
Covent Garden Orchestra

Conductor

John Lanchbery

About

La Fille mal gardée - or The Badly Guarded Girl - is one of the best loved comic ballets of all time.

Said to have been inspired by Pierre Antoine Baudouin’s 1789 painting, La Réprimande/Une Jeune Fille Querellée par Sa Mère, and first presented at The Grand Theatre de Bordeaux, France, on the 1st July of the same year, its refreshing simplicity and boisterous radiance has established it as a popular choice in the repertory of ballet companies the world over, centuries after it was first created.

This DVD showcases Frederick Ashton’s version (widely regarded as the definitive interpretation), initially devised for the London Royal Ballet in 1960 and first screened on the BBC over the Christmas period of 1962.

This performance featured the cast of the 1960 original, with Nadia Nerina in a role that Ashton created with her in mind. Nerina’s “joyous, soaring skill, which is Lise’s signature” (Financial Times) and David Blair’s technical and interpretative genius in the role of Colas are perfectly offset by Stanley Holden’s hilarious travesti turn as Widow Simone and by Alexander Grant, who brings pathos and humour to the character of Alain.

The score perfectly complements Ashton’s whimsical choreography. La Fille mal gardée is at once energetically fresh and quaintly naïve, and this DVD is testament to the youthfulness and vibrancy of Ashton’s version of this timeless ballet.

Cast:
- Nadia Nerina (Lise)
- David Blair (Colas)
- Stanley Holden (Widow Simone)
- Leslie Edwards (Thomas)
- Alexander Grant (Alain)

27 December 1962: BBC Studio, London

Sound format: Enhanced Mono
DVD format: NTSC
Picture format: 4:3
Running time: 90’
Subtitles: n/a
Menu languages: English
Booklet languages: E/F/G
Region code: 0
Territory Restrictions: None

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