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Tchaikovsky - The Ballets | Opus Arte OA0984BD

Tchaikovsky - The Ballets

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OA0984BD

Barcode: 0809478009849

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 4

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 27th August 2007

Contents

Artists

The Royal Swedish Ballet
The Royal Ballet
The Dutch National Ballet

Works

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Swan Lake, op.20
The Nutcracker, op.71
The Sleeping Beauty, op.66

Artists

The Royal Swedish Ballet
The Royal Ballet
The Dutch National Ballet

About

Bringing together all of Tchaikovsky's ballets in an attractive box set, this four DVD collection includes Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.
The Nutcracker:
Anthony Dowell, Alina Cojocaru, Ivan Putrov, Miyako Yoshida
The Royal Ballet / The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Evgenii Svetlanov
Choreography: Sir Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Tchaikovsky's unforgettable score for The Nutcracker combines magical choreography with an atmosphere of fantasy and the supernatural. Hoffman's Christmas story unfolds with breathtaking splendour in this truly spectacular Royal Ballet production from London's Covent Garden.
Extra features include The Transformation Revealed a behind-the-scenes look at the secrets behind the breathtaking Christmas tree scene, and interviews with producer Sir Peter Wright and Sir Anthony Dowell.
Needless to say, the dancers are top class, the costumes exquisite, the music delightful and the sets as sumptuous as a wedding cake. Enjoy the best that ballet has to offer from the best seat in the house – your own.’ HMV Choice (The Nutcracker)
Swan Lake:
Nathalie Nordquist, Anders Nordström, Marketta Kaila, Christian Rambe
The Royal Swedish Ballet / The Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra / Michel Quéval
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov and Sir Peter Wright
Here performed by the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm, Swan Lake is one of the most popular ballets in the world. Choreographer Sir Peter Wright has set this production as a romantic Gothic tragedy, with sumptuous costumes and sets honouring the 1895 Petipa/Ivanov original.
Extra features include interviews with the principal dancers, the choreographer, the director of the Royal Swedish Ballet, and an overview of all the historic productions of Swan Lake from 1877.
Sleeping Beauty:
Sofiane Sylve, Gaël Lambiotte, Sarah Fontaine, Enrichetta Cavallotti
The National Ballet / Holland Symfonia / Ermanno Florio
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Sir Peter Wright
The Sleeping Beauty is acknowledged as the most pure and demanding piece in the classic romantic repertoire. Here performed by The Dutch National Ballet, and choreographed by Sir Peter Wright, the Baroque sets and costumes add glamour and grandeur to the sparkling virtuosity of the work. The staging sensitively reflects the original work of Marius Petipa - regarded as the most influential choreographer ever.
Extra features include interviews with Sir Peter Wright, a portrait of Sofiane Sylve, and a featurette about fairy tales.
New recordings are a rarity so bouquets to Opus Arte for filming the Dutch National Ballet in Peter Wright’s The Sleeping Beauty with Sofiane Sylve and Gaël Lambiotte. Beauty preserves the performances of some of today’s wonderful dancers for posterity.’ Dance Europe (Sleeping Beauty)
Running time: 7 hours 53 mins
Region Code All regions
Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format Dolby Stereo / Dolby 5.1 Surround (Swan Lake, Nutcracker) DTS Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround (Sleeping Beauty)
Menu languages EN
Subtitles FR/DE (Nutcracker) / EN/FR/DE/ES (Sleeping Beauty) / FR/DE/ES (Swan Lake)

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