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Tchaikovsky Gala | Bel Air BAC437

Tchaikovsky Gala

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Label: Bel Air

Cat No: BAC437

Barcode: 3760115304376

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 24th November 2008

Contents

Artists

Polina Semionova
Roberto Bolle
Maurizio Licitra
Gianni Ghisleni
Flavia Vallone
Marta Romagna
Antonino Sutera
Daniela Cavalleri
Nadja Saidakova
Ronald Savkovic
Corpo di Ballo ed Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Conductor

David Coleman

Works

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Swan Lake, op.20 (excerpts)
The Nutcracker, op.71 (excerpts)
The Sleeping Beauty, op.66 (highlights)

Artists

Polina Semionova
Roberto Bolle
Maurizio Licitra
Gianni Ghisleni
Flavia Vallone
Marta Romagna
Antonino Sutera
Daniela Cavalleri
Nadja Saidakova
Ronald Savkovic
Corpo di Ballo ed Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Conductor

David Coleman

About

This Tchaikovsky Gala is a must for ballet fans, showcasing Roberto Bolle, resident star of La Scala, and Polina Semionova, Nadja Saidakova and Ronald Savkovic, all Berlin State Ballet principals, in their very first appearances on the Scala stage.

Some of the most exacting and demanding moments from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker are presented, showing to great effect the prowess of the corps de ballet and stars alike. David Coleman conducts musical highlights from the three ballets, all set in the Act III décor of Swan Lake: Prince Siegfried's birthday festivities are being held in the castle hall, a veritable tourbillon of dances, from Czardas to Spanish, Neapolitan to Mazurka all of which leads into the celebrated 'Black Swan' pas de deux, starring Roberto Bolle and Polina Semionova.

As if by magic, another homage to Tchaikovsky appears: Aurora and her four princes in the immortal 'Rose Adagio', encompassing both dreamy sweetness and technical strength, being one of the most difficult choreographic passages of Sleeping Beauty alongside the 'Blue Bird' pas de deux and the Act II pas de deux from The Nutcracker performed here by Nadja Saidakova and Ronald Savkovic.

Bonus:
" Etoiles et petits pas" by Liliane de Kermadec.
Backstage at La Scala with the artists in rehearsals (31 minutes)

Swan Lake
Choreography & staging: Vladimir Bourmeister
Sets & costumes: Roberta Guidi di Bagno
- Odette/Odile: Polina Semionova
- Siegfried: Roberto Bolle
- Le Bouffon: Maurizio Licitra
- Rothbart: Gianni Ghisleni
- La Reine: Flavia Vallone

Sleeping Beauty
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Costumes: Franca Squarciapino
- La Princesse Aurore: Marta Romagna
- L'Oiseau Bleu: Antonino Sutera
- La Princesse Florine: Daniela Cavalleri

Nutcracker
Choreography and staging: Patrice Bart
Costumes: Luisa Spinatelli
- Marie: Nadja Saidakova
- Casse-Noisette: Ronald Savkovic

Gala 83 minutes; bonus 31 minutes
French, English, Italian
DTS Master Audio 5.1 - PCM Stereo 16/9

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