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8) Cinderella
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
None
Description
The much-loved story has captured hearts and minds for centuries and this historic color recording from 1969, full of dreams and magic, shows why. Infused with the drama of Prokofiev's luscious score, the tale of transformation provided creative inspiration for Frederick Ashton's acclaimed first full-length ballet. His enchanting production stands as a showcase of choreographic mastery and features one of the Royal Ballet's most celebrated partnerships...
12) The ballets
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
None
Description
This special collection includes three Royal Ballet performances of Tchaikovsky's beloved masterpieces. These spectacular and iconic ballets present the virtuosity and skill of the whole Company.
13) Swan Lake
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
None
Description
Swan Lake is perhaps the best-loved of all the classical ballets and has a special place in The Royal Ballet's repertory. This new production by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett features additional choreography while remaining faithful to Petipa and Ivanov's classic.
14) Cinderella
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Marianela Nunez and Vadim Muntagirov star as Cinderella and The Prince in Frederick Ashton's timeless reworking of Charles Perrault's famous rags-to-riches story, showcasing the choreographer's deft musicality and the beauty of Prokofiev's transcendent score. A creative team steeped in the magic of theatre, film, dance and opera brings new atmosphere to Cinderella's ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages, handsome princes and finding...
15) Giselle
Publisher
Royal Opera House
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The story of a peasant girl (Giselle) who goes mad and dies of a broken heart when she discovers that her beloved is a nobleman betrothed to another.
16) Manon
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
None
Description
Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov star as tragic lovers Manon and Des Grieux in this performance, a classic of the Royal Ballet repertory. Nicholas Gerogiadis's period designs set the ballet in the contrasting worlds of Paris Luxury and Louisiana swampland, while the intense emotion of MacMillan's choreography is complemented by a score drawn from Massenet's music. The impassioned pas de deux drive this tragic story and make it one of MacMillan's most...
Author
Publisher
KULTUR
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
Multiple
Description
Matthew Hart has taken Prokofiev's ever-popular piece for solo narrative voice and orchestra and made a delightful children's ballet, danced in this studio recording by pupils from the prestigious Royal Ballet School, with the great Anthony Dowell as the Storyteller/Grandfather. Hart's choreography and Ian Spurling's designs give a contemporary feel to the traditional tale of the boy who saves his animal friends from a wolf. There is a captivating...
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Deutsch
Description
The opulent production by Oscar-winning film director John Schlesinger, filmed in 1985, marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Georg Solti's spectacular debut at Covent Garden, conducting this very opera. It also features Kiri Te Kanawa as the Marschallin, performance of which The Financial Times said, 'This deserves to be ranked...among her finest achievements.' Anne Howells gives a sensitive performance as the 'Knight of the Rose'; Aage Haugland is...