Search Results: DVD Ballet
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PROKOFIEV
Romeo & Juliet (complete ballet recorded at Covent Garden in 2012) Royal Ballet / Federico Bonelli, Lauren Cuthbertson, Alexander Campbell, Bennet Gartside / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2013 ] Given its premiere by The Royal Ballet in 1965 with Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing the title roles, Kenneth MacMillan's first full-evening ballet has become a signature work for the Company, enjoying great popularity around the world. |
LISZT
Mayerling (complete ballet recorded in 2010 with choreography by Kenneth MacMillan) The Royal Ballet / Edward Watson, Mara Galeazzi, Iohna Loots, William Tuckett / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] "A contorted Edward Watson as death-obsessed Austrian royalty leads a brilliant Royal Ensemble in Opus Arte's second DVD of Kenneth Macmillan's stunner." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
DELIBES / ADAM / HEROLD
Ballet Spectacular: Coppelia, Giselle, La Fille Mal Gardee (Complete ballets recorded 2000-2006) The Royal Ballet / Leanne Benjamin, Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez / Opera House Orchestra [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2014 ] "La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are delicious" BBC Music |
STRAVINSKY
The Firebird / Les Noces (complete ballets recorded in 1996) The Royal Ballet / Leanne Benjamin / Jonathan Cope / Zenaida Yanowsky / John Carewe (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] G - 'The Firebird and Les Noces in revelatory and near definitive versions…' Best DVDs of the Year 2002 The Independent |
LEO DELIBES
Delibes: Coppelia (complete ballet recorded in December 2019) Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Gary Avis / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] A classic returns to the Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois charming and funny Coppélia a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls, starring Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov. |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019) Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Natalia Makarova's acclaimed production of this 19th-century classic ballet brings an exotic world of temple dancers and noble warriors to life. Featuring opulent sets by Pier Luigi Samaritani and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend. |
ADOLPHE ADAM
Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2014) Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Carlos Acosta, Thomas Whitehead / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "This new Opus Arte disc now joins [the 2011] Bolshoi version at the very top of the list…indeed, this Royal Ballet performance may well sweep the board as the new Giselle of choice." (MusicWeb) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet recorded in 2015) Royal Ballet / Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding, Elizabeth McGorian, Gary Avis / Boris Gruzin, conductor [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2015 ] Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell's interpretation of Petipa and Ivanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it... |
LEO DELIBES / FERDINAND HEROLD / JOHN LANCHBERY
The Frederick Ashton Collection Vol 2: Delibes: Sylvia / Herold: La Fille Mal Garde / Lanchbery: Tales of Beatrix Potter The Royal Ballet / Darcey Bussell, Roberto Bolle, Thiago Soares, Marianela Nuñez, Carlos Acosta, Victoria Hewitt, etc [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2019 ] Three classic full-length ballets are brought together in the special collection celebrating Frederick Ashton's work. |
LEO DELIBES
Coppelia (Complete ballet recorded in 2000) The Royal Ballet / Leanne Benjamin, Carlos Acosta / Opera House Orchestra, Nicolae Moldoveanu [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] G:- "Highest-quality image and resolution." (Four Stars AudAud.com) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (recorded at Bregenz Festival, 2009) Royal Ballet / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Peter Wright (choreographer) / Miyako Yoshida / Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright's glorious production - as fresh as ever in its 25th year.... |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Kenneth Macmillan's Manon (complete ballet recorded in 2018) The Royal Ballet / Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov, Ryoichi Hirano / Martin Yayes (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] "Another very welcome release of outstanding quality from the Royal Ballet." MusicWeb |
TCHAIKOVSKY
The Ballets - The Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty / Swan Lake (complete ballets recorded in 2000 - 2004) The Royal Ballet / the Royal Swedish Ballet / Het Nationale Ballet [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / 4 DVD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] Extra features include interviews with Sir Peter Wright, a portrait of Sofiane Sylve, and a featurette about fairy tales. |
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JOHN LANCHBERY
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (choreographer by Frederick Ashton) [recorded 2007] The Royal Ballet / Victoria Hewitt / Ricardo Cervera / Jonathan Howells / Paul Myrphy (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Oct/2009 ] G - Created by Frederick Ashton for a film in 1971, Tales of Beatrix Potter brings alive, with rich characterisation and invention, the famous images and stories of Beatrix Potter. |
HERMAN LOVENSKJOLD
La Sylphide (complete ballet recorded in 1988) Royal Danish Ballet / Lis Jeppesen / Nikolaj Hubbe / Sorella Englund / Poul Jorgensen (cond) [ Kultur / DVD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] G - When Lis Jeppesen - the Sylphide of our time - in diaphanous white costume and with shining wings, dances for the Scottish farmer James, whom she has entranced with her love and beauty, we are witnessing the first scene of the most famous and... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / ADAM / DELIBES / VERDI / MOZART / PUCCINI / etc
An Evening with the Royal Ballet & Royal Opera The Royal Opera & Ballet / Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Marianela Nunez, Darcey Bussell, Miah Persson, Jonas Kaufmann, Sarah Connolly, Diana Damrau [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2018 ] Take a seat in the stalls at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, for an unforgettable evening of ballet and opera highlights performed by world-renowned stars of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet past and present. This special two-DVD set... |
GALA TRIBUTE TO TCHAIKOVSKY
Gala Tribute to Tchaikovsky (recorded in 1993) The Royal Opera & Ballet / Kiri te Kanawa, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Placido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and others [ Kultur / DVD - released 10/Jul/2008 ] G : - Gala Performance to honor Tchaikovsky on the centenary of his death. |
MARTIN YATES
Yates: Elizabeth (complete ballet recorded in 2016) Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Zenaida Yanowsky, Carlos Acosta, with Raphael Wallfisch (cello), David Kempster (baritone) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Opulent and intimate, this enchanting chamber piece combines dance, text and music in a fascinating exploration of the life and loves of Queen Elizabeth I. Choreographer Will Tuckett and playwright and librettist Alasdair Middleton co-direct this... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (complete ballet recorded in 2010) Royal Opera House / Sergei Polunin, Will Kemp, Kilian Smith, Charlotte Edmonds / The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "...Matthew Hart's Peter and the Wolf is one of the most beguiling children's ballets around." The Telegraph |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (complete ballet recorded in 1994) Royal Opera House / Viviana Durante, Zoltán Solymosi, Anthony Dowell, Benazir Hussein / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] G - 'Viviana Durante is outstanding as Aurora. Radiant and youthful, she dances with an ease and naturalness that is enchanting.' Evening Standard |
