La Dame aux Camelias (Complete ballet recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY

Picture format: 1080i HD 16:9
Sound format: PCM 2.0 and 5.0
Region code: 0 (all regions)
Subtitles (bonus material): English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Running time: 191 mins

Note: This Blu-ray Disc (BD) is not compatible with standard DVD players

"A full length ballet which does justice to the Dumas novel on which La traviata is more loosely based. John Neumeier's poetic choreography is blessed with Agnès Letestu's Marguerite."
(BBC Music)

Marguerite Gautier - Agnès Letestu
Armand Duval - Stéphane Bullion
Monsieur Duval - Michaël Denard
Prudence Duvernoy - Dorothée Gilbert
Manon Lescaut - Delphine Moussin
Des Grieux - José Martinez
Olympia - Eve Grinsztajn
Gaston Rieux - Karl Paquette
Le Duc - Laurent Novis
Nanine - Béatrice Martel
Le Comte de N. - Simon Valastro

Paris National Opera Ballet
Paris National Opera Orchestra
Michael Schmidtsdorff, conductor
John Neumeier, stage director

Recorded live at the Palais Garnier, Paris, on 2, 5 and 8 July 2008.

Based on the Alexandre Dumas novel that also inspired the stories of Verdi's La Traviata and Hollywood's Moulin Rouge, John Neumeier creates a riveting dance drama around the famous woman of lore, La Dame aux camélias. The passionate tale of Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval unfolds ingeniously through a drama-within-a-drama as they meet at the theatre during a performance of Manon Lescaut. So begin their romantic adventures in Paris, brought to life by Neumeier's intense and refined choreographic language. Chopin's ravishing music highlights this exceptional neo-classical ballet, featuring the star dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production, filmed live at the Palais Garnier in High Definition and full surround sound, is all about love, passion, danger and glorious dancing from one of the best ballet companies in the world.

'John Neumeier has created a ballet in which emotions go crescendo … Agnes Letestu, the great dramatic heroine, triumphs in this ballet danced to music by Chopin.' Figaro

Bonus:
- Illustrated synopsis.
- Cast gallery.
- Flashback to the Lady of camellias.