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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Raymonda (complete ballet recorded in 2011) Teatro alla Scala / Olesia Novikova, Friedemann Vogel, Mick Zeni / Michail Jurowski [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2012 ] Drawing on notation from the Harvard archives, original designs housed in the St Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Theatre Library, La Scala presents the last great work from the glory days of the Imperial Ballet. |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Raymonda (complete ballet recorded in 2011) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Olesia Novikova, Friedemann Vogel, Mick Zeni / Michail Jurowski (cond) [ Arthaus Elegance Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2016 ] "Olesia Novikova is a very impressive Raymonda - her dancing always poised and assured, expressive, elegant and graceful. Her awesome point work is especially outstanding in her Act III dance...A lavish production; a feast for the eye" (MusicWeb) |
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PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (complete ballet recorded in 2019) Teatro alla Scala / Polina Seminova, Timofej Andrijashenko, Alessandro Grillo / Felix Korobov (cond) [ C Major Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 13/Nov/2020 ] "A great production, a success thanks to a superlative and thrilling ballet company." (LUUK) |
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RACHMANINOV / MASSENET / AUBER / BIZET / SAINT-SAENS / PROKOFIEV / etc
Gala des Ètoiles (Ballet recorded in 2015) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Massimo Murru, Nicoletta Manni, Claudio Coviello, Mick Zeni, Maria Eichwald / David Coleman (co [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 16/Nov/2016 ] A very special dance occasion in honour of a celestial alignment of events, the Gala des Étoiles celebrates the Ballet Corps' time-honoured tradition of a Grand Gala at La Scala as it coincides with Milan's tenure as host city of EXPO 2015.... |
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ADOLPHE ADAM
Adam: Giselle (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet, Covent Garden / Marianela Nuñez & Vadim Muntagirov / Barry Wordsworth (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Mar/2017 ] Peter Wright's landmark production for The Royal Ballet does full justice to the work's emotional and atmospheric power, with John Macfarlane's designs beautifully capturing the contrast between the human and supernatural worlds. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Opera, Ballet & Theatre: The Blu-ray Experience II Various singers, dancers and actors [ Opus Arte BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & Theatre includes opera, ballet and theatre highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue, and gives everyone the opportunity to experience the stunning quality of High Definition picture and sound. |
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DVORAK
Delibes: Coppelia BLU-RAY Victor Ullate Ballet Communidad de Madrid [ EuroArts Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Jul/2016 ] "Although this production is undeniably, when taken as a whole, innovative and original, I also found that it occasionally brought a few cross-cultural references to mind. Anyone, for instance, who enjoys Matthew Bourne's iconoclastic, yet pointedly |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
The Nutcracker (complete ballet recorded in 2013) BLU-RAY Vienna State Ballet / NLiudmila Konovalova, Vladimir Shishov, Emilia Baranowicz, Davide Dato / Paul Connelly (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 15/May/2016 ] Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. This production from the Vienna State Opera presents The Nutcracker ballet in Nureyev's final choreography, the 1985 Paris version. The critic Clive Barnes set the tone by remarking: "No version of The Nutcracker... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / LUDWIG MINKUS
Nureyev: Swan Lake / Nutracker / Don Quixote (complete ballets choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev) BLU-RAY Vienna State Ballet / Olga Esina, Vladimir Shishov, Eno Peci, Dagmar Kronberger, Maria Yakovleva, Liudmila Konovalova, etc [ C Major BLU-RAY / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 15/May/2016 ] Three of the most popular ballets in their original versions, created by the world-famous ballet genius Rudolf Nureyev, with the Wiener Staatsballett, one of the greatest ballet companies in the world. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (complete ballet recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Zurich Ballet / Polina Semionova / Stanislav Jermakov / Arsen Mehrabyan / Vladimir Fedoseyev (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2013 ] In 2005 it was over 30 years since the Zurich Opera House had seen a performance of probably the world's best-loved ballet, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. |
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MINKUS (orchestrated Lanchbery)
La Bayadere (complete ballet reorded in 1994) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Isabelle Guerin / Laurent Hilaire / Elisabeth Platel / Michel Queval [ Kultur / NVC Arts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "Even if you don't usually like ballet, you'll be awestruck by the pageantry on display here in probably the most opulent production the Paris Opera Ballet has ever mounted." - Jeff Kauffman, Blu ray.com |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake (complete ballet from the Sadler's Wells Theatre) Richard Winsor, Domonic North, Nina Goldman, Madelaine Brennan / Matthew Bourne (choreographer) [ KULTUR Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2012 ] When it premiered at Sadler's Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne's triumphant modern re-interpretation of SWAN LAKE turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by storm. |
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BERNARD HERRMANN
Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes (complete ballet from the Sadler's Wells Theatre) BLU-RAY Ashley Shaw, Dominic North, Adam Cooper / Matthew Bourne (director & choreographer) [ Illuminations Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2012 ] Filmed at Sadler's Wells in 2019, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger. |
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MINKUS
Don Quixote (Complete Ballet now digitally remastered) BLU-RAY The Australian Ballet / Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Helpmann, Lucette Aldous / John Lanchbery (cond) [ ABC / Kultur Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2012 ] Shown in wide screen, and digitally restored to its' original brilliance. Includes Bonus features, such as the details of the film's restoration, a comparison of the old and new versions as well as a documentary. |