Set in a peasant village in the French countryside, La Fille mal gardée is a delightful tale of the difficult path of young love. Widow Simone is determined to betroth her wilful daughter Lise to the eccentric son of a rich farmer, but Lise and her lover Colas conspire to thwart the widow’s...
Carmen is a timeless tragedy, never more relevant than today. It is a tale of desire, seduction, jealousy and betrayal. And in this, Ted Brandsen’s minimalist production, the devastating finale is heightened by the complete lack of artifice. Rodion Shchedrin’s fluid and muscular musical...
Scene Index
Disc #1 -- Igor Stravinsky: Il Segreto di Pulcinella
1. Opening Credits [:53]
2. Overture [2:08]
3. Serenata [3:04]
4. Scherzino - piu vivo - Allegro [3:11]
5. Andantino [1:36]
6. Allegro [1:55]
7. Ancora poco meno [2:01]
8. Allegro assai [1:58]
9. Allegro [2:15]
10. Andante...
Dai primi passi sulle punte al debutto in palcoscenico, un volume che conduce i giovani e giovanissimi alla scoperta del magico mondo della danza classica.
Kaguyahime is één van de oudste sprookjes uit Japan. Het verhaal over de mysterieuze Maan Prinses inspireerde Jirí Kylián tot het scheppen van een avondvullend ballet, waarvoor hij de muziek liet componeren door de Japanse componist Maki Ishii. Door het gebruik van westerse percussie...
Sergei Prokofiev and Yuri Grigorovich's two-act ballet is captured live at the Opéra National de Paris in this 2003 performance featuring dancers Nicolas Le Riche, Karl Paquette, and Eleonora Abbagnato. The Corps de Ballet et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris performs under the wand of...
* Adam's two-act ballet is even today considered one of the most beautiful and most characteristic works of the classical ballet.
* This DVD presents the Bolshoi Ballet's 1990 production with the wonderful Natalia Bessmertnova, whose husband, Yuri Grigorovich, was the artistic director.
