Description
Tales of Beatrix Potter DVD 2007 Coreography by Frederick Ashton / Directed by Jonathan Haswell / The Royal Ballet - Royal Ballet Sinfonia - Conducted by Paul Murphy / Victoria Hewitt, Ricardo Cervera, Gemma Sykes, Jonathan Howells / Royal Opera House - BBC - Opus arte
UPC 809478010012
MADE IN UK
REGION 0 NTSC DVD (ALL REGIONS)
AUDIO: DTS 5.1 LPCM 2.0
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian
TOTAL RUNTIME: 76 minutes
English Summary:
Live recording of Frederick Ashton's 'Tales of Beatrix Potter' performed by the Royal Ballet at the Covent Garden Opera House in December 2007.
John Lanchbery's music is played by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and conducted by Paul Murphy.
The Tales of Beatrix Potter (US title: Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter) is a 1971 ballet film based on the children's stories of English author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. The film was directed by Reginald Mills, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton (who danced the role of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle), and featured dancers from The Royal Ballet. The musical score was arranged by John Lanchbery from various sources, such as the operas of Michael Balfe and of Sir Arthur Sullivan, and performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. It was produced by Richard Goodwin with John Brabourne as executive producer. The stories were adapted by Goodwin and his wife designer Christine Edzard.
John Lanchbery
TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
Mrs. Tittlemouse - Victoria Hewitt
Johnny Town-Mouse - Ricardo Cervera
Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle - Jonathan Howells
Jemima Puddle-Duck - Gemma Sykes
The Fox - Gary Avis
Pigling Bland - Bennet Gartside
Pig-Wig - Laura Morera
Aunt Pettitoes - David Pickering
Mr. Jeremy Fisher - Zachary Faruque
Tom Thumb - Giacomo Ciriaci
Hunca Munca - Iohna Loots
Peter Rabbit - Joshua Tuifua
Squirrel Nutkin - Steven McRae
Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Paul Murphy, conductor
Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, 9 March 2011 (Alice’s Adventures), November and December 2009 (Nutcracker),16 and 18 December 2010 (Peter and the Wolf) and 23 and 27 December 2007 (Tales of Beatrix Potter)
