Description
TCHAIKOVSKY: CHEREVICHKI / THE TSARINA'S SLIPPERS / ROYAL OPERA CHORUS / ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / Opus Arte
UPC: 809478010371
Playtime is 2 Hours and 34 Minutes
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Director : Francesca Zambello
- Media Format : NTSC, Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Classical, Color
- Run time : 2 hours and 34 minutes
- Release date : November 16, 2010
- Actors : Alexander Vassiliev, Sergei Leiferkus, Vsevolod Grivnov, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
- Subtitles : English, French, Spanish, Dutch
- Language : Russian (DTS 5.1), Russian (PCM2 .0)
- Studio : Opus Arte
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
Summary
Based on Gogol's fantastical and comic story of the Devil's antics on Christmas Eve, this magical blend of opera and ballet is brought to vivid life in Francesca Zambello's colourful production. Magnificent set designs (Mikhail Mokrov) and costumes (Tatiana Noginova), and an excellent, largely Russian cast provide authenticity. Splendid dancing by The Royal Ballet and Cossack dancers completes the spectacle. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.
"It's pretty as a picture, no question - an animated pop-up book of naïve and colourful charm." (The Independent)
"...this expensive-looking production that combines the forces of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet..." (The Guardian)
"[Mokrov's designs] positively glow with snowy Russian colour and charm...Polianichko makes an affectionate case for the score. " (BBC Music Magazine ★★★★)
