Description
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE / Opus Arte
UPC: 809478011811
Total Play Time Is 133 minutes
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- MPAA rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions: 7.52 x 5.31 x 0.59 inches; 2.82 Ounces
- Director: Ross MacGibbon
- Media Format: Multiple Formats, Widescreen, NTSC
- Release date: June 30, 2015
- Actors: Boris Gruzin, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Natalia Osipova, Matthew Golding
- Studio: Opus Arte
- Number of discs: 1
This magnificent Royal Ballet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony Dowell's interpretation of Petipa and Ivanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and style that made it a 'yardstick for others' (New York Times). Wonderful choreography for the entire company includes the coveted double role of the gentle and vulnerable swan queen Odette and her predatory alter-ego, the black swan Odile. It is a challenge relished by principal ballerinas, and is danced here in a spell-binding performance by Natalia Osipova, partnered by Matthew Golding as a powerful and empathetic Prince Siegfried. Tchaikovsky's glorious score shines, given the full force of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Boris Gruzin, and Yolanda Sonnabend's detailed, Fabergé-inspired designs evoke the atmosphere of Imperial Russia in the era of the ballet's creation. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
