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Swan lake ballet in four acts

Title
Swan lake [videorecording] : ballet in four acts / music by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton and David Bintley ; production, Anthony Dowell ; film director, Ross MacGibbon ; performed by The Royal Ballet ; a Royal Opera House-Opus Arte co-production.
Publication
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex [England] : Opus Arte, c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  • Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Carr, Christopher
  • Sonnabend, Yolanda
  • Henderson, Mark, 1957-
  • Mason, Monica
  • Bintley, David
  • Dowell, Anthony
  • MacGibbon, Ross
  • Nuñez, Marianela
  • Soares, Thiago
  • McGorian, Elizabeth
  • Marriott, Alastair
  • Pickering, David
  • Ovsyanikov, Valeriy
  • Saunders, Christopher
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Royal Ballet
  • Royal Opera House (London, England)
  • Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer
  • Opus Arte (Firm)
Description
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their death thus destroying the evil power of the magician.
Uniform Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton and Bintley after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Alternative Title
Royal ballet in Swan Lake
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed ballets.
  • Dance films.
  • Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Ballet in four acts.
  • At head of title: The Royal Ballet in.
  • Title frame follows performance.
  • Running time indicated on container (180 min.) includes extra features.
  • Extra features: illustrated synopsis; cast gallery; interview with Anthony Dowell; "Four Swan Queens": 30-minute conversation on dancing the role of the Swan Queen with former prima ballerinas Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Lesley Collier, and current principal Marianela Nuñez.
Credits (note)
  • Staging, Christopher Carr ; designs, Yolanda Sonnabend ; lighting design, Mark Henderson ; director, Monica Mason.
Event (note)
  • Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16 & 24 March, 2009.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; all regions; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; LPCM stereo., DTS digital surround.
Language (note)
  • Subtitles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8242
LCCN
809478010159
OCLC
488972536
Title
Swan lake [videorecording] : ballet in four acts / music by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton and David Bintley ; production, Anthony Dowell ; film director, Ross MacGibbon ; performed by The Royal Ballet ; a Royal Opera House-Opus Arte co-production.
Imprint
Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex [England] : Opus Arte, c2009.
Performer
Principal dancers (Royal Ballet): Marianela Nuñez (Odette), Thiago Soares (Prince Siegfried), Elizabeth McGorian (Princess Siegried's mother), Christopher Saunders (Von Rothbart), Alastair Marriott (the tutor), David Pickering (Benno) ; Royal Opera House ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor.
Credits
Staging, Christopher Carr ; designs, Yolanda Sonnabend ; lighting design, Mark Henderson ; director, Monica Mason.
Event
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16 & 24 March, 2009.
System Details
DVD; all regions; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; LPCM stereo., DTS digital surround.
Language
Subtitles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Added Author
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Carr, Christopher, choreographer.
Sonnabend, Yolanda, set designer.
Henderson, Mark, 1957- lighting designer.
Mason, Monica, artistic director.
Bintley, David, choreographer.
Dowell, Anthony, choreographer.
MacGibbon, Ross, film director.
Nuñez, Marianela, dancer.
Soares, Thiago, dancer.
McGorian, Elizabeth, dancer.
Marriott, Alastair, dancer.
Pickering, David, dancer.
Ovsyanikov, Valeriy, conductor.
Saunders, Christopher, dancer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero.
Royal Opera House (London, England)
Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.
Royal Ballet, dancer.
Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Standard Identifier
809478010159
Publisher No.
OA 1015D Opus Arte
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-8242 Notes on file
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