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Rudolf Nureyev (Basilio), Lucette Aldous (Kitri), Robert Helpmann (Don Quixote), Ray Powell (Sancho Panza) & Francis Croese (Lorenzo) The State Orchestra of Victoria & The Australian Ballet, John Lanchbery (conductor) & Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann (directors) Choreographer RUDOLF NUREYEV So elaborate was Rudolf Nureyev's vision of the Cervantes classic that his lavish film ballet ultimately required the facilities of a gigantic Australian aircraft hangar to produce. Choreographed and co-directed by Nureyev, the film received its Sydney premiere in 1973, and a London Royal Gala presentation in 1974, and went on to travel briefly to New York. Despite rave reviews, prints gradually fell out of circulation and grew scarce. For 25 years, incomplete copies have been scattered across two continents, with the film developing a reputation as a fabled lost treasure. After a painstaking five-year process, Nureyev's DON QUIXOTE has at long last been reassembled, digitally remastered, and restored to its original glory. Starring Nureyev as Basilio, the production also features Nureyev's co-director Sir Robert Helpmann as Don Quixote and Lucette Aldous as Kitri. Also features: “A Little Bit of Don Quixote” Superb documentary footage detailing the restoration process of the original 35mm film from 1972. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Choreography by MARIUS PETIPA & ALEXANDER GORSKI Production and Additional Choreography by ALEXEI RATMANSKY Décor & Costume Design by JÉRÔME KAPLAN Don Quichot – an audience favourite of prestigious companies worldwide – is a dazzling display of high spirits, virtuosity and Spanish temperament. The fl amboyant leaps, dizzying pirouettes and crisp pointe work that are standard features of the production give the performers every opportunity to show off their technical prowess. But at the same time, the comic story based on Cervantes’ masterpiece makes strong demands on the dancers’ acting abilities. The leading Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has drawn inspiration for his production from the libretto of the first version of Don Quichot by Marius Petipa, created in 1869. The former artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet and Artist in Residence of the American Ballet Theatre now has also added his own new elements and choreography to the ballet. The modern designs for the ballet, by the renowned French designer Jérôme Kaplan, refer to the times of Cervantes. SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the Scenes. Filmed by a dancer using a bodycam on stage during a rehearsal of Act One of the ballet. Interviews with the actors and principal dancers. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, dts-HD Master Audio 5.1 Picture Format: 16:9 Resolution: 1080i FULL HD Subtitle Languages: GB Running Time: 122 mins + 30 mins (bonus) Blu-ray Disc: 25 GB (Single Layer) FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Isabelle Guérin (Nikiya), Laurent Hilaire (Solor), Élisabeth Platel (Gamzatti), Wilfried Romoli (The Golden Idol), Lionel Delanoë (The Fakir), Jean-Marie Didière (The Rajah), Francis Malovic (The High Brahmin) & Agnès Letestu, Clotilde Vayer, Nathalie Riqué (The Three Shades) Paris Opera Ballet & Orchestre Colonne, Michel Quéval Paris Opera Ballet’s production of La Bayadère, now available on Blu-ray, was recorded in May 1994 at the Palais Garnier in High Definition. This exceptional and critically acclaimed production of La Bayadère is the fully restored version of this classic Kirov ballet, the last work choreographed for the Paris Opera Ballet by Rudolf Nureyev before his tragic death in 1993. Breathtaking sets and costumes are designed by Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino in this exceptional production, whose style is a dream of the Orient, of India and the Ottoman Empire, a mixture of different influences. In creating his own version for Paris Opera Ballet, Nureyev made many amendments to the original Kirov Ballet version, and Paris now possesses one of the Kirov’s most precious but least known treasures, in a staging faithful to tradition but refracted through the eyes and thoughts of one of the greatest of that company’s sons. Nureyev long took its glory to the stages of the world and has now passed something of that glory to a generation of younger French dancers who grew up under his tutelage. SYNOPSIS Exotic and mysterious India serves as the backdrop to this story of doomed love. The bayadere Nikiya loves the warrior Solor and is loved by him in return. Solor however is obliged to become engaged to Gamzatti, daughter of a Rajah. Gamzatti, aware that Nikiya is her rival, sends her a basket of flowers, concealing a snake. Bitten by it, Nikiya dies, and Solor, driven to despair by her death, takes refuge in opium-induced thoughts. The ghosts of dead bayadères appear to him in the Kingdom of Shades – among them is Nikiya who forgives him. Also available on DVD 4509968512 Choreography and Staging: Rudolf Nureyev Sets: Ezio Frigerio Costumes: Franca Squarciapino Approx Duration:130 mins Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Colour Region Code: All regions Audio: L-PCM Stereo Subtitles: None | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Choreographer: Natalia Makarova Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement. Natalia Makarova’s sumptuous recreation of Petipa’s choreography, with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritini and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as the Bayadère (temple dancer) Nikiya, Carlos Acosta as Solor, and Marianela Nuñez as Gamzatti whose alluring presence challenges Solor’s love for Nikiya. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. ‘There wasn’t a single physical gesture that didn’t mean something, that didn’t speak of love trying and failing to blossom.’ The Daily Telegraph Extra features: Tamara Rojo on dancing La Bayadère Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta rehearse with Alexander Agadzhanov Natalia Makarova on choreographing La Bayadère Running time 166mins Region Code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS Menu languages EN Subtitles EN/FR/DE/ES | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Nureyev as Dancer … & as Choreographer
Minkus: | Don Quixote Rudolf Nureyev's lavish 35mm film version of Don Quixote, recorded in 1972 with Australian Ballet, has now been digitally remastered and restored to its former glory Rudolf Nureyev, Robert Helpmann, Lucette Aldous State Orchestra of Victoria, John Lanchbery La Bayadère Set in exotic and mysterious India, this production was recorded at the Palais Garnier in Paris. Isabelle Guérin, Laurent Hilaire, Elisabeth Platel Orchestre Collon, Michel Quéval | Prokofiev: | Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 This visually stunning version of Romeo & Juliet was recorded at the Opéra Bastille.
The exceptional cast was chosen by Nureyev himself. Manuel Legris, Monique Loudières, Charles Jude Orchestre de l'Opera National de Paris, Vello Pähn |
This set of three ballets is released in celebration of the life and glittering career of Russian dancer, Rudolf Nureyev. He achieved rock star status in the West, during which time he danced in his own extraordinary version of Don Quixote. As a choreographer, principally for the Paris Opera Ballet, he produced many stunning ballets, including these two exquisite ballets, La Bayadère and Romeo & Juliet. Don Quixote: NTSC 4:3; 127 mins; 5.1 Surround/Dolby 2.0 stereo La Bayadère: NTSC 16:9; 130 mins; L-PCM stereo Romeo & Juliet: NTSC 16:9; 150 mins; 5:1 surround/Dolby 2.0 stereo | 
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