DELDEVEZ / MINKUS: Paquita (Paris Opera Ballet, 2003) (PAL)

Edouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez / Ludwig Minkus
Paquita

Agnès Letestu, José Martinez
Les Etoiles, les Premiers danseurs, le Corps de Ballet
et l’Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris
David Coleman, conductor

Pierre Lacotte, choreographer
(after Joseph Mazilier and Marius Petipa)

Luisa Spinatelli, set and costume design

Recorded at the L’Opéra National de Paris, January 2003

Picture format: PAL 16:9
Sound format: LPCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: All Region
Subtitles (interview): English, German, Italian, Spanish
Booklet notes: English, French, German
Running time: 109 mins (ballet) + 12 mins (interview)
No. of DVDs: 1

• This lost gem with music by Edouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus is repackaged and reissued at midprice.
  
  
• It is performed here with Joseph Mazilier's original 1846 choreography, painstakingly researched and recreated by French choreographer Pierre Lacotte and spectacularly performed by members of the Opéra National de Paris.
  
  
• The music has been revised and orchestrated by David Coleman, whilst Luisa Spinatelli, drawing inspiration from the original models made for the work’s creation, has conceived new sets and costumes.