Arranger(s): Lanchbery, John
Conductor(s): Wordsworth, Barry
Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Ballet DVD
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: OA1187D
Barcode: 809478011873
Distribution Note(s):
Available Worldwide
Release Date: 10/2016

ASHTON, F.: Rhapsody / The Two Pigeons (Royal Ballet, 2016) (NTSC)

THE ROYAL BALLET DANCES ASHTON

 

RHAPSODY

Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae, dancers
Robert Clark, piano

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth,
conductor

Frederick Ashton, choreographer and set designer
Natalia Stewart, costume designer (after William Chappell)
Peter Teigen, lighting designer

Music:
Sergey Rachmaninov

 

THE TWO PIGEONS

The Young Girl - Lauren Cuthbertson
The Young Man - Vadim Muntagirov
A Gypsy Girl - Laura Morera
Her lover - Ryoichi Hirano

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth,
conductor

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Jacques Dupont, set designer
Peter Teigen, lighting designer

Music:
André Messager (arr. by John Lanchbery)

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, 26 January 2016

Bonus:
- Introductions to Rhapsody and The Two Pigeons
- Exploring the choreography of The Two Pigeons with Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and Lauren Cuthbertson

 

Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 104 mins (ballet) + 14 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)