ART OF LAUREN CUTHBERTSON (THE) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Romeo and Juliet / The Nutcracker [Ballets] (4-DVD Box Set) (NTSC)

THE ART OF LAUREN CUTHBERTSON
(4-DVD Box Set)

 

Joby Talbot
ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

AliceLauren Cuthbertson
Jack / Knave of HeartsSergei Polunin
Lewis Carroll / White RabbitEdward Watson
Mother / Queen of HeartsZenaida Yanowsky
Father / King of HeartsChristopher Saunders
Magician / Mad HatterSteven McRae
DuchessSimon Russell Beale

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Christopher Wheeldon, choreographer
Bob Crowley, set and costume designer
Natasha Katz, lighting designer

 

Sergey Prokofiev
ROMEO AND JULIET

RomeoFederico Bonelli
JulietLauren Cuthbertson
MercutioAlexander Campbell
TybaltBennet Gartside
BenvolioDawid Trzensimiech
ParisValeri Hristov
Lord CapuletChristopher Saunders
Lady CapuletChristina Arestis
EsclasusGary Avis

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer
Nicholas Georgiadis, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

 

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
THE NUTCRACKER

The Sugar Plum Fairy Lauren Cuthbertson
The PrinceFederico Bonelli
Herr DrosselmeyerGary Avis
ClaraFrancesca Hayward
Hans-Peter / The NutcrackerAlexander Campbell

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Boris Gruzin, conductor

Peter Wright, choreographer (after Lev Ivanov)
Julia Trevelyan Oman, set and costume designer
Mark Henderson, lighting designer

 

Philip Feeney
THE CELLIST

The CellistLauren Cuthbertson
The InstrumentMarcelino Sambé
The ConductorMatthew Ball
The Cellist (As a Young Girl)Emma Lucano
Her Sister (As a Young Girl)Lauren Godfrey
Her MotherKristen McNally
Her FatherThomas Whitehead
Her SisterAnna Rose O’Sullivan
Her Cello TeachersGary Avis, Nicol Edmonds, Benjamin Ella
Her Musical FriendsLuca Acri, Paul Kay, Joseph Sissens

Hetty Snell, cello
Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Andrea Molino, conductor

Cathy Marston, choreographer
Hildegard Bechtler, set designer
Bregje van Balen, costume designer
Jon Clark, lighting designer

 

Frederick Ashton
THE TWO PIGEONS

The Young GirlLauren Cuthbertson
The Young ManVadim Muntagirov
A Gypsy GirlLaura Morera
Her loverRyoichi 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 from the Royal Opera House, 9 March 2011 (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) / March 2012 (Romeo and Juliet) / 2016 (The Nutcracker) / 26 January 2016 (The Two Pigeons) / 15 and 17 February 2020 (The Cellist)

Bonus:
- Introduction to The Nutcracker / Peter Wright at 90 / Documentary: Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet / Sword Fighting: Sharp Points and Pirouettes / BBC Documentary: Being Alice / Why The Royal Ballet love performing The Cellist / Introduction to The Two Pigeons / Exploring the choreography of The Two Pigeons with Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and Lauren Cuthbertson / Cast galleries

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: DTS 5.1 (all) /+ LPCM 2.0 (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, The Two Pigeons) /+ Dolby Digital 2.0 (The Cellist)
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Korean (Romeo and Juliet bonus)
Running time: 8 hrs 46 mins (ballet) + 69 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 4

Also available on Blu-ray (OABD7307BD)