Composer(s): Not Applicable, na
Conductor(s): Plasson, Emmanuel
Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Ballet DVD
Catalogue No: OABD7240D
Barcode: 809478072409
Distribution Note(s):
Available Worldwide
Release Date: 08/2018

ASHTON, F.: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2017) (Blu-ray, HD)

Frederick Ashton
THE ROYAL BALLET DANCES ASHTON
(Blu-ray Disc Version)

 

THE DREAM

Titania - Akane Takada
Oberon - Steven McRae

London Oratory Junior Choir

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
David Walker, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Felix Mendelssohn (arr. by John Lanchbery)

 

SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS

Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov, dancers

Paul Stobart, piano

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Sophie Fedorovitch, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
César Franck

 

MARGUERITE AND ARMAND

Marguerite - Zenaida Yanowsky
Armand - Roberto Bolle

Robert Clark, piano

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Cecil Beaton, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Franz Liszt (orch. by Dudley Simpson)

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Emmanuel Plasson,
conductor

Recorded at the Royal Opera House, 2017

Bonus:
- Introduction to The Dream
- Bottom on pointe
- Introduction to Symphonic Variations
- Interview with Zenaida Yanowsky

 

Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 121 mins (ballet) + 17 mins (bonus)
No. of Discs: 1 (BD 50)

 

Note: This Blu-ray Disc is playable only on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players