MacMILLAN, K.: MacMillan Celebrated - Danses Concertantes / Different Drummer / Requiem [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2024) (Blu-ray, HD)

DANSES CONCERTANTES

dancers:
Isabella Gasparini, Giacomo Rovero, Sae Maeda, Valentino Zucchetti, Ashley Dean, Taisuke Nakao, Liam Boswell, Marco Masciari, Isabel Lubach, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Katharina Nikelski, Maddison Pritchard, Julia Roscoe, Charlotte Tonkinson

Royal Opera House Orchestra
Koen Kessels, conductor

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer
Laura Morera, staging
Nicholas Georgiadis, designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Igor Stravinsky

 

DIFFERENT DRUMMER

Woyzeck - Marcelino Sambė
Marie, his common-law wife - Francesca Hayward
Drum Major - Francisco Serrano
Andres, Woyzeck’s friend - Benjamin Ella
Captain - Thomas Whitehead
Doctor - Kevin Emerton
A Soldier - Téo Dubreuil
Soldiers - Harris Bell, Harry Churches, Joshua Junker, Harrison Lee
Other Soldiers and Women - Artists of The Royal Ballet

Royal Opera House Orchestra
Koen Kessels, conductor

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer and set designer
Gary Harris, staging
Yolanda Sonnabend, costume designer (in association with Peter Farley)
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Anton Webern
Arnold Schoenberg

 

REQUIEM

dancers:
Sarah Lamb, Lukas B. Brændsrød, William Bracewell, Melissa Hamilton, Joseph Sissens, Mica Bradbury, Ashley Dean, Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Leo Dixon, Téo Dubreuil, Valentino Zucchetti, Annette Buvoli, Olivia Cowley, Hannah Grennell, Mariko Sasaki, David Donnelly, Artists of The Royal Ballet

Isabela Díaz, soprano
Josef Jeongmeen Ahn, baritone
Royal Opera House Chorus and Extra Chorus
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Koen Kessels, conductor

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer
Christopher Saunders, staging
Yolanda Sonnabend, designer (in association with Peter Farley)
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Gabriel Fauré

 

Recorded at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 4 and 9 April 2024

Bonus:
- The Royal Ballet discuss MacMillan Celebrated
- Gregory Mislin and Daniel Kraus discuss Benesh Choreology
- Cast gallery

Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Subtitles (bonus): English, Japanese, Korean
Running time: 116 mins (ballet) + 10 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

Also available on DVD (OA1388D)