Arranger(s): Lanchbery, John
Conductor(s): Plasson, Emmanuel
Label: Opus Arte
Genre: Ballet DVD
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: OABD7331D
Barcode: 809478073314
Distribution Note(s):
Available Worldwide
Release Date: 04/2026

ASHTON, F.: Scènes de ballet / A Month in the Country / Rhapsody [Ballets] (Royal Ballet, 2022) (Blu-ray, HD)

SCÈNES DE BALLET

dancers:
Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov, Luca Acri, David Donnelly, Calvin Richardson, Joseph Sissens

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Emmanuel Plasson, conductor

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
André Beaurepaire, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Igor Stravinsky

 

A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY

Natalia Petrovna - Marianela Nuñez
Yslaev (Her Husband) - Christopher Saunders
Kolia (Their Son) - Luca Acri
Vera (Natalia’s Ward) - Anna Rose O’Sullivan
Rakitin - Gary Avis
Katia (A Maid) - Leticia Dias
Matvei (A Footman) - Harrison Lee
Beliaev (Kolia’s Tutor) - Matthew Ball

Kate Shipway, piano
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Emmanuel Plasson, conductor

Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Julia Trevelyan Oman, set and costume designer
William Bundy, original lighting designer (re-created by John Charlton)

Music:
Fryderyk Chopin (arr. John Lanchbery)

 

RHAPSODY

dancers:
Francesca Hayward, Marcelino Sambé

Robert Clark, piano
Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Emmanuel Plasson, conductor

Frederick Ashton, choreographer and set designer
William Chappell, costume designer (re-created by Natalia Stewart)
Peter Teigen, lighting designer

Music:
Sergey Rachmaninov

 

Recorded at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 23 and 29 April 2022

Bonus:
- Marianela Nuñez and Kate Shipway on A Month in the Country
- Cast gallery

Picture format: 1080i High Definition
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 108 mins (ballet) + 4 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 (OA1396D)