Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
THE BALLETS

The Nutcracker

Anthony Dowell • Alina Cojocaru
Ivan Putrov • Miyako Yoshida

The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Evgenii Svetlanov, conductor

Sir Peter Wright, choreography, after Lev Ivanov

Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Special Features:
- The Transformation Revealed – Behind-the-scenes secrets of the spectacular Christmas tree scene
- Interview with producer Sir Peter Wright and Sir Anthony Dowell

Swan Lake

Nathalie Nordquist • Anders Nordström
Marketta Kaila • Christian Rambe

The Royal Swedish Ballet
The Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra
Michel Quéval, conductor

Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sir Peter Wright, choreography

Recorded at the Royal Swedish Opera House, 24 May 2002

Special Features:
- Interview with the principal dancers, the choreographer, the director of the Royal Swedish Ballet
- Overview of all the historic productions of Swan Lake from 1877

The Sleeping Beauty

Sofiane Sylve • Gaël Lambiotte
Sarah Fontaine • Enrichetta Cavallotti

The Dutch National Ballet (Het Nationale Ballet)
Holland Symfonia
Ermanno Florio, conductor

Marius Petipa, Sir Peter Wright, choreography

Recorded live at the Het Muziektheater Amsterdam, 2003

Special Features:
- Interview with Sir Peter Wright
- 'I Got Stuck' – A Portrait of Sofiane Sylve
- 'We All Love Magic' – A featurette about fairy tales

Sound Format: Dolby Stereo / 5.1 Surround (Nutcracker, Swan Lake)
DTS Stereo / 5.1 Surround (Sleeping Beauty)
Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Menu Language: English
Subtitle Languages: French, German (Nutcracker)
French, German, Spanish (Swan Lake)
English, French, German, Spanish (Sleeping Beauty)
Running Time: 7 hours 53 mins
No. of DVDs: 4 (3x DVD 9 + 1x DVD 5)