| Description |
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Note |
Ballet in 4 acts; music by Tchaikovsky. |
| System Details |
DVD; all regions; LPCM stereo.; DTS digital surround; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. |
| Performer |
Marianela Nuñez (Odette) ; Thiago Soares (Prince Siegfried) ; Christopher Saunders (Von Rothbart) ; Royal Opera House ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor. |
| Credits |
Choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; designs, Yolanda Sonnabend ; lighting design, Mark Henderson ; director, Monica Mason. |
| Event |
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16 & 24 March, 2009. |
| Note |
Program notes in English, French and German in booklet. |
| Summary |
Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their death thus destroying the evil power of the magician. |
| Note |
Extra features: illustrated synopsis; cast gallery; interview with Anthony Dowell; "Four Swan Queens": 30-minute conversation on dancing the role of the Swan Queen with former prima ballerinas Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Lesley Collier, and current principal Marianela Nuñez. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Ballets.
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| Genre/Form |
Filmed ballets.
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| Added Author |
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
Lebedinoe ozero.
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Dowell, Anthony.
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MacGibbon, Ross.
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Nuñez, Marianela.
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Soares, Thiago.
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Saunders, Christopher Thomas.
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Ovsyanikov, Valeriy.
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Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910.
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Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901.
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Royal Opera House (London, England)
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
809478010159 |
| Music No. |
OA 1015D Opus Arte |
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