The Sleeping Beauty (complete ballet recorded in 2004)

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All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - LPCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround - Colour - 180 Minutes - NTSC

Includes :-
-WE ALL LOVE MAGIC - Featurette about fairy tales.
-THE STORY IS IN THEIR HANDS - Sir Peter Wright describes the use of mime.
-A CRYSTAL-CUT DIAMOND - Sir Peter Wright on rehearsing The Sleeping Beauty.
-I GOT STUCK - A portrait of Sofiane Sylve.
-Cast Gallery.

"As soon as I held this dvd in my hands, I knew this was no ordinary edition; it's heavy! Actually, this edition is TWO dvds. It also contains a sumptuous booklet in English, French, and German(why no Dutch?). That's why it is so heavy. There is also no regional coding, so it should be viewable in ALL regions. This is a very complete,long Sleeping Beauty. It is brand new(performed in 2003) and state of the art. It is a very ambitious and successful production. The dancing is nearly flawless, especially by Sofiane Sylve. What an amazing stage presence! What an amazing dancer, as the New York City Ballet has discovered, since she now dances for them. Sadly, this was her farewell performance with the National Ballet of Holland, but she says her heart will always be in Amsterdam. This should be enough of Sleeping Beauty for anyone. The playing time, including the interviews, is three hours! Gael Lambiotte does a great job also as Prince Florimund. This dvd is one of the Ballet greats!"
(Amazon.com)

Tchaikovsky and Petipa's timeless ballet - acknowledged to be the most pure and demanding piece in the classic romantic repertoire - brings out Petipa's rich dance vocabulary with the sparkling virtuosity a superb performance needs.

Recorded at Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam with The Dutch National Ballet in 2004. Choreographer Sir Peter Wright's sensitive staging closely reflects Marius Petipa's original work. Philip Prowse's ravishing Baroque sets and costumes add the glamour and grandeur essential to a ballet intended for the court of the Russian Tsar.