Since you are interested in Romeo & Juliet (Complete Ballet recorded in 1995. Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev) BLU-RAY, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
PYOTTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty (Complete ballet recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Alina Cojocaru / Federico Bonelli / Valeriy Ovsyanikov (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Aug/2009 ] 'Alina Cojocaru's Aurora was the ballet's radiant centrepiece, charming, in control and filled with a palpable delight in every pretty step.' Times Online |
FERDINAND HEROLD
Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee (Complete ballet recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Carlos Acosta / Marianela Nunez / William Tuckett / Anthony Twiner (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2009 ] BLU-RAY - G : - "La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are delicious." BBC Music |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (recorded at Bregenz Festival, 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Peter Wright (choreographer) / Miyako Yoshida / Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 19/Nov/2010 ] 'One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann's immortal if deeply strange story.' Sunday Express |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (complete ballet recorded in 2009) BLU-RAY Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Elizabeth McGorian / Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Oct/2009 ] G : - 'Anthony Dowell's production…offers the ultimate classical experience, with the sights and sounds of a proud 19th century tradition running at full throttle.' The Times |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (Complete ballet recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Agnes Letestu / Jose Martinez / Karl Paquette / Vello Pahn (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2008 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Nureyev has adjusted the already-impressive lines of swans in the older version into spectacular geometric shapes. There seem to be more swans than any production of the ballet I had previously seen." (Four Stars AudAud.com) |
MINKUS (orchestrated Lanchbery)
La Bayadere (complete ballet reorded in 1994) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Isabelle Guerin / Laurent Hilaire / Elisabeth Platel / Michel Queval [ Kultur / NVC Arts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "Even if you don't usually like ballet, you'll be awestruck by the pageantry on display here in probably the most opulent production the Paris Opera Ballet has ever mounted." - Jeff Kauffman, Blu ray.com |
GLUCK
Orphee et Eurydice (recorded at the Palais Garnier February 2008) BLU-RAY Paris Opera Ballet / Maria Riccarda Wesseling / Julia Kleiter / Sunhae Im / Agnes Gillot / Yann Bridard / Thomas Hengelbrock (cond) [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Dec/2009 ] G - Filmed in HD at the Palais Garnier February 2008 Orpheus and Eurydice is Pina Bausch's masterpiece and the ultimate symbol of the genius of this German choreographer, who died in June 2009, five days after being diagnosed with cancer. |
BIZET / MENDELSSOHN / MOZART / PUCCINI / STRAUSS 11 / RAMEAU
THE BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: Opera and Ballet Highlights Paris Opera Ballet / Royal Opera House / Teatro Real, Madrid / Glyndebourne Opera / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Drottningholms Slottsteater [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jan/2009 ] Blu-Ray - Opera and Ballet Highlights from the Opus Arte catalogue at a very special price. |
ADOLPHE-CHARLES ADAM
Adam: Giselle (Complete ballet recorded in 2006) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Alina Cojocaru / Johan Kobborg / Marianela Nunez / Martin Harvey / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Jun/2009 ] BLU-RAY - 'Cojocaru's interpretation, everyone seems to agree, is one of the greatest of all time, and she continues to refine it with every performance' The Observer |
CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON
Wheeldon: Within The Golden Hour (complete ballet) with works by Cherkaoui & Pite BLU-RAY Royal Ballet / Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Francesca Hayward, Sarah Lamb, Alexander Campbell / Andrew Griffiths & Jonathan Lo [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Feb/2020 ] The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today's leading choreographers. |
PUCCINI
La Boheme (complete opera recorded in 2009) Teodor Ilincai / Hibla Gerzmava / Gabriele Viviani / Inna Dukach / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden / Andris Nelsons [ Opus Arte Blu-ray Royal Opera House Collection / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Aug/2010 ] "Gerzmava is clear in tone and clean in style, the Rodolfo (Teodor Ilincai) light and unforced but wanting richness. All act naturally and well, Jacques Imbrailo (the Schaunard) with panache." (Gramophone) |