ADAM, A.: Giselle / CHOPIN, F.: Les Sylphides (Robinson, Rignold)
Les Sylphides (orch. R. Douglas)
Composer: Chopin, Fryderyk
Dancer: Beriosova, Svetlana
Dancer: Elvin, Violetta
Dancer: Field, John
Dancer: Markova, Alicia
Narrator: Karsavina, Tamara
Conductor: Robinson, Eric
DVD Producer: Simpson, Christian
Giselle
Composer: Adam, Adolphe
Giselle: Nerina, Nadia
Giselle's Mother: Sokolova, Lydia
Hilarion: Larsen, Niels Bjorn
Myrtha: Hill, Margaret
Prince Albrecht: Fadeyechev, Nikolai
Prince of Courland: Rodrigues, Alfred
Princess Bathilde: Farron, Julia
Wilfried: Wright, Peter
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Ringold, Hugo
DVD Producer: Dale, Margaret
Set Designer: Scrase-Dickins, Jane
Costumer Designer: Scrase-Dickins, Jane
Venue: BBC Glascow Studios, Scotland
Playing Time: 01:33:56
Catalogue Number: ICAD5030
UPC: 5060244550308
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on video for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
These two exceptional studio performances represent some of the earliest filmed dance material from the BBC archives. Les Sylphides, introduced by Tamara Karsavina, one of the founders of modern British ballet, and the 1958 performance of Giselle both feature stellar international casts embodying a bygone era.
