TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Ballet Masterpieces (Fonteyn, Somes) (1954-1959)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Choreographer: Petipa, Marius
Princes Florimund: Somes, Michael
Princess Aurora: Fonteyn, Margot
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Lanchbery, John
Swan Lake, Op. 20
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Choreographer: Petipa, Marius
Choreographer: Ivanov, Lev
Odette: Fonteyn, Margot
Prince Siegfried: Somes, Michael
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Irving, Robert
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Choreographer: Wright, Peter
Original Choreographer: Ivanov, Lev
Nutcracker Prince: Somes, Michael
Sugar Plum Fairy: Fonteyn, Margot
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Rignold, Hugo
Playing Time: 01:12:07
Catalogue Number: ICAD5050
UPC: 5060244550506
Exceptional studio productions from the late 1950s, all three of the Tchaikovsky ballet performances featured on this video are released for the first time. The perfect partners, Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes give stunning performances with Fonteyn at her most beguiling as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty ?EUR" the ballet in which she and the Sadler's Wells Ballet made their historic American debut in 1949.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
