TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake (Paris Opera Ballet, 2005)
Swan Lake, Op. 20
Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Ballet Company: Paris National Opera Ballet
Choreographer: Nureyev, Rudolf
Master of Ceremonies: Pasternak, Michael
Odette: Letestu, Agnes
Odile: Letestu, Agnes
Prince Siegfried: Martinez, Jose
Rothbart: Paquette, Karl
The Queen: Halle, Muriel
White Swan's Ghost: Peracchi, Marie-Isabelle
Wolfgang: Paquette, Karl
Corps de Ballet: Paris National Opera Ballet
Orchestra: Paris National Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Pahn, Vello
Television Director: Roussillon, Francois
Lighting Designer: Cheli, Vinicio
Set Designer: Frigerio, Ezio
Costumer Designer: Squarciapino, Franca
Date of Production: 2005
Venue: Opera Bastille, Paris
Playing Time: 02:25:43
Catalogue Number: OA0966D
UPC: 809478009665
Agnes Letestu, a feminine and warm Odette, and Jose Martinez, a convincing, pale, vulnerable prince Siegfried, are the stars of this deeply passionate, 'dream' version of Swan Lake. Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's lyrical ballet, far from being a cliched stereotype of this celebrated masterpiece, is an expose of astonishingly powerful and recognisable human emotions. Under the inspired and clear-cut musical direction of Vello Pahn, this production of one of the jewels of the Paris Opera Ballet's repertoire brilliantly displays the meticulous precision, technical prowess and pure, unmannered style of the company's unrivalled female corps de ballet, eliciting an ethereal, intense beauty.
Bonus features:
- Illustrated Synopsis.
