Don Quixote (arr. J. Lanchbery)

Composer: Minkus, Ludwig

Arranger: Lanchberry, John

Ballet Company: Australian Ballet

Choreographer: Nureyev, Rudolf

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Basilio: Nureyev, Rudolf

Don Quixote: Helpmann, Robert

Espada: Coe, Kelvin

Gamache: Peasley, Colin

Kitri / Dulcinea: Aldous, Lucette

Lorenzo: Croese, Francis

Sancho Panza: Powell, Ray

Street Dancer / Queen of the Dryads: Rowe, Marilyn

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Orchestra: Orchestra Victoria

Conductor: Lanchbery, John

Television Director: Nureyev, Rudolf

Television Director: Helpmann, Robert

Costumer Designer: Kay, Barry

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Date of Production: 1972

Playing Time: 01:45:59

Catalogue Number: OA1350D

UPC: 809478013501

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This spectacular film of Don Quixote, choreographed after Marius Petipa and directed for the screen by Russian ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev, is recognised as one of the finest ballet performances ever caught on camera and cinematic triumph in its own right.

Filmed in Melbourne with The Australian Ballet in 1972, the cast includes Nureyev as Basilio, Sir Robert Helpmann as the deluded knight and Lucette Aldous as Kitri. This timeless story of love, gallantry and misadventure - all unfolding with Minku's exhilarating Spanish-flavoured music - has stood the test of time as one of the world's most popular ballets.