The collection, Royal Ballet

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Label

The collection, Royal Ballet

Statement of responsibility

Royal Ballet

Instantiates

• The collection

Publication

• London, Opus Arte, 2016

Copyright

• ©2016

Note

• Title from container
• Consists of previously released material
• Accompanying volume contains notes and synopses in English, French, and German

Accompanying material

1 volume (181 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Carrier category

• videodisc
• volume

Carrier category code

• vd
• nc

Carrier MARC source

• rdacarrier
• rdacarrier

Color

multicolored

Configuration of playback channels

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Content category

• two-dimensional moving image
• text

Content type code

• tdi
• txt

Content type MARC source

• rdacontent
• rdacontent

Contents

• Disc 1. Giselle : ballet in two acts (113 min.) / music, Adolphe Adam, revised by Joseph Horovitz ; choreography, Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot ; scenario, Théophile Gautier after Heinrich Heine ; production and additional choreography, Peter Wright ; designer, John MacFarlane ; Original lighting, Jennifer Tipton ; recreated by David Finn ; staging, Christopher Carr -- Extra features (10 min.). The romance of Giselle ; the corps de ballet in Giselle ; cast gallery. Disc 2. La bayadère : ballet in three acts (125 min.) / music, Ludwig Minkis, orchestrated by John Lanchbery ; choreography, Natalia Makarova after Marius Petipa ; production conceived and directed by Natalia Makarova ; set designer, Pier Luigi Samaritani ; costume designer, Yolanda Sonnabend ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; revival staging, Olga Evreinoff -- Extra features (42 min.). Tamara Rojo on dancing La bayadère ; Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet ; Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta rehearse with Alexander Agadzhanov ; Natalia Makarova on choreographing La bayadère ; cast gallery -- Disc 3. Don Quixote : ballet in three acts (125 min.) / production and choreography, Carlos Acosta after Marius Petipa ; music, Ludwig Minkus, arranged and orchestrated by Martin Yates ; designer, Tim Hatley ; lighting designer, Hugh Vanstone -- Extra features (12 min.). Interviews with cast and crew ; Introductions to acts II and III -- Disc 4. The sleeping beauty : ballet in a prologue and three acts (135 min.) / choreography, Marius Petipa ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; production, Monica Mason and Christopher Newton after Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev ; original designer, Oliver Messel ; additional designs, Peter Farmer ; lighting designer, Mark Jonathan ; staging, Christopher Carr -- Extra features (3 min.). Illustrated synopsis ; Cast gallery -- Disc 5. The nutcracker : ballet in two acts (108 min.) / choreography, Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; original scenario, Marius Petipa after E.T.A. Hoffmann's Nussknacker und Mausekönig ; production and scenario, Peter Wright ; designer, Julia Trevelyan Oman ; lighting designer, Mark Henderson ; production consultant ; Roland John Wiley ; staging, Christopher Carr -- Extra features (19 min.). Rehearsing at White Lodge ; Peter Wright tells the story of The nutcracker ; cast gallery -- Disc 6. Swan Lake : ballet in four acts (126 min.) / choreography, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography, Frederick Ashton (act III, Neapolitan Dance) and David Bintley (act I, waltz) ; music, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ; production, Anthony Dowell ; designer, Yolanda Sonnabend ; lighting designer, Mark Henderson ; production research, Roland John Wiley ; staging, Christopher Carr -- Extra features (54 min.). Interview with Anthony Dowell ; Four swan queens : an exclusive 30-minute conversation on the demands of dancing the role of the swan queen, with former prima ballerinas Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Lesley Collier and current principal Marianela Nuñez ; illustrated synopsis ; cast gallery --
• Disc 7. Sylvia : ballet in three acts (93 min.) / music, Léo Delibes ; choreography, Frederick Ashton ; production and realization, Christopher Newton ; staging, Christopher Newton ; original designers, Christopher and Robin Ironside ; additional designs (2004 revival), Peter Farmer ; lighting designer, Mark Jonathan -- Extra features (24 min.). Introductions and conclusion by Darcey Bussell ; illustrated synopsis ; cast gallery -- Disc 8. La fille mal gardée = The wayward daughter : ballet in two acts (110 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Ferdinand Herold, arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery ; scenario, Jean Dauberval ; designer, Osbert Lancaster ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Christopher Carr, Grant Coyle -- Extra features (14 min.). Darcey Bussell in conversation with Lesley Collier ; illustrated synopsis ; cast gallery -- Disc 9. Rhapsody (32 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Sergey Rachmaninov ; set designer, Frederick Ashton ; original costume designer, William Chappell ; costume designs re-created by Natalia Stewart ; lighting designer, Peter Teigen ; staging, Christopher Carr -- The two pigeons : ballet in two acts (72 min.) / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, André Messager, adapted and arranged by John Lanchbery ; designer, Jacques Dupont ; lighting designer, Peter Teigen ; revived and staged by Christopher Carr -- Extra features (14 min.). Introduction to Rhapsody ; introduction to The two pigeons ; exploring the choreography of The two pigeons with Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and Lauren Cuthbertson -- Disc 10 (ballets 84 min.). La valse / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music, Maurice Ravel ; designer, André Levasseur ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Christopher Carr -- "Méditation" from Thaïs / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Jules Massenet ; costume designer, Anthony Dowell ; lighting designer, John B. Read -- Voices of spring / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Johann Strauss II ; costume designer, Julia Trevelyan Oman ; lighting designer, John B. Read -- Monotones I and II / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Erik Satie, orchestrated by Claude Debussy, Roland-Manuel, John Lanchbery ; designer, Frederick Ashton ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Lynn Wallis -- Marguerite and Armand : ballet in a prologue, one act and four scenes / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Dudley Simpson ; designer, Cecil Beaton ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Grant Coyle -- Extra features (15 min.). Introduction to Frederick Ashton ; introductions to the ballets ; The Ashton Foundation -- Disc 11. Romeo and Juliet : ballet in three acts (158 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Sergey Prokofiev ; designer, Nicholas Georgiadis ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Monica Mason and Christopher Saunders -- Extra features (15 min.). Documentary : Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet ; Sword fighting : sharp points and pirouettes ; cast gallery -- Disc 12. Mayerling : ballet in three acts (136 min.) / choreography, Kenneth MacMillan ; music, Franz Liszt, arranged by John Lanchbery ; designer, Nicholas Georgiadis ; scenario, Gillian Freeman ; lighting designer, John B. Read ; staging, Grant Coyle, Monica Mason, Monica Parker -- Extra features (23 min.). Principals in rehearsal ; costumes ; cast gallery --
• Disc 13. Alice's adventures in Wonderland : ballet in two acts (120 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Joby Talbot, orchestrated by Christopher Austin, Joby Talbot ; designer, Bob Crowley ; scenario, Nicholas Wright ; lighting designer, Natasha Katz ; projection designers, John Driscoll, Gemma Carrington ; assistant to the choreographer, Jacquelin Barrett -- Extra features (30 min.). BBC documentary : Being Alice ; cast gallery -- Disc 14. The winter's tale : ballet in a prologue and three acts (119 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Joby Talbot ; designer, Bob Crowley ; lighting designer, Natasha Katz ; projection designer, Daniel Brodie ; silk effects designer, Basil Twist ; assistant to the choreographer, Jacquelin Barrett -- Extra features (15 min.). From page to stage : dancing The winter's tale ; Perdita : the lost jewel ; The music of The winter's tale ; cast gallery -- Disc 15. Chroma (25 min.) / choreography, Wayne McGregor ; music, Joby Talbot, Jack White III, arranged by Joby Talbot, orchestrated by Christopher Austin ; set designer, John Pawson ; costume designer, Moritz Junge ; lighting designer, Lucy Carter -- Infra (30 min.) / choreography, Wayne McGregor ; music, Max Richter ; set designer, Julian Opie ; costume designer, Moritz Junge ; lighting designer, Lucy Carter ; sound designer, Chris Ekers -- Limen (29 min.) / choreography, Wayne McGregor ; music, "Notes on light" / Kaija Saariaho ; set and video designer, Tatsuo Miyajima ; costume designer, Moritz Junge ; lighting designer, Lucy Carter -- Extra features (14 min.). Introductions by Wayne McGregor to Chroma, Infra and Limen

Control code

1103316795

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. +

Dimensions

other

Extent

15 videodiscs

Media category

• video
• unmediated

Media MARC source

• rdamedia
• rdamedia

Media type code

• v
• n

Medium for sound

videodisc

Other control number

809478012221

Other physical details

sound, color

Publisher number

OA 1222 BD

Record ID

.b11721193x

Sound on medium or separate

sound on medium

Specific material designation

videodisc

System control number

(OCoLC)1103316795

Video recording format

DVD