Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (DVD) – Rudolf Nureyev

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artists: Aurélie Dupont, Manuel Legris, Vincent Cordier, Nathalie Quernet, Laurent Queval, Béatrice Martel, Nathalie Aubin, Delphine Moussin, Benjamin Pech, Stéphane Elizabé, Laetitia Pujol, Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Paris
Conductor: David Coleman
Director/Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev, Patricia Ruanne
Format: NTSC
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Kultur Video
DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
Run Time: 149 minutes

The Sleeping Beauty remains, as Rudolf Nureyev often called it, the “ballet of ballets.” It is the most accomplished and the most brilliant, as well as one of the most spectacular of the 19th century, and the most representative of the “noble” style of classical dancing.

Rudolf Nureyev’s version, which he created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1989, was recorded at the Opéra Bastille in 1999, in a new production (sets and costumes) created by his faithful collaborators, Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino, who had already produced Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet and La Bayadère.

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