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Ashton: Ballets
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(DVD - Code 2)
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Three contrasting ballets by The Royal BaIlets Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton: The Dream (1964) is an enchanting adaptation of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream to music by Mendelssohn. Symphonic Variations (1946) is an earIy Ashton masterpiece, and a breathtaking, abstract work on the beauty of pure movement. Marguerite and Armand (1963), here danced by former RoyaI Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky and Guest Artist Roberto BoIle, is a tragic Iove story of great lyric beauty. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Emmanuel Plasson. 'First-rate dancing in an Ashton triple bilI that offers comedy, serenity and demi-monde ardour' (The Stage). 'Saying fareweII to the RoyaI Ballet after 23 years, Yanowsky shows her quaIity as an actress, a dancer and a star. Theres a grand sweep to her movement, whiIe her alert stage presence makes tiny moments count ... lts a very moving goodbye' (The Independent). |
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