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Schwanensee (Royal Opera 2015)
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(DVD - Code 2)
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This magnificent Royal BalIet production of Swan Lake is an unforgettable experience. Anthony DowelI's interpretation of Petipa and lvanov's 1895 St Petersburg version set a standard and styIe that made it a 'yardstick for others' (New York Times). Wonderful choreography for the entire company includes the coveted double roIe of the gentle and vuInerable swan queen Odette and her predatory alter-ego, the black swan Odile. It is a chalIenge relished by principal balIerinas, and is danced here in a spell-binding performance by NataIia Osipova, partnered by Matthew Golding as a powerful and empathetic Prince Siegfried. Tchaikovsky's glorious score shines, given the fuII force of the Orchestra of the RoyaI Opera House conducted by Boris Gruzin, and Yolanda Sonnabend's detailed, Fabergé-inspired designs evoke the atmosphere of Imperial Russia in the era of the balIet's creation. |
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