The Magic of Russian Ballet [SE] [3 DVDs] - DVD

DVD 1:
"Tschaikowsky - Der Nußknacker"
Masha/The Princess - Larissa Lezhnina, Nutcacker/The Prince - Victor Baranov, Drosselmeyer - Piotr Russanov
Libretto by Marius Pepipa
Choreography and libretto adapted by Vasily Vainonen
Kirov Ballet at the Marinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
Artistic Director Oleg Vinogradov, Kirov Orchestra Victor Fedotov
Laufzeit: 104 Min.


DVD 2:
"Return of the Firebird"
Stravsinky - "Firebird", "Petrushka"
Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherazade"

"Return of the Firebird" presents dramatic re-creations of the original Ballets russes products of The Firebird, Petrushka and Scheherazade, first seen in Paris almost a century ago. Russian ballet superstar Andris Liepa heads an all-star cast and directs theses magical films, shot in Russia's famour Mosfilm studios.

Nina Ananiashvili - Firebird
Andris Liepa - Petrushka, Prince Ivan, Shakhriar
Ilze Liepa - Zabeida
Victor Yeremenko - Golden Slave
Gennady Taranda - Blackamoor
Ekaterina Liepa - Princess
Tatiana Beletskaya - Ballerina
Laufzeit: 120 Min.


DVD 3:
"Essential Ballet"
Stars of Russian Ballet
Kirov Ballet at Covent Garden, London:
-Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
-Swan Lake
-The Nutcracker
-Dvorák. The Leaves Are Fading
-Minkus: Paquita
-Drigo: Diana and Acteon
-Kirov Orchestra
-Viktor Fedotov
-Valery Gergiev
In the presence of Diana, Princess of Wales

Gala Performance from Red Square, Moscow
-Adam: Giselle
-Le Corsaire
-Stravinsky: The Firebird
-Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
-Gavrilin: Aniuta
-Saint-Saens: The Dying Swan
-Minkus: Don Quixote
-Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
-Alexander Sotnikov
Laufzeit: 117 Min.