ART OF VADIM MUNTAGIROV (THE) - The Sleeping Beauty / Manon / Coppélia / Giselle [Ballets] (4-DVD Box Set) (NTSC)

THE ART OF VADIM MUNTAGIROV
(4-DVD Boxed Set)

 

Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Princess Aurora - Marianela Nuñez
Prince Florimund - Vadim Muntagirov
Carabosse - Kristen McNally
Lilac Fairy - Claire Calvert
King Florestan XXIV - Christopher Saunders
His Queen - Elizabeth McGorian
Cattalabutte - Alastair Marriott

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Koen Kessels, conductor

Marius Petipa, choreographer
Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon, additional choreography
Oliver Messel, set designer
Peter Farmer, additional designs
Mark Jonathan, lighting designer

 

Kenneth MacMillan
MANON

Manon - Sarah Lamb
Des Grieux - Vadim Muntagirov
Lescaut - Ryoichi Hirano
Monsieur G.M. - Gary Avis
Lescaut’s Mistress - Itziar Mendizabal
Madame - Kristen McNally
The Gaoler - Thomas Whitehead
Beggar Chief - James Hay

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Martin Yates, conductor

Kenneth MacMillan, choreographer
Nicholas Georgiadis, set and costume designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

Music:
Jules Massenet (arr. by Martin Yates)

 

Léo Delibes
COPPÉLIA

Swanilda - Marianela Nuñez
Franz - Vadim Muntagirov
Dr Coppélius - Gary Avis
Coppélia - Ashley Dean
The Burgomaster - Christopher Saunders
The Innkeeper - Erico Montes
Peasant Girl - Mayara Magri
The Duke - Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød
Aurora - Claire Calvert
Prayer - Annette Buvoli

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Ninette de Valois, choreographer (after Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti)
Osbert Lancaster, set designer
John B. Read, lighting designer

 

Adolphe Adam
GISELLE (arr. by Joseph Horovitz)

Giselle - Marianela Nuñez
Count Albrecht - Vadim Muntagirov
Hilarion - Bennet Gartside
Wilfred - Johannes Stepanek
Berthe - Elizabeth McGorian
The Duke of Courland - Gary Avis
Bathilde - Christina Arestis
Myrtha - Itziar Mendizabal
Moyna - Olivia Cowley
Zulme - Beatriz Stix-Brunell

Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Marius Petipa, choreographer (after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot)
Peter Wright, additional choreography
John Macfarlane, set and costume designer
David Finn, lighting designer (after Jennifer Tipton)

 

Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, 6 April 2016 (Giselle), 28 February 2017 (The Sleeping Beauty), 3 May 2018 (Manon), 10 December 2019 (Coppélia)

Bonus:
- The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction to The Sleeping Beauty / The history of The Sleeping Beauty / The role of the Lilac Fairy with Monica Mason, Darcey Bussell and Claire Calvert
- Manon: An introduction / Creating The Courtesans / Darcey Bussell interviews Deborah MacMillan
- Coppélia: Why The Royal Ballet love dancing Coppélia / The corps de ballet in rehearsal / In conversation with Merle Park, Darcey Bussell and Marianela Nuñez / Cast gallery
- Giselle: Introduction to Giselle with Peter Wright and the artists / Exploring Mime / Working Together

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 7 hrs 58 mins (ballet) + 52 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 4

Also available on Blu-ray (OABD7306BD)