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Swan Lake - A re-interpretation by Matthew Bourne from Sadler's Wells Theatre, music by Tchaikovsky [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-06-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

When it premiered at Sadler's Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne's triumphant modern re-interpretation of SWAN LAKE turned tradition upside down, taking the dance world by...continue...
Run Time: 119 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 5.1,
Country of Origin: USA
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Nureyev's Don Quixote / The Australian Ballet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-03-27

Works: Léon Minkus: Don Quixote, ballet
Performers: Aldous, Lucette; Powell, Ray
Conductors: Lanchberry, John
Ensemble: Victoria State Orchestra

Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann are thrilling in this Australian Ballet production. Also starring Lucette Aldous, Ray Powell and Francis Croese. Shown in wide screen,...continue...
Run Time: 122 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 5.1
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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Elisha Willis, Iain Mackay [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella
Performers: Mackay, Iain; Tait, Marion; Willis, Elisha
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

A new version of a fairytale classic created for the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 20th anniversary. This spellbinding new production, brings together, in their first-ever collaboration,...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 5.1
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Prokofiev: Cinderella / Elisha Willis, Iain Mackay [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-04-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella
Performers: Mackay, Iain; Tait, Marion; Willis, Elisha
Conductors: Kessels, Koen
Ensemble: Royal Ballet Sinfonia

A new version of a fairytale classic created for the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 20th anniversary. This spellbinding new production, brings together, in their first-ever collaboration,...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Gala From Berlin: Grand Finale / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-10-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Igor Stravinsky: Firebird Suit...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

An extraordinary program for an extraordinary night: The Berliner Philharmoniker celebrates the final day of the 20th Century with Grand Finales in the first part...continue...
Run Time: 95 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Delibes: Coppelia / Nagano, Lyon National Opera Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-09-28

Works: Léo Delibes: Coppélia
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Lyon National Opera Orchestra

The story of 'Coppelia' explores a young man's passion for a beautiful girl who turns out to be a mechanical doll, exploring a popular mythological...continue...
Run Time: 73 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Matthew Bourne [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-06-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20

Thrilling, audacious and totally original, Matthew Bourne's legendary production transforms one of ballet's best-loved stories into a stylish, witty, poignant, contemporary tale with extravagant, awar...continue...

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev) / Paris Opera & Ballet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-04-27

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Performers: Delanoe, Lionel; Jade, Charles; Legris, Manuel; Loudieres, Monique
Conductors: Pahn, Vello
Ensemble: Paris National Opera Ballet; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev, this stunning Paris Opera Ballet production was performed at the Opera Bastille. The exceptional cast was chosen by Nureyev himself, and...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby 5.1
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Minkus: La Bayadère (Nureyev) / Paris Opera & Ballet [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-04-27

Works: Léon Minkus: La Bayadere, ballet
Performers: Delanoe, Lionel; Guerin, Isabelle; Hilaire, Laurent; Platel, Elisabeth
Conductors: Queval, Michel
Ensemble: Colonne Concerts Orchestra

A breathtaking performance by the Paris Opera Ballet of this exceptional production recorded at the Palais Garnier in Paris. This fully restored version of Petipa's...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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European Concert Volume 2: 1996 - 1999 / Haitink, Barenboim, Berlin PO [4 DVD]

4 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Barenboim, Daniel; Blacher, Kolja; Schäfer, Christine
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

In this second collection of European concerts, filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Versailles, Stockholm, and Kraków, the renowned Berlin Philharmonic continues its tradition of...continue...
Run Time: 380 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM,
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Adam: Giselle / Gruzin/Holland Symfonia, Tsygankova, Varga [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-01-26

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle
Performers: Tsygankova, Anna; Varga, Jozef
Conductors: Gruzin, Boris
Ensemble: Holland Symfonia

Giselle is a dramatic and timeless tale of love, deception, revenge and forgiveness. The ballet's combination of dramatic acting, virtuoso technique and ethereal beauty continues...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Adam: Giselle / Gruzin/Holland Symfonia, Tsygankova, Varga [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2010-01-26

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle
Performers: Tsygankova, Anna; Varga, Jozef
Conductors: Gruzin, Boris
Ensemble: Holland Symfonia

Giselle is a dramatic and timeless tale of love, deception, revenge and forgiveness. The ballet's combination of dramatic acting, virtuoso technique and ethereal beauty continues...continue...
Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
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Russian Night: Waldbuhne Concert - Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin / Ozawa/BPO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-08-25

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Alexander Borod...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Seiji Ozawa conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this Russian-oriented performance. Included in this program are Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture' as well as Stravinsky's 'Firebird'....continue...

Bizet/Shchedrin: Bizet / Choreographed by Mats Ek, The Cullberg Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-05-26

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: Carmen-Suite (after Bizet)

With the hot glow of her cigar, the piercing intensity of her gaze, and her unabashed sexuality, Carmen radiates defiance. She's a woman who knows...continue...
Run Time: 50 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky/Royal Swedish Ballet Stockholm [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Queval, Michel
Ensemble: Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

Choreographer Peter Wright stages Swan Lake as a romantic Gothic tragedy. This invigorating version focuses on the heartbreaking role of the Prince in the dramatic...continue...
Run Time: 162 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0
Subtitles: Spanish
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The Sleeping Beauty - Tchaikovsky/Dutch National Ballet [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Conductors: Florio, Ermanno
Ensemble: Holland Symfonia

Tchaikovsky and Petipa's timeless ballet- acknowledged as the most pure and demanding piece in the classic romantic repertoire - is a stunning example of the...continue...
Run Time: 177 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM, DTS
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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A Simple Man - Davis/Northern Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Carl Davis: A Simple Man
Conductors: Davis, Carl
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the painter L.S. Lowry in 1987, this BAFTA award-winning dramatic ballet celebrates the life and work...continue...

Swan Lake - London Festival Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Bond, Graham
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Swan Lake is a bittersweet tale recounting the love of Prince Siegfried for Odette, who, as the result of the evil sorcery of the magician...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Maya Plisetskya, Nikolai Fadeyechev / Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-07-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Faier, Yuri
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

'Swan Lake' tells the timeless tale of redemption through love. For the prima ballerina who dances the dual role of Odette and Odile it is...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
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Khachaturian: Spartacus / Vladimir Vasiliev, Natalia Bessmertnova / The Bolshoi Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-07-29

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Performers: Bessmertnova, Natalia; Liepa, Marius; Timofeyeva, Nina; Vasiliev, Vladimir
Conductors: Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

The inherent cinematic approach in Yuri Grigorovich's staging of Aram Khachaturian's score falls perfectly in place. Vladimir Vasiliev, as the slave who leads an unsuccessful...continue...
Run Time: 92 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
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Stars Of The Russian Ballet / Maya Plisetskaya, Galinia Ulanova, Natalia Dudinskaya [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-07-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20; Boris Vladimirovich Asafiev: The Fountain of Bakhchisarai; The Flames of Paris

This historical program features a one-of-a kind sequence in which two of the world's greatest ballerinas, Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya, dance together in a...continue...
Run Time: 82 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Rozhdestvensky/Bolshoi Ballet, Ulanova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-07-29

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennadi
Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra

An historic performance by the legendary Galina Ulanova highlights this lush production of the ever-popular ballet. Choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky and conducted by world-famous Gennadi...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Bizet/Schedrin: Carmen Suite / Pilsetskaya [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57
Performers: Plisetskaya, Maya

The Bolshoi Ballet’s prima ballerina, Maya Plisetskaya, is the star of this lyrical film of excerpts from several of her most famous roles. The centerpiece...continue...
Run Time: 64 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Russia
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Schedrin: Anna Karenina / Simonov, Pilsetskaya, Godunov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: Anna Karenina
Performers: Godunov, Alexander; Plisetskaya, Maya; Tikhonov, Vladimir; Vladimirov, Yuri

Based on Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel and choreographed by Maya Plisetskaya to music by Rodion Shchedrin, this film is a vehicle for the extraordinary talents...continue...
Run Time: 78 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Schedrin: Little Humpbacked Horse / Pilsetskaya, Vasiliev [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Rodion K. Shchedrin: The Little Humpbacked Horse
Performers: Plisetskaya, Maya; Vasiliev, Vladimir

A magical tour through the land of flying horses, dancing fish, and tumbling clowns highlights this magnificent Bolshoi Ballet production of 'The Little Humpbacked Horse'....continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
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Adam: Giselle / Bujones, Botafogo, Melucci, Gaspar [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle
Performers: Bujones, Fernando

Ballet virtuoso Fernando Bujones stars in the brilliant production of 'Giselle' with the Ballet Teatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro. This electrifying performance captures Bujones...continue...
Run Time: 102 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Khachaturian: Spartacus / Pavane, Heathcote [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus
Performers: Heathecote, Steven; Pavane, Lisa
Conductors: Wilkins, Ormsby
Ensemble: Victoria State Orchestra

A powerful and moving work, Spartacus shows episodes from an uprising of slaves in ancient Rome. The dramatic effects of this action are played out...continue...
Run Time: 118 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: Australia
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Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Walsh, Ashmole [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Performers: Ashmole, David; Walsh, Christine
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Elizabethan Melbourne Orchestra

This ballet is the magical tale of the beautiful Princess Aurora, condemned to sleep for one hundred years under a spell from the wicked Fairy...continue...
Run Time: 133 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee / Tonkin, Mcallister [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Ferdinand Herold: La Fille Mal Gardee
Performers: Mcallister, David; Tonkin, Fiona
Conductors: Smith, Noel
Ensemble: Victoria State Orchestra

Set in a peasant village in the French countryside, La Fille Mal Gardee is a delightful tale of the difficult path of young love. Widow...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Plisetskaya Dances - Swan Lake, Spartacus, Romeo & Juliet, etc. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-06-24

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Romeo and Juliet Overture; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites; Léon Fyodorovich Minkus: Don Quixote
Performers: Plisetskaya, Maya

Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, is the subject of this documentary. Containing some rare footage of her as a child, it covers...continue...
Run Time: 70 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Joan Sutherland "Bel Canto Showcase: Firestone" / The Early Triumphs from 1961-63 (B&W) [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-04-29

Works: Idabelle Firestone: If I could tell you; Thomas Augustine Arne: Artaxerxes; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Gaetano Donizetti: La Favorita; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Les Hu...
Performers: Sutherland, Joan, Dame
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard

Since her ascension to world fame in 1959, Dame Joan Sutherland reigned supreme in the demanding soprano roles of the bel canto repertoire. Her rich...continue...
Run Time: 30 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Violinist Leonid Kogan "Interpretations" / Music of Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Brahms, Kreisler, Paganini [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-03-25

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Mélodie for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major; Valse-Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 34; Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda, Op. 57; Johannes Brahms: Sona...

When Leonid Kogan made his first appearance in Paris 1955, the Public Palais de Chaillot went wild and the critics were ecstatic. He played three...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, B&W and Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / The Bolshoi Theatre, Bassmertnova, Bogatyrev, Zhuraitis [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2008-01-29

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Performers: Bessmertnova, Natalia; Bogatyrev, Alexander
Conductors: ; Zhuraitis, Algis
Ensemble: Bolshoi Ballet; Moscow Symphony Orchestra

The aristocratic beauty of the Bolshoi Ballet brings this acclaimed production of Swan Lake alive with ennobling presence and artistry. Natalia Bessmertnova is soft and...continue...
Run Time: 117 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Sizova, Dudinskaya [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-08-28

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra

The Kirov Ballet performs this beautiful ballet in this classic color motion picture from 1965. This is based on the original choreography by Marius Petipa...continue...
Run Time: 84 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
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Auber: Haydee / Swierczewski / Philippe, Comparetti, et al [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-05-29

Works: Daniel-François Auber: Haydee
Performers: Comparetti, Bruno; Medioni, Paul; Philippe, Isabelle; Schmidt, Anne Sophie; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Swierczewski, Michel

This comic opera, which made its debut in Paris in 1847, tells the story of a Venetian admiral, Loredan (Bruno Comparetti), his bitter rival Malipieri...continue...
Run Time: 137 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Russian Ballet Highlights / Selections from Giselle, Spartacus, Le Corsaire, etc. The Kirov & Bolshoi Ballets [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2007-01-30

Works: Adolphe-Charles Adam: Giselle; Aram Khachaturian: Spartacus

Run Time: 58 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Country of Origin: USA
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