Paquita : ballet en 2 actes /

The plot takes place in Spain during the occupation of Napoleon's army. The heroine is the young gypsy girl, Paquita. Unbeknownst to Paquita, she is really of noble birth, having been abducted by gypsies when she was an infant. She saves the life of a young French officer, Lucien d'Hervill...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Paquita (Choreographic work : Lacotte after Mazilier and Petipa, M.)
Corporate Authors:	Opéra de Paris. Ballet, Opéra de Paris. Orchestre, Telmondis (Firm), Opéra national de Paris, Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors:	Coleman, David (David Robert), 1969-, Foucher, Pierre, 1956-, Mazilier, Joseph, 1797-1868, Lacotte, Pierre, 1932-, Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, Caïozzi, Denis, Letestu, Agnès, Martínez, José, 1969-, Paquette, Karl, Wilk, Richard R., Talon, Céline, Didière, Jean-Marie, Martel, Béatrice, Delvedez, Edouard, Minkus, L., 1826-1917
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2008]
Subjects:	Ballets. Ballet films. Filmed ballets. Nonfiction films.

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Summary:	The plot takes place in Spain during the occupation of Napoleon's army. The heroine is the young gypsy girl, Paquita. Unbeknownst to Paquita, she is really of noble birth, having been abducted by gypsies when she was an infant. She saves the life of a young French officer, Lucien d'Hervilly, who is the target of a Spanish governor who desires to have him killed by Iñigo, a gypsy chief. By way of a medallion she discovers that she is of noble birth, being in fact the cousin of Lucien. As such, she and the officer are able to wed.
Item Description:	Statement of responsibility from container. Booklet with program notes in English, French and German (18 pages) inserted in container. Bonus: Interviews with Brigitte Lefèvre, Pierre Lacotte, Agnès Letestu, José Martinez. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; all regions; PCM stereo., Dolby digital 5.1, DTS 5.1; picture format 16:9.
ISBN:	9783939873891 3939873896