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In this production Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version. Set in the exotic surroundings of the Ottoman Empire and with a narrative encompassing abduction, murder and shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a swashbuckling pirate drama that delights for its spectacular nature and which i...

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Uniform Title:Corsair (Choreographic work : Holmes after Sergeev and Petipa, M)
Main Authors: Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856 (Composer), Pugni, Cesare, 1802-1870 (Composer), Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891 (Composer), Olʹdenburgskīĭ, Petr Georgīevich, print︠s︡, 1812-1881 (Composer), Minkus, L., 1826-1917 (Composer), Gerber, I︠U︡liĭ G., 1831-1883 (Composer), Fitingof-Shelʹ, Boris Aleksandrovich, Baron, 1829-1901 (Composer), Zabel, Albert, 1834-1910 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: English National Ballet (Performer), English National Ballet School (Performer), English National Ballet. Orchestra (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors: Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, Holmes, Anna-Marie (Choreographer, Librettist), Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910 (Choreographer), Sergeev, K. M. (Konstantin Mikhailovich), 1910-1992 (Choreographer), Saint-Georges, Henri, 1799-1875 (Librettist), Mazilier, Joseph, 1797-1868 (Librettist), Cojocaru, Alina (Dancer), Muntagirov, Vadim (Dancer), Takahashi, Erina (Dancer), Gruzdev, Dmitri (Dancer), Sutherland, Gavin (Conductor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Program notes in English, French and German on booklet inserted in container.
Published: [London] : Opus Arte, [2015]
Subjects:
Ballets.
Pirates > Drama.
Slaves > Drama.
Filmed ballets.
Televised ballets.
Ballets (Music)
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Summary:In this production Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version. Set in the exotic surroundings of the Ottoman Empire and with a narrative encompassing abduction, murder and shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a swashbuckling pirate drama that delights for its spectacular nature and which includes some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire.
Item Description:"Based on The corsaire (1814) by Lord Byron."
Program content: ©2014.
Program notes in English, French and German (23 pages : color illustrations) on booklet inserted in container.
Extra feature: Cast gallery (slide show).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages ; 15 cm).
Format:Blu-ray disc, all regions; 1080p HD, aspect ratio:1.78:1; 5.1 DTS-HD MA or 2.0 LPCM stereo ; requies Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:Sets and costumes, Bob Ringwood ; lighting, Neil Austin.