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Swan lake

Title
Swan lake [videorecording] / original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography by Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; produced and directed for television by John Michael Phillips ; [performed by] the Royal Ballet ; NVC Arts presents a Thames Television production in association with Covent Garden Video Productions Limited.
Publication
West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [2003], c1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Phillips, John Michael.
  • Makarova, Natalia, 1940-
  • Dowell, Anthony
  • Larsen, Gerd
  • Rencher, Derek
  • Lawrence, Ashley, 1934-
  • Hurry, Leslie, 1909-
  • Bryan, Robert, 1934-
  • Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995.
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
  • Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Royal Ballet.
  • NVC Arts (Firm)
  • Thames Television, ltd.
  • Covent Garden Video Productions.
  • Kultur International Films. pbl
  • Royal Ballet. Orchestra.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (134 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their death thus destroying the evil power of the magician
Uniform Title
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
  • Swan lake (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Title from container.
  • Synopsis given at beginning of each act.
Credits (note)
  • Scenery and costumes designed by Leslie Hurry ; theatre lights by Robert Bryan ; artistic director, Norman Morrice ; senior cameraman, Peter Shaw ; videotape editor, Camilla Keenan.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on July 28, 1980.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; Dolby Digital.
Contents
[Introduction] (ca. 4 min.) -- Act 1 (ca. 31 min.) -- Act II (ca. 32 min.) -- Act III (ca. 43 min.) -- Act IV (ca. 20 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4446
ISBN
  • 0769714080
  • 9780769714080
LCCN
032031140899
OCLC
52770128
Title
Swan lake [videorecording] / original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov ; additional choreography by Frederick Ashton, Rudolf Nureyev ; music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; produced and directed for television by John Michael Phillips ; [performed by] the Royal Ballet ; NVC Arts presents a Thames Television production in association with Covent Garden Video Productions Limited.
Imprint
West Long Branch, N.J. : Kultur, [2003], c1982.
Playing Time
021700
System Details
DVD; Dolby Digital.
Performer
Royal Ballet: Natalia Makarova (Odette/Odile) ; Anthony Dowell (Prince Siegfried) ; Gerd Larsen (Queen Mother) ; Derek Rencher (Baron Von Rothbart) ; Garry Grant (Wolfgang, the tutor) ; Andra Conley, Rosalyn Whitten, Michael Coleman (pas de trois) ; Angela Cox, Julie Lincoln, Jennifer Jackson, Anita Young (cygnets) ; Judith Howe, Pippa Wylde (two swans) ; Leslie Edwards (master of ceremonies) ; Wendy Ellis, Karen Paisey, Derek Deane, Mark Silver (pas de quatre) ; Rosalind Eyre, Jacqui Tallis, Christopher Carr, Ashley Page (Spanish dance) ; Julie Lincoln, Graham Fletcher (leading czardas) ; Rosemary Taylor, Wayne Sleep (Neapolitan) ; artists of the Royal Ballet Company.
Narrator, Michael Hordern.
Music played by Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Ballet ; conductor, Ashley Lawrence.
Credits
Scenery and costumes designed by Leslie Hurry ; theatre lights by Robert Bryan ; artistic director, Norman Morrice ; senior cameraman, Peter Shaw ; videotape editor, Camilla Keenan.
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on July 28, 1980.
Added Author
Phillips, John Michael. Producer
Phillips, John Michael. Director
Makarova, Natalia, 1940- dancer.
Dowell, Anthony, dancer.
Larsen, Gerd, dancer.
Rencher, Derek, dancer.
Lawrence, Ashley, 1934- Conductor
Hurry, Leslie, 1909- Costume designer
Hurry, Leslie, 1909- Set designer
Bryan, Robert, 1934- Lighting designer
Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995. Narrator
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, choreographer.
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero.
Royal Ballet.
NVC Arts (Firm)
Thames Television, ltd.
Covent Garden Video Productions.
Kultur International Films. Publisher
Royal Ballet. Orchestra.
Added Title
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Nureyev)
Other Standard Identifier
032031140899
Publisher No.
D1408 Kultur
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-4446
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