Product Details

• Writers: Arthur Saint-Leon, Charles Nuitter, E.T.A. Hoffmann
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: December 21, 2004
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006A9HV2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,103 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Australian Ballet - Coppelia" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

‘This Coppelia is a traditional ballet from start to finish and one that is timeless in the way of all the best and best-loved fairy tales’ – Sunday Telegraph. This delightful ballet tells the story of Dr Coppelius, a toymaker and magician, who attempts to bring to life his beautiful doll, Coppelia. He is fooled by the mischievous Swanilda, who masquerades as Coppelia and saves her lover Franz from the doctor’s magic. From a tale by Hoffman. With Lisa Pavane, Greg Horsman, The Australian Ballet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performance, July 22, 2001

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Robert M. Freedman (Gilbert, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Australian Ballet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is truly an excellent performance. (Even my 3-year old granddaughter was fascinated by it.) The choreography, the dancing, the sets, lighting and costumes are all essentially flawless. The orchestra - under the baton of Noel Smith - is of high caliber, though the transfer of music onto videotape was done just a bit off speed, with the result that some sustained passages by the orchestral winds are marred by a slight 'bubble' in the sound. The camera work is some of the best to be found in the area of dance. It manages to capture the scope of the choreography while providing artistically-handled non-interruptive closeups so that we can perceive the humanness of the dancers as well as their interpretive skills.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the "Coppelia" video, August 2, 2001

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A 12-year old viewer (Athens, Marousi Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Australian Ballet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a really lovely performance that anybody would be pleased to watch. The dancers passess flawless tecnical ability and musicality they're last, precise and very expressive. The music is lively and buyant, the setting, stage props and costumes come straight out of the fairy-tale. The characters have a wonderful stage presence and manage to transfer us smoothly into the world of Franz and Swanilda. I believe the Australian Ballet deserves a big praise on this production, so I would give video 5 out of 5.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coppelia, March 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Australian Ballet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My daughter and I thouroughly enjoyed this production by the Australian Ballet. The costumes were beautiful and the dancing excellent. The acting , an important part of ballet that often gets forgotten, was wonderful and my five ear old could understand exactly what was going on. I'm planning to buy every video put out by the Australian Ballet as they are first rate.