Product Details

• Actors: Lorin Maazel, Orchestre National de Paris
• Directors: Jiri Kylians
• 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: July 27, 2010
• Run Time: 82 minutes
• ASIN: B003L16FCM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,531 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

PETER AND THE WOLF
Sergei Prokofiev

Matthew Hart has taken Prokofiev's ever-popular piece for solo narrative voice and orchestra and made a delightful children's ballet, danced in this studio recording by pupils from the prestigious Royal Ballet School, with the great Anthony Dowell as the Storyteller/Grandfather. Hart's choreography and Ian Spurling's designs give a contemporary feel to the traditional tale of the boy who saves his animal friends from a wolf. There is a captivating simplicity to their highly entertaining production.

Choreography MATTHEW HART
Storyteller ANTHONY DOWELL
Music SERGEY PROKOFIEV
Conductor PAUL MURPHY
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London
Directed and Edited by Ross MacGibbon

Peter DAVID JOHNSON
Bird LAYLA HARRISON
Duck KARAN LINGHAM
Cat ELIZABETH HOLLIDAY
Wolf MARTIN HARVEY
with ANTHONY DOWELL as Grandfather

L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES

Jirí Kylián's fantasy ballet about a naughty boy is set to an opera by Ravel, which the composer based on a libretto by Colette. Angry because he does not want to learn his lessons, the boy destroys his books and vandalises the room he is in. But his surroundings come to life, seeking revenge, and he finds himself in some tricky situations before the restoration of normality. Lorin Maazel conducts the Orchestre National de Paris and a fine cast of young singers, and the enchanting scenery and costumes are by award-winning designer John MacFarlane. A short introduction by Kylián is included in this studio recording featuring the Nederlands Dans Theater.

Choreography JIRÍ KYLIÁN
Conductor LORIN MAAZEL
Set and costumes by JOHN MACFARLANE
Director HANS HULSCHER
Music performed by Orchestre National, Paris

FRANÇOISE OGÉAS
JEANINE COLLARD
JEANNE BERBIÉ
SYLVAINE GILMA
COLETTE HERZOG
HEINZ REHFUSS
CAMILLE MAURANE