Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
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Actor: Agnes Letestu, Jose Martinez, Karl Paquette, Muriel Halle, Paris Opera BalletBrand: Naxos OF America INC
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); Dutch (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 145 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Opus Arte
Movie Reviews of Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
Movie Review: Immaculate
Summary: 5 Stars
I wavered over buying this version due to the comments of other reviewers who considered the piece to be dominated by two less than involved principals. Fortunately I went ahead and what a delight this production is in the French manner - and I think that is the key as it is so fluid in dancing and graceful in style.
The production values are excellent -the scenery is restrained and complements the dancers without dominating them, the lighting is unobtrusive in setting mood changes and the pastel costuming is elegant and appropriate. The PO corps de ballet is (as always) highly skilled and large groupings move effortlessly around the stage - they are a pleasure in their own right. As for the Principals, I would choose words like imperious over icy,and anguished instead of impersonal for Agnes Letestu. She dances silkily with precision and manages the dual roles with convincing changes of emotion -e.g. the closeup of Odile's ominously wicked smile on her entry to meet the Prince. Martinez as her companion is less overt but his style is controlled elegance and if you are familiar with it then you will know what to expect.
Karl Paquette I liked in Paquita and he is also well cast in the tutor's role and as a suitably Machiavellian Rothbart rather than the usual openly evil characterisation - with a bonus of getting the best costuming. Overall an engaging production well worth having with one shortcoming that is still too common with video directors who do not appreciate that closeups of dancers rarely work. A notable exception is mentioned above,but there were still too many for my taste. They interfere with the flow and invariably work against the performance - you don't see them from the circle and neither should we on dvd. That apart the spread of shots from different angles (and above) was seamless and no significant moments were missed so together with a soundtrack also superb in surround sound this version of Nureyev's production is highly recommended.
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