Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Makarova, Dowell, Royal Ballet Covent Garden
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Actor: Anthony Dowell, Natalia MakarovaBrand: Swan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Makarova, Dowell, Royal Ballet Covent Garden
Movie Review: I recommend the DVD of the Swedish Ballet as First Choice
Summary: 3 Stars
All that I might have said has been well presented by those who ranked this performance two or three stars. I am sellling off my copy of this Royal Ballet DVD - not that it's a bad production at all but that it is over-rated and rather bland.
I highly recommend the performance by the Swedish Ballet as a first choice keeper. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake It is gripping it its drama, the sets establish a mood but do not call attention to themselves, and the emotional commitment of everyone involved is clearly profound. And oh yes, the dancing and the acting (it is a story ballet, after all) are superb, and the orchestral playing if not better in execution is certainly better in recorded sound.
Summary of Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Makarova, Dowell, Royal Ballet Covent Garden
It is difficult to believe today that Swan Lake was a failure on its production in 1877 and was not successful until the Petipa/Ivanov version of 1895. Today it is regarded as one of the greatest works in the art of ballet. The magic of Tchaikovsky's music, embodying the love of Prince Siegfried for the enchanted Swan Queen, has greatly contributed to making this the best loved of all classical ballets. This production, with designs by the late Leslie Hurry, stars Natalia Makarova as Odette-Odile and Anthony Dowell as Prince Siegfried. Prince Siegfried celebrates his twenty-first birthday; his mother tells him it is time to marry, but he prefers to go hunting. Alone, by a lakeside, he sees a swan who turns to human form. She is an enchanted princess who can be saved only by true love. He promises this, but is tricked by the wicked magician who disguises his own daughter as the swan-maiden. In despair, Siegfried and the swan-maiden leap to death together and their sacrifice destroys the evil power.Educational DVD Video
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