The Australian Ballet - Coppelia
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Brand: KulturWriter: Arthur Saint-Leon
Writer: Charles Nuitter
Writer: E.T.A. Hoffmann
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of The Australian Ballet - Coppelia
Movie Review: A common man's point of view.
Summary: 5 Stars
It was the Australian Ballet that got me interested in this so very beautiful art form. I purchased a three ballet boxed set of Tchaikovsky ballets, which included "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake", and "The Nutcracker". I fell in love with Sleeping Beauty, by THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET. Sleeping Beauty / Christine Walsh, Australian Ballet It stars Christine Walsh and David Ashmole. Since then I have been collecting all the ballet DVDs I can afford.
Little did I know that in the "Sleeping Beauty" was the up and coming sensation of "Coppelia", Lisa Pavane and Greg Horsman. If you have that DVD, Lisa is the Fairy Godmother in the brown tutu. I could not identify Greg.
I know my job as a reviewer is to inform you of what I think of "Coppelia" by the Australian Ballet, so I will get to the point. First of all, it is the most FUN ballet in existence. It is the happiest ballet that I have so far seen. I saw it live once many years ago in Nashville, Tennessee, so I knew the story and LOVED the music. One reviewer commenting on "Snow White" with music composed and conducted by Emilio Aragon from Spain, said that Aragon's music had only one theme and was repeated over and over throughout the entire ballet.Aragón: Snow White (ballet) I did not agree (read my review on Snow White). The same could never be said about Coppelia because Leo Delibes gives us at least 31 distinctly different melodies, and most of them are so beautiful that words cannot describe them. The producers of this Coppelia were not happy with 31 melodies so they borrowed one from another Delibes ballet "Sylvia". The melody is the one used by the bridesmaids and groomsmen in their dance to honor the bride and groom Swanilda and Frans in the third act. It is so beautiful I do not blame them for adding it to Coppelia. Delibes: Sylvia
Lisa Pavane is a sensational ballerina and her partner Greg Horsman is a sensational danseure. They both have a tremendous amount of dancing to do in this ballet, and most of it is fast tempo. It shows in the curtain calls as they are perspiring profusely. The costumes used in this ballet are fabulous (as they were in the Australian version of Sleeping Beauty) And the sets were also the best I've seen both live and in the Royal Ballet production of Coppelia. Each act has a completely different set. The Coppelius workshop set puts the Royal Ballet's to shame. There is simply no comparison, and that goes for the animatons (dolls) too. You don't have to believe me, just buy this ballet and listen to the patrons of the Sydney Opera House go wild when the dolls come to life and go through their dance routines, especially the disjointed rag-doll. Colin Peasley is simply great as DR. Coppelius, the "mad" doll maker. Peasley is also a member of the governing body of the Australian Ballet Company.
When I saw this ballet live so many years ago in Nashville, the promoters offered anyone who was not happy with the production, their money back. I did NOT ask for my money back. If you buy this ballet, I don't believe you will ask for your money back either.
Summary of The Australian Ballet - Coppelia
?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.Similar DVD Movies
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