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Don Quixote / Grand ballet in a prologue and four acts / Music by Ludwig Minkus / Libretto by Marius Petipa / Choreography by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa / Artists of the Mariinsky Ballet / Conductor Pavel Bubelnikov / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 118 Minutes
UPC: 044007432358
- Aspect Ratio : 16:9
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Director : Brian Large
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, AC-3, Color, Dolby, Classical, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 58 minutes
- Release date : July 14, 2009
- Actors : Vladimir Ponomarev, Leonid Sarafanov, Olesya Novikova, Anton Lukovkin, Igor Petropy
- Language : Unknown (DTS 5.0)
- Studio : Decca
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
A breath-taking ensemble performance of Marius Petipa's popular Don Quixote by Minkus, loosely based on Cervantes famous novel, from the world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet. The Mariinsky's top principal male, Leonid Sarafanov gives another virtuosic yet elegent performance.
An explosive mix of Spanish sunshine and Russian classical dance, Don Quixote remains one of the most popular of all ballets-bursting with riotous ensembles and spectacular pas de deux. Based on episodes from Cervantes's classic novel, the ballet was created by the greatest of all ballet masters, Marius Petipa. This performance, featuring international stars Olesya Novikova and Leonid Sarafanov, presents the full Mariinsky company in a fiesta of dance that has thrilled audiences all over the world.
DON QUIXOTE
Grand ballet in a prologue and four acts
Music by Ludwig Minkus
Libretto by Marius Petipa
based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Choreography by Alexander Gorsky after Marius Petipa
Artists of the Mariinsky Ballet
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Conductor Pavel Bubelnikov
Set and costume designs Alexander Golovin and Konstantin Korovin
Restoration of sets Mikhail Shishliannikov
Artistic and General Director of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev
Director of the Mariinsky Ballet Makhar Vaziev
Video director Brian Large
MARIINSKY THEATRE
Made in the EU
Booklet enclosed Brochure incluse With booklet
Cover photos N. Razina
