• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Classical, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 54 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 18, 2005
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Nicolas Le Riche, Eleonora Abbagnato, Karl Paquette, Vello Pahn, Le Corps de Ballet et l'Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, English, German
• Studio ‏ : ‎ TDK DVD
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Sergei Prokofiev and Yuri Grigorovich's two-act ballet is captured live at the Opéra National de Paris in this 2003 performance featuring dancers Nicolas Le Riche, Karl Paquette, and Eleonora Abbagnato. The Corps de Ballet et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris performs under the wand of conductor Vello Pähn.

Sergei Prokofiev and Yuri Grigorovich's two-act ballet is captured live at the Opéra National de Paris in this 2003 performance featuring dancers Nicolas Le Riche, Karl Paquette, and Eleonora Abbagnato. The Corps de Ballet et Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris performs under the wand of conductor Vello Pähn TDK presents one of the most fascinating choreographies to have emerged from Russia during the last decades: Yuri Grigorovich’s original ballet dramatizing Ivan the Terrible's reign as Czar of Russia. Choreographed to Sergei Prokofiev's score to Eisenstein's famous film on the same topic, this ballet in two acts, was premiered in Moscow in 1975 at the Bolshoi Theatre. Greeted with enthusiasm in the same year in New York, it continued its success with Western audiences, when Grigorovich was invited to stage Ivan the Terrible at the Paris Opéra in 1976, making it an essential part of the company’s repertoire. Recorded at the end of 2003, this production features in the title role the amazing star of the Paris Ballet, Nicolas Le Riche, one of the foremost dancers of today. Famous all over the world for his elegant strength, the beauty of his expression and the musicality of his movements, he has created leading roles for choreographers such as Rudolf Nureyev, Mats Ek and John Neumeier. As the the Czar Ivan he dances opposite Eleonora Abbagnato, his fellow dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet, whose highly refined dancing in the role of his wife Anastasia gives rise to great hopes for her future.