Rudolf Nureyev’s colourful, “movie-star” production retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great Depression in the 1930s and 1940s. Agnès Letestu stars as Cinderella who, living with her alcoholic father, tyrannical stepmother and two spiteful stepsisters, dreams of escape and stardom in Hollywood.
Agnès Letestu, a feminine and warm Odette, and José Martinez, a convincing, pale, vulnerable prince Siegfried, are the stars of this deeply passionate, ‘dream’ version of Swan Lake. Rudolf Nureyev’s interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s lyrical ballet, far from being a clichéd stereotype of this celebrated masterpiece, is an exposé of astonishingly powerful and recognisable human emotions.
Clairemarie Osta, Laëtitia Pujol, Jean-Guillaume Bart, Kader Belarbi
Mathieu Ganio, Ballet de L’Opéra national de Paris
Orchestre de L’Opéra national de Paris
Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski / Director: Annabel Arden
Chopin: La Dame aux camélias
Agnès Letestu, Stéphane Bullion, Dorothée Gilbert
Delphine Moussin, José Martinez, Eve Grinsztajn, Karl Paquette
The Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of The Opera national de Paris
Conductor: Michael Schmidtsdorff / Stage Director: John Neumeier
Prokofiev: Cinderella
Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Laëtitia Pujol, Wilfried Romoli
Paris Opera Ballet, Paris Opera Orchestra
Choreographer: Rudolf Nureyev / Conductor: Koen Kessels
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Agnès Letestu, José Martinez, Karl Paquette
Paris Opera Ballet, Paris Opera Orchestra
Musical Director: Vello Pähn / Choreographer: Rudolf
Extras
Jewels: Documentary George Balanchine Forever
Camélias: Illustrated synopsis · Cast gallery
Documentary Flashback on Lady of the Camellias
Cinderella: Cast gallery · Illustrated synopsis · Documentary
Cinderella goes Hollywood
Swan Lake: Illustrated synopsis · Cast gallery
