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Marston: The Cellist; Jerome Robbins: Dances at a Gathering
Marston: The Cellist; Jerome Robbins: Dances at a Gathering
Lauren Cuthbertson (The Cellist); Marcelino Sambé (The Instrument (The Cellist)); Matthew Ball (The Conductor (The Cellist)); Marianela Nuñez (Dances at a Gathering); Francesca Hayward (Dances at a Gathering); Yasmine Naghdi (Dances at a Gathering); Alexander Campbell (Dances at a Gathering); Federico Bonelli (Dances at a Gathering); William Bracewell (Dances at a Gathering); Luca Acri (Dances at a Gathering); Hetty Snell (Solo Cello (The Cellist)); Robert Clark (Solo Piano (Dances at a Gathering))
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Cathy Marston, previously Associate Artist of The Royal Ballet and Director of Bern Ballett, created The Cellist for The Royal Ballet in 2020. The inspiration for her first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is the momentous life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré – from her discovery of the cello and her celebrity as one of its most extraordinary players, to her pain, frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful music for cello by Elgar, Beethoven Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
Jerome Robbins’ elegant and elegiac classic, Dances at a Gathering, is the other work in the programme - it is an exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to music by Chopin, and is a masterpiece of subtlety and invention.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2021
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital Stereo & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1318D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2021
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS Master Audio 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7277D
Conductor(s):
Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Orchestra(s):
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Lauren Cuthbertson; Marcelino Sambé; Matthew Ball; Marianela Nuñez; Francesca Hayward; Yasmine Naghdi; Alexander Campbell; Federico Bonelli; William Bracewell; Luca Acri; Hetty Snell; Robert Clark; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Lauren Cuthbertson; Marcelino Sambé; Matthew Ball; Marianela Nuñez; Francesca Hayward; Yasmine Naghdi; Alexander Campbell; Federico Bonelli; William Bracewell; Luca Acri; Hetty Snell; Robert Clark; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
"…Francesca Hayward, Laura Morera and a dropdead- magnificent Alexander Campbell the first among excellent equals in this first-rate work. " (The Telegraph - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"Jacqueline du Pré’s life story is translated into a powerfully affecting ballet by Cathy Marston" (The Guardian - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Robbins’ choreography, unforced, flowing, at times like the finest lace, as fleet-footed dancers cross each other’s paths creating dazzling patterns, is a delight. Watching it you feel, in a mysterious way, truly blessed. " (Culture Whisper - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"The relationship between a great musician and her instrument, vividly imagined in dance. " (The Arts Desk - The Cellist ★★★★)
"A hugely anticipated world premiere… There is much to admire… This piece truly shines…" (Sunday Express - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Jacqueline du Pré’s life story is translated into a powerfully affecting ballet by Cathy Marston" (The Guardian - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Robbins’ choreography, unforced, flowing, at times like the finest lace, as fleet-footed dancers cross each other’s paths creating dazzling patterns, is a delight. Watching it you feel, in a mysterious way, truly blessed. " (Culture Whisper - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"The relationship between a great musician and her instrument, vividly imagined in dance. " (The Arts Desk - The Cellist ★★★★)
"A hugely anticipated world premiere… There is much to admire… This piece truly shines…" (Sunday Express - The Cellist ★★★★)
Lauren Cuthbertson (The Cellist); Marcelino Sambé (The Instrument (The Cellist)); Matthew Ball (The Conductor (The Cellist)); Marianela Nuñez (Dances at a Gathering); Francesca Hayward (Dances at a Gathering); Yasmine Naghdi (Dances at a Gathering); Alexander Campbell (Dances at a Gathering); Federico Bonelli (Dances at a Gathering); William Bracewell (Dances at a Gathering); Luca Acri (Dances at a Gathering); Hetty Snell (Solo Cello (The Cellist)); Robert Clark (Solo Piano (Dances at a Gathering))
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Cathy Marston, previously Associate Artist of The Royal Ballet and Director of Bern Ballett, created The Cellist for The Royal Ballet in 2020. The inspiration for her first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is the momentous life and career of cellist Jacqueline du Pré – from her discovery of the cello and her celebrity as one of its most extraordinary players, to her pain, frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful music for cello by Elgar, Beethoven Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
Jerome Robbins’ elegant and elegiac classic, Dances at a Gathering, is the other work in the programme - it is an exercise in pure dance for five couples, set to music by Chopin, and is a masterpiece of subtlety and invention.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2021
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital Stereo & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OA1318D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2021
Sound Formats: LPCM 2.0 & DTS Master Audio 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: (extra features only) EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: OABD7277D
Conductor(s):
Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Orchestra(s):
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Lauren Cuthbertson; Marcelino Sambé; Matthew Ball; Marianela Nuñez; Francesca Hayward; Yasmine Naghdi; Alexander Campbell; Federico Bonelli; William Bracewell; Luca Acri; Hetty Snell; Robert Clark; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
Lauren Cuthbertson; Marcelino Sambé; Matthew Ball; Marianela Nuñez; Francesca Hayward; Yasmine Naghdi; Alexander Campbell; Federico Bonelli; William Bracewell; Luca Acri; Hetty Snell; Robert Clark; The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Andrea Molino (The Cellist)
"…Francesca Hayward, Laura Morera and a dropdead- magnificent Alexander Campbell the first among excellent equals in this first-rate work. " (The Telegraph - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"Jacqueline du Pré’s life story is translated into a powerfully affecting ballet by Cathy Marston" (The Guardian - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Robbins’ choreography, unforced, flowing, at times like the finest lace, as fleet-footed dancers cross each other’s paths creating dazzling patterns, is a delight. Watching it you feel, in a mysterious way, truly blessed. " (Culture Whisper - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"The relationship between a great musician and her instrument, vividly imagined in dance. " (The Arts Desk - The Cellist ★★★★)
"A hugely anticipated world premiere… There is much to admire… This piece truly shines…" (Sunday Express - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Jacqueline du Pré’s life story is translated into a powerfully affecting ballet by Cathy Marston" (The Guardian - The Cellist ★★★★)
"Robbins’ choreography, unforced, flowing, at times like the finest lace, as fleet-footed dancers cross each other’s paths creating dazzling patterns, is a delight. Watching it you feel, in a mysterious way, truly blessed. " (Culture Whisper - Dances at a Gathering ★★★★★)
"The relationship between a great musician and her instrument, vividly imagined in dance. " (The Arts Desk - The Cellist ★★★★)
"A hugely anticipated world premiere… There is much to admire… This piece truly shines…" (Sunday Express - The Cellist ★★★★)
