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Prokofiev: Cinderella
Marianela Nuñez (Cinderella); Vadim Muntagirov (The Prince); Gary Avis (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Luca Acri (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Bennet Gartside (Cinderella's Father); Fumi Kaneko (The Fairy Godmother); Anna Rose O'Sullivan (The Fairy Spring); Melissa Hamilton (The Fairy Summer); Yuhui Choe (The Fairy Autumn); Mayara Magri (The Fairy Winter); Taisuke Nakao (The Jester); Olga Sabadoch (The Fairy Godmother in Disguise)
Royal Ballet founding choreographer Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella was brought back to Covent Garden in 2023 to celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a creative team steeped in the magic of theatre, film and dance bringing new atmosphere to Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages, handsome princes and finding true love.
Escape to an optimistic realm of giddy dreams and rewards for kindness
in The Royal Ballet’s dazzling new production of Frederick Ashton’s
Cinderella. Celebrating the ballet’s 75th anniversary, a creative team
steeped in the magic of theatre and film bring new atmosphere to
Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages,
handsome princes and finding true love. Marianela Nuñez and Vadim
Muntagirov star as Cinderella and the Prince in Ashton’s timeless
reworking of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story, a showcase
for the deft musicality of the Company’s Founding Choreographer and
the beauty of Prokofiev’s transcendent score.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 24/11/2023
Sound Formats: LPCM Stereo 2.0 & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, SP, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: oa1378d
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 24/11/2023
Sound Formats: LPCM Stereo 2.0 & DTS-HD Master Audio Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, SP, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: oabd7316d
Conductor(s):
Koen Kessels
Koen Kessels
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Gary Avis; Luca Acri; Bennet Gartside; Fumi Kaneko; Anna Rose O'Sullivan; Melissa Hamilton; Yuhui Choe; Mayara Magri; Taisuke Nakao; Olga Sabadoch; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Gary Avis; Luca Acri; Bennet Gartside; Fumi Kaneko; Anna Rose O'Sullivan; Melissa Hamilton; Yuhui Choe; Mayara Magri; Taisuke Nakao; Olga Sabadoch; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
"... magical, lovely and oh so English ...
Marianela Nuñez makes Cinders warm as sunshine. She makes the most arduous spins look like pure pleasure, and in a heartstoppingly lovely duet, she and Vadim Muntagirov’s immaculate prince swoop through each other’s arms as though time didn’t exist." (The Evening Standard ★★★★)
"... the perfection of Nuñez and Muntagirov’s pas de deux, their regal ease, the incredible lightness of Nuñez’s feet – you could believe she was under a spell. The dancing is transporting, this ballet embodying the fairytale escapism we all sometimes need, telling us everything will turn out fine in the end" (The Guardian ★★★)
"Marianela Nuñez made an impeccable Cinderella ... a final bravo for Koen Kessels,who conducts the orchestra in a splendid account of the score." (The Spectator)
"RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2024
Kessels conducts this score with an uncanny sense for insightful phrasing: in particular, his tempo choices and accenting are always right on target, and he manages to draw splendid playing from the ROH Orchestra… Kessels captures the emotional thrust of Prokofiev’s music masterfully. RECOMMENDED " (Musicweb International)
"...the current Royal Ballet company has immense strength in depth and there are no weak links in this performance… Prokofiev’s score is very well served by experienced ballet conductor Kessels and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House" (Musicweb International)
Marianela Nuñez makes Cinders warm as sunshine. She makes the most arduous spins look like pure pleasure, and in a heartstoppingly lovely duet, she and Vadim Muntagirov’s immaculate prince swoop through each other’s arms as though time didn’t exist." (The Evening Standard ★★★★)
"... the perfection of Nuñez and Muntagirov’s pas de deux, their regal ease, the incredible lightness of Nuñez’s feet – you could believe she was under a spell. The dancing is transporting, this ballet embodying the fairytale escapism we all sometimes need, telling us everything will turn out fine in the end" (The Guardian ★★★)
"Marianela Nuñez made an impeccable Cinderella ... a final bravo for Koen Kessels,who conducts the orchestra in a splendid account of the score." (The Spectator)
"RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2024
Kessels conducts this score with an uncanny sense for insightful phrasing: in particular, his tempo choices and accenting are always right on target, and he manages to draw splendid playing from the ROH Orchestra… Kessels captures the emotional thrust of Prokofiev’s music masterfully. RECOMMENDED " (Musicweb International)
"...the current Royal Ballet company has immense strength in depth and there are no weak links in this performance… Prokofiev’s score is very well served by experienced ballet conductor Kessels and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House" (Musicweb International)
Marianela Nuñez (Cinderella); Vadim Muntagirov (The Prince); Gary Avis (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Luca Acri (Cinderella's Step-Sister); Bennet Gartside (Cinderella's Father); Fumi Kaneko (The Fairy Godmother); Anna Rose O'Sullivan (The Fairy Spring); Melissa Hamilton (The Fairy Summer); Yuhui Choe (The Fairy Autumn); Mayara Magri (The Fairy Winter); Taisuke Nakao (The Jester); Olga Sabadoch (The Fairy Godmother in Disguise)
Royal Ballet founding choreographer Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella was brought back to Covent Garden in 2023 to celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a creative team steeped in the magic of theatre, film and dance bringing new atmosphere to Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages, handsome princes and finding true love.
Escape to an optimistic realm of giddy dreams and rewards for kindness
in The Royal Ballet’s dazzling new production of Frederick Ashton’s
Cinderella. Celebrating the ballet’s 75th anniversary, a creative team
steeped in the magic of theatre and film bring new atmosphere to
Cinderella’s ethereal world of fairy godmothers and pumpkin carriages,
handsome princes and finding true love. Marianela Nuñez and Vadim
Muntagirov star as Cinderella and the Prince in Ashton’s timeless
reworking of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story, a showcase
for the deft musicality of the Company’s Founding Choreographer and
the beauty of Prokofiev’s transcendent score.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 24/11/2023
Sound Formats: LPCM Stereo 2.0 & DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, SP, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: oa1378d
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 24/11/2023
Sound Formats: LPCM Stereo 2.0 & DTS-HD Master Audio Surround 5.1
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, SP, JP, KO
Catalogue Number: oabd7316d
Conductor(s):
Koen Kessels
Koen Kessels
Orchestra(s):
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Artist(s):
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Gary Avis; Luca Acri; Bennet Gartside; Fumi Kaneko; Anna Rose O'Sullivan; Melissa Hamilton; Yuhui Choe; Mayara Magri; Taisuke Nakao; Olga Sabadoch; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
Marianela Nuñez; Vadim Muntagirov; Gary Avis; Luca Acri; Bennet Gartside; Fumi Kaneko; Anna Rose O'Sullivan; Melissa Hamilton; Yuhui Choe; Mayara Magri; Taisuke Nakao; Olga Sabadoch; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Koen Kessels
"... magical, lovely and oh so English ...
Marianela Nuñez makes Cinders warm as sunshine. She makes the most arduous spins look like pure pleasure, and in a heartstoppingly lovely duet, she and Vadim Muntagirov’s immaculate prince swoop through each other’s arms as though time didn’t exist." (The Evening Standard ★★★★)
"... the perfection of Nuñez and Muntagirov’s pas de deux, their regal ease, the incredible lightness of Nuñez’s feet – you could believe she was under a spell. The dancing is transporting, this ballet embodying the fairytale escapism we all sometimes need, telling us everything will turn out fine in the end" (The Guardian ★★★)
"Marianela Nuñez made an impeccable Cinderella ... a final bravo for Koen Kessels,who conducts the orchestra in a splendid account of the score." (The Spectator)
"RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2024
Kessels conducts this score with an uncanny sense for insightful phrasing: in particular, his tempo choices and accenting are always right on target, and he manages to draw splendid playing from the ROH Orchestra… Kessels captures the emotional thrust of Prokofiev’s music masterfully. RECOMMENDED " (Musicweb International)
"...the current Royal Ballet company has immense strength in depth and there are no weak links in this performance… Prokofiev’s score is very well served by experienced ballet conductor Kessels and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House" (Musicweb International)
Marianela Nuñez makes Cinders warm as sunshine. She makes the most arduous spins look like pure pleasure, and in a heartstoppingly lovely duet, she and Vadim Muntagirov’s immaculate prince swoop through each other’s arms as though time didn’t exist." (The Evening Standard ★★★★)
"... the perfection of Nuñez and Muntagirov’s pas de deux, their regal ease, the incredible lightness of Nuñez’s feet – you could believe she was under a spell. The dancing is transporting, this ballet embodying the fairytale escapism we all sometimes need, telling us everything will turn out fine in the end" (The Guardian ★★★)
"Marianela Nuñez made an impeccable Cinderella ... a final bravo for Koen Kessels,who conducts the orchestra in a splendid account of the score." (The Spectator)
"RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2024
Kessels conducts this score with an uncanny sense for insightful phrasing: in particular, his tempo choices and accenting are always right on target, and he manages to draw splendid playing from the ROH Orchestra… Kessels captures the emotional thrust of Prokofiev’s music masterfully. RECOMMENDED " (Musicweb International)
"...the current Royal Ballet company has immense strength in depth and there are no weak links in this performance… Prokofiev’s score is very well served by experienced ballet conductor Kessels and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House" (Musicweb International)
