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Additional authors

1. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910
2. Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
3. Wright, Peter, 1926-
4. Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
5. Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
6. Mader, Arnott
7. Gray, Felicity, 1914-1986
8. Rodrigues, Alfred
9. Aldous, Lucette
10. Cartier, Yvonne
11. Newman, Claude
12. Michaels, Sandra
13. Lanchbery, John
14. Irving, Robert, 1913-1991
15. Rignold, Hugo
16. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
17. Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901
18. Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
19. Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer
20. London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer
21. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer
22. British Broadcasting Corporation

Description

1. 1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, black and white; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. "Exceptional studio productions from the late 1950's, all three of the Tchaikovsky ballet performances featured on this DVD are released for the first time. The perfect partners, Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes give stunning performances with Fonteyn at her most beguiling as Aurora in Sleeping beauty, the ballet in which she and the Sadler's Wells ballet made their historic American debut in 1949."--Container.

Uniform title

1. Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright, after Ivanov)
2. ICA Classics legacy series.

Alternative title

1. Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes: Tchaikovsky Ballet Masterpieces
2. Legacy

Subject

1. Ballets -- Excerpts
2. Ballets -- Excerpts

Genre/Form

1. Filmed ballets.
2. Filmed dance.
3. Filmed performances.
4. Dance.
5. Video.

Contents

1. Sleeping beauty. Act 1. Waltz (3:27) ; Scene and entrance of Aurora (1:44) ; Pas d'action ; Rose adagio (5:58) ; Coda-corps ; Aurora (2:18) ; Finale (1:34) ; The lilac fairy appears (3:06) -- Act 3. Pas de deux (4:32).
2. Swan Lake. Act 2. Introduction ; Pas d'action (5:17) ; Pas de deux (5:30) ; Conclusion ; Pas d'action (1:39) -- Act 3. Introduction ; Pas d'action (1:22) ; Pas de deux (4:33) ; Variation (Siegfried) (:51) ; Variation (Odile) (1:34) ; Coda (1:47).
3. The nutcracker. Act 2. Scene (The sugar plum fairy appears) (2:36) ; Scene (Clara and the Nutcracker Prince appear) (1:21) ; Divertissement. Chocolate (Spanish dance) (1:10) ; Coffee (Arabian dance) (2:45) ; Tea (Chinese dance) (1:02) ; Trepak (Russian dance) (1:10) ; Dance of the reed pipes (2:06) ; Pas de deux (4:15) ; Variation (Nutcracker Prince) (1:12) ; Variation (Sugar Plumb Fairy) (1:55) ; Coda (1:26) ; Waltz of the flowers (5:00).

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8152 Notes on file

Note

1. Title from opening video credits and original DVD container.
2. "A BBC recording"--Container.
3. Booklet notes (15 p.) in English, French, and German located in Dance Division's *MGZIDVD 5-8152 [Notes].

Credits (note)

1. Choreography: Ashton after Marius Petipa (Sleeping Beauty) ; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake) ; Peter Wright, after Lev Ivanov (The nutcracker).

Event (note)

1. Studio recordings. Sleeping beauty (extracts) originally broadcast Dec. 20, 1959 ; Swan lake (extracts) broadcast June 9,1954 ; The nutcracker (Act II) broadcast Dec. 21, 1958.

Language (note)

1. In English.

Title

1. Tchaikovsky ballet masterpieces : extracts from Sleeping beauty, Swan Lake & The nutcracker / music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Production

1. London : ICA Classics, 2011.

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Series

1. ICA Classics legacy series.

Performer

1. Sleeping beauty: Margot Fonteyn (Princess Aurora), Michael Somes (Prince Florimund), Felicity Gray (The Queen), Alfred Rodrigues (The King), Lucette Aldous (Lilac Fairy), Yvonne Cartier (Carabosse), Claude Newman (Catalabutte), Peter Wright (First Prince) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; John Lanchbery, conductor.
2. Swan lake: Margot Fonteyn (Odette/Odile), Michael Somes (Prince Siegfried), Arnott Mader (Von Rothbart) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Robert Irving, conductor.
3. The nutcracker: Margot Fonteyn (Sugar Plum Fairy), Michael Somes (The Nutcracker and Prince), Sandra Michaels (Clara), Peter Wright (A Cavalier) ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Hugo Rignold, conductor.

Credits

1. Choreography: Ashton after Marius Petipa (Sleeping Beauty) ; Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake) ; Peter Wright, after Lev Ivanov (The nutcracker).

Event

1. Studio recordings. Sleeping beauty (extracts) originally broadcast Dec. 20, 1959 ; Swan lake (extracts) broadcast June 9,1954 ; The nutcracker (Act II) broadcast Dec. 21, 1958.

Language

1. In English.

Added author

1. Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910, choreographer.
2. Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901, choreographer.
3. Wright, Peter, 1926- choreographer.
4. Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
5. Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.
6. Mader, Arnott, dancer.
7. Gray, Felicity, 1914-1986, dancer.
8. Rodrigues, Alfred, dancer.
9. Aldous, Lucette, dancer.
10. Cartier, Yvonne, dancer.
11. Newman, Claude, dancer.
12. Wright, Peter, 1926- dancer.
13. Michaels, Sandra, dancer.
14. Lanchbery, John, conductor.
15. Irving, Robert, 1913-1991, conductor.
16. Rignold, Hugo, conductor.
17. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Spi︠a︡shchai︠a︡ krasavit︠s︡a. Selections.
18. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero. Selections.
19. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Shchelkunchik. Selections.
20. Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.
21. London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
22. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
23. British Broadcasting Corporation.
24. Container of (work): Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901. Lebedinoe ozero.
25. Container of (work): Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988. Sleeping beauty

Added title

1. Container of (work): Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Wright, after Ivanov)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-8152 Notes on file