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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Patricia Barker (Titania); Paul Gibson (Oberon); Seth Belliston (Puck); Lisa Apple (Helena); Julie Tobiason (Hermia); Ross Yearsley (Lysander); Jeffrey Stanton (Demetrius); Timothy Lynch (Bottom)
Choreographed by an artistic genius, George Balanchine, Shakespeare’s comedy of magic and love’s delusions set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn is a guaranteed audience pleaser. The Pacific Northwest Ballet displays all the vitality, brilliance and versatility of its wonderful dancers in this award–winning production of Balanchine’s first original full-length ballet. Filmed in High Definition.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/06/2001
Sound Formats: Dolby Surround; Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OA0810D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2008
Sound Formats: Uncompressed HD Audio
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OABD7003D
Conductor(s):
Stewart Kershaw
Stewart Kershaw
Orchestra(s):
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Artist(s):
Patricia Barker; Paul Gibson; Seth Belliston; Lisa Apple; Julie Tobiason; Ross Yearsley; Jeffrey Stanton; Timothy Lynch; BBC Concert Orchestra; Stewart Kershaw
Patricia Barker; Paul Gibson; Seth Belliston; Lisa Apple; Julie Tobiason; Ross Yearsley; Jeffrey Stanton; Timothy Lynch; BBC Concert Orchestra; Stewart Kershaw
"It is a fine company with an enviable reputation and some altogether excellent principal dancers: Lisa Apple's Helena and Julie Tobiason's Hermia are particularly fine, and the scene between Titania and Bottom is most affecting. The fairy scenes are imaginatively handled and staged." (The Penguin Guide)
"... lavish ... full of colour and brilliant images ... Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium." (Morning Star (USA))
"Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck) made a terrific impact." (The Stage)
"... lavish ... full of colour and brilliant images ... Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium." (Morning Star (USA))
"Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck) made a terrific impact." (The Stage)
Patricia Barker (Titania); Paul Gibson (Oberon); Seth Belliston (Puck); Lisa Apple (Helena); Julie Tobiason (Hermia); Ross Yearsley (Lysander); Jeffrey Stanton (Demetrius); Timothy Lynch (Bottom)
Choreographed by an artistic genius, George Balanchine, Shakespeare’s comedy of magic and love’s delusions set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn is a guaranteed audience pleaser. The Pacific Northwest Ballet displays all the vitality, brilliance and versatility of its wonderful dancers in this award–winning production of Balanchine’s first original full-length ballet. Filmed in High Definition.
DVD
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/06/2001
Sound Formats: Dolby Surround; Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OA0810D
BLU-RAY
Genre: Ballet
Release Date: 01/02/2008
Sound Formats: Uncompressed HD Audio
Ratio: 16:9
Subtitles:
Catalogue Number: OABD7003D
Conductor(s):
Stewart Kershaw
Stewart Kershaw
Orchestra(s):
BBC Concert Orchestra
BBC Concert Orchestra
Artist(s):
Patricia Barker; Paul Gibson; Seth Belliston; Lisa Apple; Julie Tobiason; Ross Yearsley; Jeffrey Stanton; Timothy Lynch; BBC Concert Orchestra; Stewart Kershaw
Patricia Barker; Paul Gibson; Seth Belliston; Lisa Apple; Julie Tobiason; Ross Yearsley; Jeffrey Stanton; Timothy Lynch; BBC Concert Orchestra; Stewart Kershaw
"It is a fine company with an enviable reputation and some altogether excellent principal dancers: Lisa Apple's Helena and Julie Tobiason's Hermia are particularly fine, and the scene between Titania and Bottom is most affecting. The fairy scenes are imaginatively handled and staged." (The Penguin Guide)
"... lavish ... full of colour and brilliant images ... Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium." (Morning Star (USA))
"Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck) made a terrific impact." (The Stage)
"... lavish ... full of colour and brilliant images ... Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium." (Morning Star (USA))
"Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck) made a terrific impact." (The Stage)
