Swan Lake [videorecording] : ballet in 4 acts / [libretto] by Vladimir Begitchev and Vasily Geltzer ; music by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky ; choreography by Rudolf Nureyev ; directed by Truck Branss ; a production of Unitel Film- und Fernseh-produktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co, Munich.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Standard format.
Publisher:
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.)
Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev ; Wiener Staatsopernballett ; Wiener Symphoniker ; John Lanchbery, conductor. Originally produced in 1966. Booklet includes an essay ("Nureyev's Vienna 'Swan Lake'") and a plot synopsis by Horst Koegler.
Contents:
Act I (33 min.) -- Act II (28 min.) -- Act III (26 min.) -- Act IV (20 min.).
Summary:
"Perhaps the most popular ballet video ever released, this version of Tchiakovsky's beloved work stars one of the most famous classical dance partnerships of all time: Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Nureyev choreographed this production for the Vienna State Opera" -- Container.
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