Blu-Ray Video, The Royal Ballet (ballet company)
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Scènes de Ballet / A Month in the Country / Rhapsody
Sarah Lamb, Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nuñez, Matthew Ball, Francesca Hayward, Marcelino Sambé, Emmanuel Plasson; The Royal Ballet
This mixed programme is undeniably a very attractive one. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Emmanuel Plasson, plays with the usual expertise and panache... Vital contributions... —
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
RecommendedNatalia Osipova (Odette/Odile), Matthew Golding (Prince Siegfried), Elizabeth McGorian (The Princess), Gary Avis (An Evil Spirit), Alastair Marriott (The Tutor) & Valeri Hristov (Benno)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & The Royal Ballet, Boris Gruzin
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Carlos Acosta (Colas), Marianela Nuñez (Lise), William Tuckett (Widow Simone) & Jonathan Howells (Alain)
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anthony Twiner
La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills are... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Performance & Documentaries
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71
RecommendedLauren Cuthbertson (Clara), Federico Bonelli (Prince), Francesca Hayward (Sugar-Plum Fairy), Alexander Campbell (Nutcracker), Gary Avis (Drosselmeyer)
The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Boris Gruzin
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
Sergei Polunin (The Wolf), Will Kemp (Grandfather), Kilian Smith (Peter), Charlotte Edmonds (Duck), Laurine Muccioli (Bird) & Chisato Katsura (Cat)
The Royal Ballet School & Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy
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Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Christopher Saunders, Elizabeth McGorian, Alastair Marriott, Genesia Rosato & Marianela Nuñez
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Valeriy Ovsyanikov
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Adam: Giselle
Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nuñez & Martin Harvey
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Boris Gruzin
The Royal Ballet's recent triumphs continue with this exquisite Giselle. Beguiling actress-dancer Alina Cojocaru embraces both Act I's sweet rural girl and the tragic ghost of Act II. —
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Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki (The Slippers)
Larissa Diadkova (Solokha), Maxim Mikhailov (The Devil), Vladimir Matorin (Chub), John Upperton (Panas), Olga Guryakova (Oxana), Vsevolod Grivnov (Vakula), Alexander Vassiliev (Pan Golova), Viacheslav Voynarovskiy (The Schoolmaster), Olga Sabadoch (Odark), Changhan Lim (Wood Goblin), Andrew Macnair...
[Mokrov's designs] positively glow with snowy Russian colour and charm, especially on Blu-ray...Polianichko makes an affectionate case for the score —
