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  • Actors: Nina Semizorova, Aleksei Fadeyechev, Nina Speranskaya, Yuri Vetrov, The Bolshoi Ballet
  • Format: Classical, Colour, DVD-Video, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: ARTHAUS
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Aug 2005
  • Run Time: 145 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000A16I32
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,049 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A performance of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty from the Bolshoi Theatre. Aleksandr Kopilov conducts the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable version by Grigorovich, 1 Oct 2006
By KazM (London) - See all my reviews
The choreography by Grigorovich is traditional and classical, and is very pleasing. However, it is quite different from the versions currently performed by various leading ballet companies such as the Mariinsky Ballet and the Royal Ballet.

The staging is also traditional and beautiful. Nina Semizorova (Aurora), a slim and attractive ballerina, shows delicacy and lightness required for the role. She is fleet in her footwork.

The dancing by Alexei Fadeyechev (Prince Desire), a danseur noble, has rare nobility as well as technical command. The supporting soloists, notably Nina Speranskaya (Lilac Fairy), and the corps de ballet show impeccable Russian training. The camera work is very good.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent traditional Sleeping Beauty by the Bolshoi, 15 April 2006
By Marc Haegeman "Marc Haegeman" (Gent, Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This Sleeping Beauty was filmed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1989 and is a re-release of the Japan-produced "Bolshoi at the Bolshoi" series previously available on VHS. The films were shot without an audience, but are presented with overdubbed applause.

The Bolshoi dances Tchaikovsky's second and grandest ballet in the traditional staging completed in 1973 by then director Yuri Grigorovich, after Marius Petipa and with sets by Simon Virsaladze. At the time Grigorovich's staging was much closer to the original Petipa than the Kirov's own production (available on DVD with Kolpakova/Berezhnoi or Lezhnina/Ruzimatov). This production is still performed by the Bolshoi today.

The DVD features some of the foremost principal dancers of the day: Nina Semizorova as Princess Aurora, Nina Speranskaya as the Lilac Fairy, and Alexei Fadeyechev - easily one of the finest male dancers of the Moscow School from the 1980-90's and a danseur noble if ever there was one - as Prince Désiré. Yuri Vetrov appears as Carabosse, while Maria Bylova and Alexander Vetrov dance the Blue Bird pas de deux. The Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra is conducted by Alexander Kopylov.

As with all titles in this series, this disc is obviously a video transfer, leaving some of the movements blurred. The sound is offered in simple stereo.

The DVD release doesn't include any bonus material, but comes with a handsome three-language 20-page booklet, introducing and situating the work and the artists. An effort like this needs to saluted, however it will take a bit more accuracy than the Arthaus Musik writers are able to provide at this stage. For example, Kirov dancer, choreographer and artistic director Konstantin Sergeyev is not a son of Nikolai Sergeyev, as the booklet claims. Konstantin Sergeyev staged The Sleeping Beauty for the Kirov Ballet in 1952, but it is of course Nikolai, not Konstantin, who staged it for London's Sadler's Wells Theatre in 1939 and 1946.

Yet, to see the outstanding dancers of the Bolshoi, ballet enthusiasts needn't hesitate.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning, 28 Jan 2006
The Sleeping Beauty was considered by Tchaikovsky to be one of his most important works. Both musically and theatrically it is one of his best compositions. This performance by the Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra creates a world of timeless beauty and is a masterpiece. The dancing, the choreography, the scenery, the music and entire production is superb.
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