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    Ashton: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand DVD (The Royal Ballet)
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    Ashton: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand DVD (The Royal Ballet)

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    • A wonderful trio of some of Frederick Ashton's finest ballets. The Dream is an enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream that features the enticing pairing of Akane Takada and Steven McRae as Titania and Oberon. Symphonic Variations is an early Ashton masterpiece, a breathtaking, abstract work on the beauty of pure movement that includes Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov amongst its superb cast. Finally, the tragic love story Marguerite and Armand is danced here by former Royal Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky in her farewell appearance on the Covent Garden main stage, alongside the world-renowned Roberto Bolle.

      Also available on Blu-ray

      The Dream
      Titania: Akane Takada
      Oberon: Steven McRae
      Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
      Designer: David Walker
      Lighting: John B. Read
      Music: Felix Mendelssohn
      Arrangement: John Lanchbery

      Symphonic Variations
      Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Yasmine Naghdi, James Hay, Yuhui Choe, Tristan Dyer
      Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
      Designer: Sophie Fedorovitch
      Lighting: John B. Read
      Music: César Franck
      Solo piano: Paul Stobart

      Marguerite and Armand
      Marguerite: Zenaida Yanowsky
      Armand: Roberto Bolle
      Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
      Designer: Cecil Beaton
      Lighting: John B. Read
      Music: Franz Liszt
      Orchestration: Dudley Simpson
      Solo piano: Robert Clark

      Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
      Conductor: Emmanuel Plasson

      Extra Features: Introduction to The Dream; Bottom on pointe; Introduction to Symphonic Variations; Interview with Zenaida Yanowsky

      Sound: LPCM 2.0, DTS Digital Surround
      Format: NTSC
      Region code: 0 (worldwide)
      Duration: 138 mins
      Year: 2017

    • The Dream



      "Steven McRae and Akane Takada portray Oberon and Titania as dangerously otherworldly creatures. Their skimmingly fast footwork and effortless jumps scintillate with light and air" The Guardian

      "Akada sparkles with Ashtonian sexiness, all orgasmic flutters and quivers. McRae is splendidly fey as Oberon, and has all the sprezzatura that taller dancers struggle to find in the part's show-off turning variations." The Arts Desk

      Symphonic Variations



      "[Symphonic Variations is] a fiercely difficult ballet to sustain, yet it’s honoured this season by some excellent performances: Marianela Nuñez reaches for both gravity and radiance, with Vadim Muntagirov her quietly impressive partner." The Guardian

      "Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov led an assured revival of Symphonic Variations, floating through the spacious, intricate steps." The Independent

      Marguerite and Armand



      "Saying farewell to the Royal Ballet after 23 years, Yanowsky shows her quality as an actress, a dancer and a star... It’s a very moving goodbye." The Independent

      "Zenaida Yanowsky gives a tremendously intense and intelligent performance as the tragic courtesan." The Stage

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