Herold - La Fille Mal Gardee | Opus Arte OABD7021D

Herold - La Fille Mal Gardee

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OABD7021D

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Ballet

Release Date: 26th April 2024

Contents

Artists

Marianela Nunez
Carlos Acosta
William Tuckett
Jonathan Howells
Royal Ballet
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor

Anthony Twiner

Works

Herold, Ferdinand

La Fille mal gardee

Artists

Marianela Nunez
Carlos Acosta
William Tuckett
Jonathan Howells
Royal Ballet
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor

Anthony Twiner

About

Ever since its triumphant premiere in 1960, Frederick Ashton’s La fille mal gardée has been treasured as one of his happiest creations – his artistic tribute to nature, and an expression of his feelings for his beloved Suffolk countryside.

Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta perfectly portray the young lovers Lise and Colas, determined to thwart the plans of Widow Simone to marry off her wayward daughter to Alain, the simple son of wealthy Farmer Thomas.

Osbert Lancaster’s colourful, picture-book designs, along with Ferdinand Hérold’s tuneful score, arranged by John Lanchbery, provide the perfect setting for Ashton’s blissfully bucolic ballet, complete with haywain, pony, maypole and ribbons, a cockerel and his chickens and, of course, the famous clog dance, here wonderfully led by William Tuckett as the irascible but lovable Widow Simone.

Cast:
- Lise: Marianela Nuñez
- Colas: Carlos Acosta
- Simone: William Tuckett
- Alain: Jonathan Howells

Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 2nd February 2005.

The Royal Ballet’s present revival makes much of its vigorous characters, its brilliantly virtuosic solos and duets…[Marianela Nunez] gives the swift, intricate footwork as gorgeously as I have ever seen it. …Nunez is an excellent match for Carlos Acosta’s whizzing solos and his cheerful eagerness as her admirer Colas. …Altogether, a terrific show.’ - The Stage

Bonus material/features: Cast gallery & illustrated synopsis.

Picture: 1080i High Definition / 16:9
Sound: 2.0 & 5.1 PCM Video codec: AVC/MPEG-4
Disc size: BD50
Menu language: EN Subtitles: FR/DE/ES/IT
Region code: All regions
Running time: 108 mins

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