The Nutcracker [Blu-ray] / American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov
“In going back to the original master tape and using cutting edge encoding technology we are able to maximize the quality of this new presentation of The Nutcracker in High Definition. The Nutcracker is Mikhail Baryshnikov’s breathtaking and critically acclaimed Emmyr nominated production. This spectacular performance is danced by the magnificent team of Baryshnikov, one of the greatest …
Lewis Carroll’s ever-popular story provides the basis for Christopher Wheeldon’s spectacular new work, starring Royal Ballet Principal Lauren Cuthbertson. Captivating designs by Bob Crowley, an engaging and passionate score by Joby Talbot, and Wheeldon’s breathtaking choreography combine to produce in the words of The Times ‘spectacular family entertainment brought to life with enormous theatrical …
David McVicar’s powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde’sbible-based drama takes the controversially disturbing film Salòme asits visual reference, setting it in a debauched palace in Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role. Filmed for the big screen with High Definition …
David McVicar’s production of Die Meistersinger is updated to the early-19th century of Wagner’s childhood. At the center of the cast is Gerald Finley, an ’eminently believable’ Sachs, supported by the dynamic conducting of Vladimir Jurowski which uses Glyndebourne’s special intimacy to focus on the subtlety of Wagner’s musical and dramatic counterpoint. …
Alina Cojocatu, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez, and Martin Harvey perform in this Royal Ballet production of the Adam ballet conducted by Boris Gruzin. …
Lauren Cuthbertson, Frederico Bonelli. Maybe yoursaw the live cinema broadcast performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s classic ballet interpretation of William Shakespeare’s classic play. Now you can own it on DVD. Filmed at Covent Garden, it is a thrilling piece of dance. 2012/color/158 min/NR/widescreen. …
Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra along with 6 powerful soloists perform the most beautiful Holiday melodies in this magical two-hour spectacular recorded in and around a winter wonderland setting: Andre’s fabled castle in Maastricht, The Netherlands. The Modern Maestro presents 26 classics like the heartening Silent Night, Ave Maria and O Come All Ye Faithful, as …
After a critically acclaimed, 15 day sold-out run on Broadway comes the release of HARRY CONNICK, JR. IN CONCERT ON BROADWAY. The show left critics raving and fans cheering.Over the past two decades, Harry Connick, Jr. has proven to be among the world’s most successful and multi-talented artists. Harry first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer …
Now coming to Blu-Ray for the first timeLibretto by Salvadore Cammarano, after Sir Walter Scotts novel The Bride of LammermoorAnna Netrebkos internationally acclaimed Lucia for the first time at the Met and her first ever recording in 2009Having dazzled opera audiences as Lucia from St. Petersburg to Los Angeles, in 2009 Anna Netrebko returned to the Met in …
Dorothee Gilbert, Mathias Heymann, Jose Martinez, and Fabrice Bourgeois perform in this Opera national de Paris production of the Delibes/Bart opera conducted by Koen Kessels. …