{"product_id":"balanchine-george-jewels-paris-national-opera-ballet-200","title":"BALANCHINE, George: Jewels (Paris National Opera Ballet, 200","description":"\u003cb\u003e*** This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard DVD or HD DVD players. ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 2000, seventeen years after George Balanchine’s death, a rare and precious ballet arrived at the Paris Opéra: Jewels, a work first performed by the New York City Ballet in 1967. This alluring, abstract ballet, a triptych in which each piece sparkles with the brilliance of a precious stone, is a lyric tribute to women and to the capital cities of the great dance schools. Couturier, painter and craftsman Christian Lacroix created the glorious costumes and sets which, together with the outstanding performances of the dancers and the sensitive musical direction of Paul Connelly, results in a celebration of sumptuous splendour. Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Agnès Letestu, Clairemarie Osta, Laëtitia Pujol, Jean-Guillaume Bart, Kader Belarbi, Mathieu Ganio\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Ballet de L’Opéra national de Paris\u003cbr\u003e  Orchestre de L’Opéra national de Paris\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Choreography: George Balanchine\u003cbr\u003e  Musical Director: Paul Connelly\u003cbr\u003e  Set \u0026amp; costume design: Christian Lacroix\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Recorded live at the Opéra national de Paris, October \u0026amp; November 2005.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Repertoire:\u003cbr\u003e  Gabriel Fauré - Pelléas and Mélisande and Shylock\u003cbr\u003e  Igor Stravinsky - Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.3 in D major\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Plus:\u003cbr\u003e  George Balanchine forever - A film by Reiner E. Moritz\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Reviews:\u003cbr\u003e  \"For Rubies nothing but delight. Aurélie Dupont, Marie-Agnes Gillot, Alessio Carbonne were electric, super charged, at the head of a fizzing cast, hard edged, hard driven, hard to beat.\" -- Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"A gem of dazzling brilliance.\" -- The Independent\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Region code: 0 (all regions)\u003cbr\u003e  Picture: 1080i\u003cbr\u003e  Sound: 2.0 \u0026amp; 5.0 PCM Audio\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":49607905345816,"sku":"809478070115","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1426421.jpg?v=1777683427","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/balanchine-george-jewels-paris-national-opera-ballet-200","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}