Napoli, a conernstone of the Royal Danish Ballet, was created in 1842 by choreographer and ballet master, August Bournonville. | This timeless tale is set in Naples and focues on Gennaro, a young fisherman, on his quest to rescue Teresina, his beloved, who has supposedly drowned at sea. | For this production, the Company has chosen to set the scene in the 1950s, taking inspriation from Federico Fellini's early films. | Maja Ravn has created elaborate sets and constumes and Nikolaj Hübbe and Sorella Englund bring striking new choreography to Bournonville's classic routines. | An entirely new musical score has been created for Act II just for this production! | Leading this cast is Alban Lendorf as Gennaro and Alexandra Lo Sardo as Teresina. | Graham Bond conducts this fabulous ballet, recorded live in 2014 at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen.
August Bournonville NAPOLI
Gennaro - Alban Lendorf Teresina - Alexandra Lo Sardo Golfo - Benjamin Buza Veronica - Lis Jeppesen Giovanina - Alba Nadal Flora - Mette Bødtcher Peppo - Jean-Lucien Massot Giacomo - Fernando Mora Pascarillo - Poul Erik Hesselkilde Pilgrim - Josephine Berggreen
Royal Danish Ballet Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel) Graham Bond, conductor
Sorella Englund and Nikolaj Hübbe, choreographers (after August Bournonville) Maja Ravn, set and costume designer Mikki Kunttu, lighting designer
Music: Edvard Helsted Holger Simon Paulli Hans Christian Lumbye Louise Alenius
Recorded live at the Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen, February 2014
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Running time: 105 mins No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
