Ondine – Miyako Yoshida Palemon – Edward Watson Berta – Genesia Rosato Tirrenio – Ricardo Cervera A Hermit – Gary Avis
Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Orchestra Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Frederick Ashton, choreographer
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, June 2009.
Bonus: - Illustrated synopsis - Cast gallery - The Making of Ondine – an interview with Hans Werner Henze
Picture format: 16:9 Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Menu language: English Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish (bonus only) Running time: 114 mins No. of Discs: 1
Miyako Yoshida dances the title role originally created for Margot Fonteyn in the hauntingly beautiful underwater world of Ondine, vividly brought to life by The Royal Ballet. Frederick Ashton’s shimmering choreography, Lila de Nobili’s impressionistic designs and Hans Werner Henze’s specially commissioned, vibrant and inventive score, memorably combine to evoke the many moods and colours of the sea. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.
