Odette / Odille – Marianela Nuñez Prince Siegfried – Thiago Soares The Princess, Siegfried’s mother – Elizabeth McGorian An Evil Spirit / Von Rothbart – Christopher Saunders The Tutor – Alastair Marriott Benno – David Pickering
Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Orchestra Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor
Anthony Dowell, stage director Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, choreographers
Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 16 and 24 March 2009
Bonus: - Illustrated synopsis - Cast gallery - Interview with Anthony Dowell - Four Swan Queens - Exclusive 30-minute conversation on the demands of dancing the role of the Swan Queen with former Prima Ballerinas - Dame Beryl Grey, Dame Monica Mason, Lesley Collier and current principal Marianela Nuñez
The Nutcracker
The Sugar Plum Fairy – Miyako Yoshida Nephew / Nutcracker – Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae The Prince – Steven McRae Drosselmeyer – Gary Avis
Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Orchestra Koen Kessels, conductor
Peter Wright, choreographer and director (after Lev Ivanov)
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, November and December 2009
Bonus: - Cast gallery - Rehearsing at White Lodge - Peter Wright tells the story of The Nutcracker
The Sleeping Beauty
Princess Aurora – Alina Cojocaru Prince Florimund – Federico Bonelli King Florestan XXIV – Christopher Saunders His Queen – Elizabeth McGorian Cattalabutte – Alastair Marriott Carabosse – Genesia Rosato Lilac Fairy – Marianela Nuñez
Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Orchestra Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor
Marius Petipa, choreographer
Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 5 December 2006
Bonus: - Cast gallery - Illustrated synopsis
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Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles (bonus): French, German, Spanish (Nutcracker) + Italian (Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty) Running time: 7 hours 37 mins No. of DVDs: 3
