{"product_id":"tchaikovsky-p-i-sleeping-beauty-the-royal-ballet-2006","title":"TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Sleeping Beauty (The) (Royal Ballet, 2006","description":"\u003cb\u003eNote: This Blu-ray Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky \u003cbr\u003e  THE SLEEPING BEAUTY \u003cbr\u003e  (Blu-ray Disc Version)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Princess Aurora – Alina Cojocaru \u003cbr\u003e  Prince Florimund – Federico Bonelli \u003cbr\u003e  King Florestan XXIV – Christopher Saunders \u003cbr\u003e  His Queen – Elizabeth McGorian \u003cbr\u003e  Cattalabutte – Alastair Marriott \u003cbr\u003e  Carabosse – Genesia Rosato \u003cbr\u003e  Lilac Fairy – Marianela Nuñez\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Royal Ballet \u003cbr\u003e  The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House \u003cbr\u003e  Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Marius Petipa, choreographer\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 5 December 2006.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Bonus: \u003cbr\u003e  - Cast gallery and illustrated synopsis.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Picture format: 1080i High Definition \u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: PCM 2.0 and 5.1 \u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (All Regions) \u003cbr\u003e  Menu language: English \u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles (extra features): French, German, Spanish, Italian \u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 135 mins \u003cbr\u003e  No. of Discs: 1 (BD50)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e R E V I E W:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ctitle\u003e3344410.zz80_TCHAIKOVSKY_Sleeping_Beauty_Valeriy.html\u003c\/title\u003e  \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eTCHAIKOVSKY \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eValeriy Ovsyanikov, cond; Alina Cojocaru (\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003ePrincess Aurora\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e); Frederico Bonelli (\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003ePrince Florimund\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e); Marianela Nuñez (\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003eLilac Fairy\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e); Genesia Rosato (\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003eCarabosse\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e); Royal Op House Covent Garden O \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e OPUS ARTE 7037 (Blu-ray Disc: 135:00) Live: London 12\/5\/2006 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eDavid L. Kirk favorably reviewed this 2006 Royal Ballet performance of \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eFanfare \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e32:3. I would just add a few comments. Alina Cojocaru as Princess Aurora gives an elegant and seamless performance that manages to enchant without making you constantly aware of her impeccable technique. Cojocaru’s Princess Aurora may not quite be on the level of her signature role of Giselle, but she is the focal point of this extravagantly casted performance, despite some formidable and charismatic competition. Marianela Nuñez, as the Lilac Fairy, is mesmerizing, and could just as easily be Princess Aurora. Frederico Bonelli (Prince Florimund) holds his own and interacts well with Cojocaru. Conductor Valeriy Ovsyanikov almost rivals Antal Dorati in rhythmic intensity, but tends to be a little rigid in comparison to the master ballet conductor. That presents no problem though, because none of the competing DVD versions have a conductor that can compare to Dorati. Barry Wordsworth produces some lovely lyrical moments conducting the 1994 Royal Ballet version, but he sounds rhythmically flaccid compared to Ovsyanikov, and that won’t do with \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e. I am in full agreement with Kirk that the warm, traditional sets allow the dancers to stand out in a way that is ideal for \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThe picture on this Blu-ray disc has the expected improvement in sharpness and dimensionality, but the high-resolution surround sound is even more important than the picture in \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e. Tchaikovsky’s spectacular symphonic score is perhaps unprecedented in the world of ballet, even more so than \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eSwan Lake \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Nutcracker.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e It requires high-resolution sound to make its maximum impact, and for that reason more than any other this Blu-ray disc is the way to go. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: Arthur Lintgen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Opus Arte","offers":[{"title":"Blu-Ray","offer_id":49607887290648,"sku":"809478070375","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1557086_b4ceb6aa-6fa2-46ff-b406-53592ee51f9a.jpg?v=1777683391","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/tchaikovsky-p-i-sleeping-beauty-the-royal-ballet-2006","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}