The Sleeping Beauty. RB. 2006.

Watch The Sleeping Beauty Here:

http://youtu.be/G3FR_YabNXk

Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best loved of classical ballets,
combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that ballet has to offer.
The royal court, the panoramic journey of the Prince to the overgrown castle,
and the great celebratory dances of the happy ending (in which other famous fairytale figures appear)
are all brought to life by the luscious designs of this celebrated production,
created in 1946 for the The Royal Ballet. The inspired performances of its revival for the 75th anniversary
of the Company in 2006, together with a magnificent High Definition recording,
make this a superb tribute to The Royal Ballet’s unique style and visual splendour.

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

The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Choreographer: Marius Petipa
Additional choreography: Ashton / Dowell / Wheeldon
Conductor: Valeriy Ovsyanikov

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 5th December 2006.

The Nutcracker. RB. 2009.

Watch The Nutcracker Here:

http://youtu.be/iJD-3cidVQs

This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life,
is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright's glorious production as fresh as ever in its 25th year.
Tchaikovsky's ravishing score, period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman (including an ingenious magical Christmas tree),
an exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy (Miyako Yoshida) and chivalrous Prince (Steven McRae), the mysterious Drosselmeyer (Gary Avis)
and vibrant dancing by The Royal Ballet make for a captivating performance.

The Sugar Plum Fairy – Miyako Yoshida
Nephew / Nutcracker – Ricardo Cervera / Steven McRae
The Prince – Steven McRae
Drosselmeyer – Gary Avis

The Royal Ballet
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Koen Kessels, conductor

Peter Wright, choreographer and director
(after Lev Ivanov)

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, November and December 2009.

The Nutcracker. RB. 2001.

Watch The Nutcracker Here:

http://youtu.be/ji9SWgnsizo

Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker ballet has had many facelifts over the years.
Peter Wright's Royal Ballet production is among the most imaginative,
bringing together the narrative and fantasy aspects with relish.
The first half of Act 1 is made busy but low-key,
moving up a gear with the majestic Christmas tree "Transformation Scene",
and ending with a gorgeous "Waltz of the Snowflakes".
Act 2 decks out the lengthy sequence of character dances with vivid stage sets,
culminating in a moving reconciliation between the magician Drosselmeyer and his nephew.
Anthony Dowell brings authority, Ivan Putrov enthusiasm to their respective roles;
Alina Cojocaru is sympathetic as Clara,
and Miyako Yoshida steals the show as the Sugar-Plum Fairy.
The Royal Opera House Orchestra take time to adjust to Evgeny Svetlanov's spacious tempos,
but the showpieces have real emotional force.
A Nutcracker for today, and a Christmas treat for all ages.

La Bayadere. RB. 2009.

Watch La Bayadere Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYhQwZzCUg

Marius Petipa’s exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful judgement.
Natalia Makarova’s sumptuous recreation of Petipa’s choreography,
with atmospheric sets by Pier Luigi Samaritini and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend,
stars Tamara Rojo as the Bayadère (temple dancer) Nikiya, Carlos Acosta as Solor,
and Marianela Nuñez as Gamzatti whose alluring presence challenges Solor’s love for Nikiya.

Solar: Carlos Acosta
Gamzatti: Marianela Nuñez
Nikiya: Tamara Rojo
The High Brahmin: Gary Avis
Rajah: Christopher Saunders
Magdaveya: Kenta Kura
Solor’s Friend: Valeri Hristov

Conductor: Valeriy Ovsyanikov
Choreographer: Natalia Makarova

Recorded live from the Royal Opera House, January 2009

Sylvia. RB. 2005.

Watch Sylvia Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiMzIhtOoE

The Firebird. RB. 2001.

Watch The Firebird Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPPaNDZz-I

Mayerling. RB. 2009.

Watch Mayerling Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRcC-3g1iyw

Watch Rehearsals Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0pUJ3uZ4aE

Costumes Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36xElVLxO0w

Enjoy :-)

MacMillan Triple Bill. 2010.

Watch Elite Syncopations Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkCm9Iiz7xE

Watch Concerto Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMOK6AuXC4

Watch The Judas Tree Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svi4yuJVECw

Frederick Ashton Triple Bill.

Watch Scenes de Ballet Here:

http://youtu.be/tPE5EA1dsBg

Watch Les Patineurs Here:

http://youtu.be/g2Lqbu2TvtE

Divertissments:

Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan:

http://youtu.be/sfNuwc9q8HI

Awakenings PDD:

http://youtu.be/2NvgRAApk78

Devil's Holiday PDD:

http://youtu.be/hK9ShKeBMpY

Devil's Holiday Variation:

http://youtu.be/YgawMdLsEbQ

Thais PDD:

http://youtu.be/iMi5ewNPj9k

Voices of Spring PDD:

http://youtu.be/if1QrgDHUAQ

Extras:

Akane And Samantha:

http://youtu.be/ZwlowIsU7PI

Steven McRae:

http://youtu.be/S2TX9Wed-ko

Sarah Lamb:

http://youtu.be/jS57z5L1534

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:

Watch the Performance Here:

http://youtu.be/0UIOneiNanM

Being Alice Documentary Here:

http://youtu.be/3iCLOt8NHAw

Opera and Ballet Favourites. 1993.

Nutcracker Grand pas de deux:

http://youtu.be/5KCaO73bP_8

Snowflakes:

http://youtu.be/Zl02kaIfKWY

Sleeping Beauty PDD:

http://youtu.be/vOia3V4wfrI

Tchaikovsky PDD:

http://youtu.be/_MCic_Ol1Qo

Madame Larina's Ball:

http://youtu.be/Wsh8p138ti4

Anastasia PDD:

http://youtu.be/UpFhXe3VZfQ

La Fille Mal Gardee: RB. 2005.

Watch The Performance Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBD4oAXHhuY

Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, William Tuckett & Jonathan Howells
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anthony Twiner
Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Ever since it s triumphant premiere in January 1960, Frederick Ashton's La fille mal gardée has been esteemed as one of his happiest creations.
This is a charming piece, elegantly performed, a village love affair set in the idyllic Constable landscape of Ashton's imagination.
Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta would be show-stoppers in almost any suitable role, but as Lise and Colas they are superb.
William Tuckett and Jonathan Howells, in the comic roles of Simone and Alain respectively,
are every bit as arresting, both displaying a certain genius for knockabout.
The luminously colourful Osbert Lancaster designs, together with the vitality of The Royal Ballet's dancing
and vibrant playing from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House under the baton of Anthony Twiner,
serve to augment the harmless good fun at which Ashton excels.

Royal Ballet in Cuba.

Watch The Royal Ballet in Cuba Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGbA6dCCeA

La Fille Mal Gardee. RB. 2012.

Watch The Intro Here:

http://youtu.be/Bjx0e0uW3lQ

Watch Act 1. Here:

http://youtu.be/489WZh4O_e0

Watch Act 2. Here:

http://youtu.be/FCQyBmknisg

Some Extras Here:

http://youtu.be/OxhtM6opJfE

Ondine. RB. 2009.

Watch Ondine Here:

http://youtu.be/2fxIov8TP6g

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.

Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, June 2009.

Ondine: Miyako Yoshida
Palemon: Edward Watson
Berta: Genesia Rosato
Tirrenio: Ricardo Cervera
A Hermit: Gary Avis

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Choreographer: Frederick Ashton

Darcey's Farewell: Song Of The Earth.

Watch The Performance Here:

http://youtu.be/tSWSNbPrJSc

Romeo and Juliet. RB. 1984.

Watch The Performance Here:

http://youtu.be/2n4n08zvLfM

Performance of Kenneth Macmillan's ballet recorded in Covent Garden in 1984,
set to a score by Prokofiev and featuring Wayne Eagling and Alessandra Ferri as the young lovers.
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet has long been one of the greatest successes in The Royal Ballet repertoire,
winning worldwide acclaim as an impassioned and thrilling view of Shakespeare's tragedy and of Prokofiev's glorious score. His sensual choreography poignantly captures the conflict between blossoming love and cankerous revenge.
Romeo and Juliet calls upon the full forces of a great company of dance-actors to present the street fights
of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in renaissance Verona, and also to convey the splendour of such scenes as
the Capulet ball. It also requires a ballerina and a premier danseur able to express the raptures and despair
that mark the young lovers' tragedy. In Alessandra Ferri and Wayne Eagling the roles are lived with tremendous
intensity, whether soaring during the balcony pas de deux or caught in the last agonizing moments in the Capulet vault.

Wayne McGregor: Three Ballets.

Wayne McGregor Introduces Chroma:

http://youtu.be/13saYAnlMqY

Watch Chroma Here:

http://youtu.be/FbLpctZL9aE

Watch Limen Here:

http://youtu.be/tY6snHVaY0o

Wayne McGregor Introduces Infra:

http://youtu.be/znNX98rX7uw

Watch Infra Here:

http://youtu.be/dPfFVVH-_2M

Enjoy :-)

Winter Dreams. RB. 1992.

Watch Winter Dreams Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu7RT04vbII

The Royal Ballet. RB. 1959.

Watch Ondine Here:

http://youtu.be/1ixey5POF7k

Watch The Firebird Here:

http://youtu.be/XC9GmqZnOBY

Watch Swan Lake (Act II) Here:

http://youtu.be/_-7YG6bD_CU

Watch an Interview With Margot Fonteyn Here:

http://youtu.be/YP2vlezugIk