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Adam : Le Corsaire
A Corsair reinvented by Kader Belarbi for the Ballet du Capitole (Toulouse) : exoticism and modernity combine for a ballet of unforgettable freshness and virtuosity.
Hailed by Le Figaro as ‘simply magnificent: a miracle in two acts’, Kader Belarbi’s new production of The Corsair is a bold reinvention of a 19th-century classic. Belarbi’s fresh scenario and choreography give this colourful yet ultimately tragic story of the
corsair (Davit Galstyan) and the beautiful slave-girl who captures his heart (Maria Gutierrez) renewed clarity and simplicity.
David Coleman conducts a score based on Adolphe Adam’s original work, but enhanced with music by composers from Massenet to Sibelius, as well as new compositions and orchestrations by Coleman himself. The score is the result of close collaboration between Belarbi and Coleman, and its strong and coherent musical framework brings Belarbi’s staging to life.
This is a version of The Corsair for the modern age, giving the work – in Belarbi’s words – ‘resonance and meaning today’.
Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.
Adam : The Corsair [DVD & Blu-ray]
Ballet in two acts
Music: Adolphe Adam
with excerpts from Anton Arensky, David Coleman, Édouard Lalo, Jules Massenet, Jean Sibélius
Libretto: Kader Belarbi after Lord Byron
The Slave Girl: Maria Gutierrez
The Corsair: Davit Galstyan
The Sultan: Takafumi Watanabe
The Sultan’s Favourite Concubine: Juliette Thélin
The Corsair’s Companion: Demian Vargas
Two Slaves: Juliana Bastos, Julie Loria
The Wealthy Slave-trader: Henrik Victorin
Two guards: Cédric Pons, Joël Sitbon
Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole
Choreography: Kader Belarbi
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
Conductor: David Coleman
Sets: Sylvie Olivé
Costumes : Olivier Bériot
Lighting design: Marion Hewlett
“The Ballet du Capitole’s new production of Le Corsaire represents dance making at a very high level. There is an artistic collaboration at work here that has paid huge dividends, choreographically, musically and scenically. David Coleman has done an admirable job of re-orchestrating what, in the wrong hands, could have been something of a hotch-potch, given that themes from Adolphe Adam’s original score are intercut with additions by Massenet, Arenski and Sibelius. Belarbi has succeeded in capturing the essence of a nineteenth century ballet and in breathing new life into it … The production is a marvelous distillation of expert collaborative ideas.”- AUDITORIUM
“… for anyone whose main priority is to have a “Le Corsaire for the modern age” – and anyone wanting to watch expertly and beautifully filmed performances by a very accomplished company of dancers – this innovative account from Toulouse could hardly be bettered.” – MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
HD recording: Théâtre national du Capitole de Toulouse | 05/2013
TV direction: Luc Riolon
Release date: 1st February 2014
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
1 DVD
Reference : OA1129D
Barcode : 809478011293
Running time: 100 min.
Image : Clolr, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, DTS Surround 5.1
Region code: 0
1 BLU-RAY
Reference: OABD7140D
Barcode: 809478071402
Running time: 100 min.
Image : Color, 16/9, Full HD
Sound: PCM 2.0, DTS HD Master audio 5.1
Region code: A, B, C
Founded as a production company by Hans Petri in 1999, Opus Arte released its first DVD in 2001. From the outset, the label has been releasing recordings from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, one of the closest and longest-standing relationships they have had. So much so that in 2007 the ROH acquired Opus Arte, which in turn became their in-house DVD label. In 2018 the label joined the Naxos family, although its continues to work very closely with the ROH and maintains its base of operations at the Royal Opera House in London.
Opus Arte now boasts a catalogue of over 800 programmes, including recordings in 4K, 3-D and Dolby ATMOS, and was one of the first labels to release high definition content on Blu-ray. They proudly associate with many of the world’s finest arts organisations, which aside from the Royal Opera House includes Glyndebourne, Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Teatro Real, Bayreuth, Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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