Description
Prokofiev : Cinderella
Some exquisite entertainement at the Paris Opera with this legendary production of Prokofiev’s Cinderella by Rudolf Nureyev. To (re)descover on DVD with the uncomparable Agnès Letestu in the title-role, as well as José Martinez as The Movie Star…
Rudolf Nureyev’s colourful, “movie-star” version of Prokofiev’s Cinderella retains the classic Perrault story but sets it in America during the difficult years of the Great Depression in the 1930s and 1940s. Agnès Letestu stars as Cinderella who, living with her alcoholic father, tyrannical stepmother and two spiteful stepsisters, dreams of escape and stardom in Hollywood.
After a promising screen-test during which The Movie Star, suavely portrayed by José Martinez, falls head over heels in love with her, she is fearful that her new-found happiness is too good to be true and will vanish with her youth. Fortunately, her magical protector (in the form of The Producer) and her lover move heaven and earth for a ‘happily ever after’ ending.
This is Paris Opera Ballet at its very best.
SPECIAL CONTENT :
- Illustrated synopsis
- Cinderella goes to Hollywood, a documentary by Reiner E. Moritz
Prokofiev: Cinderella [DVD]
Ballet en trois actes
Music : Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Libretto: Rudolf Nureyev after Nikolaï Volkov
Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev
Cinderella : Agnès Letestu (danseuse étoile)
The Movie Star : José Martinez (danseur étoile)
The Sisters : Laëtitia Pujol (danseuse étoile), Stéphanie Romberg
The Mother : Stéphanie Romberg
The Producer : Wilfried Romoli (danseur étoile)
Corps de Ballet et Premiers Danseurs du Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Conductor : Koen Kessels
Stage direction : Rudolf Nureyev
Sets : Petrika Ionesco
Costumes : Hanae Mori
Lighting design : Sumio Yoshi
“More than a traditional full-length ballet, Nureyev’s Cinderella is a musical fantasy overflowing with vitality.” – LE FIGARO
“Agnès Letestu is grace and modesty personified in Nureyev’s ‘Cinderella Goes to Hollywood’…” – BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
HD recording : Opéra national de Paris (Palais Garnier) | 04/2007
TV direction : Thomas Grimm
Release date : 1e October 2008
Distribution : Naxos Distribution
2 DVD
Reference : OA0997D
Barcode : 809478009979
Running time: 185 min.
Image : Color, 16/9, NTSC
Sound : PCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Region code : 0
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.
As of 2024, Naxos, Opus Arte and Bel Air Classiques have agreed to pull their resources together to further highlight their shared values of artistic excellence, innovation and transmission.
![](mailto:?Subject=Prokofiev : Cinderella&Body=<h2>[ DVD ]</h2>
<img class="alignnone wp-image-63081" src="https://www.belairclassiques.com/wp-content/uploads/acf4786e5dd640bdb93adf6a683c4c11-e1719066545690.png" alt="" width="100" height="66" />
Some exquisite entertainement at the <strong>Paris Opera</strong> with this legendary production of <strong>Prokofiev's <em>Cinderella</em></strong> by <strong>Rudolf Nureyev</strong>. To (re)descover on DVD with the uncomparable <strong>Agnès Letestu</strong> in the title-role, as well as <strong>José Martinez</strong> as <strong>The Movie Star</strong>...){kind=link}