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Tales of Beatrix Potter Play Trailer

SIR FREDERICK ASHTON The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 70mins Easter Screenings: Thurs 9th Apr 09 11.30am (optional – check website & newspaper); Fri 10th Apr 09 11.30am (optional – check website & newspaper); Sat 11th Apr 09 11.30am; Sun 12 Apr 09 1pm; and Mon 13thApr 09 1pm. Check newspapers for screening dates and times over school holidays from Thursday 9th April til 27th April 09 Cast: The Royal Ballet Choreography: Frederick Ashton Music: John Lanchbery Production: Anthony Dowell Conductor: Paul Murphy When Tales of Beatrix Potter was created as a film in 1971 by Frederick Ashton, his choreography brought to life the famous characters of the stories of Beatrix Potter. In this version for the stage, the dancers are dressed and masked to look just as we know them from the illustrations: Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mr Jeremy Fisher, Mrs Tiggy-Winkle and the irrepressible Peter Rabbit come to life with astonishing accuracy.

 

Carmen Play Trailer

BIZET The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 153mins (plus intermission times tbc) Fri 8 May 09; Sat 9 May 09; Sun 10 May 09; and Wed 13 May 09 Cast: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Norah Amsellem, Jonas Kaufmann, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, The Royal Opera Stage Director: Francesca Zambello Conductor: Antonio Pappano The Spanish heat and gypsy passion of Bizet’s Carmen are brought to the stage in Francesca Zambello’s vibrant production for The Royal Opera, expertly conducted by Antonio Pappano. Italy’s Anna Caterina Antonacci and Germany’s Jonas Kaufmann star as Carmen and Don José while France’s Norah Amsellem and Italy’s Ildebrando d’Arcangelo sing Micaëla and Escamillo.

 

Sleeping Beauty Play Trailer

TCHAIKOVSKY The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 132 mins (plus intermission time tbc) Fri 29 May 09; Sat 30 May 09; Sun 31 May 09; and Wed 3 Jun 09 Cast: Alina Cojocaru, Federico Bonelli, Marianela Nunez, Genesia Rosato Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon Production: Monica Mason, Christopher Newton Conductor: Valeriy Ovsyanikov A timeless fairy story, the spectacle of a royal court, a wealth of dances for the corps de ballet and richly colourful stage designs by Oliver Messel - The Sleeping Beauty brings together all the appeal of classical ballet in one great work. Valeriy Ovsyanikov conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Ballet Principals Alina Cojocaru and Federico Bonelli star.

 

Tamerlano Play Trailer

HANDEL Co Production Royal Opera House and Teatro Real, Madrid 217 mins (plus intermission time tbc) Fri 12 Jun 09; Sat 13 Jun 09; Sun 14 Jun 09; and Wed 17 Jun 09 Check for possible extra screening at selected venues on Queen’s Birthday: Monday 8th June 09 at 1pm. Cast: Plácido Domingo, Monica Bacelli, Ingela Bohlin, Jennifer Holloway, Luigi De Donato Director: Graham Vick Conductor: Paul McCreesh Plácido Domingo, the world’s leading tenor, takes on the 126th role of his extraordinary career to make a triumphant debut as the Turkish Sultan Bajazet in Handel’s great Baroque opera Tamerlano. Director Graham Vick’s modern staging is an award winning co-production between Teatro Real, Madrid and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Paul McCreesh conducts a cast which also includes Monica Bacelli, Ingela Bohlin, Jennifer Holloway and Luigi de Donato.

 

Le Nozze di Figaro Play Trailer

MOZART The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 185 mins (plus intermission time tbc) Fri 3 Jul 09; Sat 4 Jul 09; Sun 5 Jul 09; and Wed 8 Jul 09 Cast: Erwin Schrott, Miah Persson, Gerald Finley, Dorothea Röschmann Director: David McVicar Conductor: Antonio Pappano Mozart’s music makes Le nozze di Figaro one of the finest jewels in the opera repertory, with a wealth of famous melodies that start from the familiar first notes of the energetic overture. David McVicar’s wonderfully illuminating production has an exceptionally fine cast of singers, including Erwin Schrott, Miah Persson, Gerald Finley and Dorothea Röschmann, who bring this Mozart masterpiece to full dramatic life.

 

Romeo and Juliet Play Trailer

PROKOFIEV The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 138 mins Fri 17 Jul 09; Sat 18 Jul 09; Sun 19 Jul 09; and Wed 22 Jul 09 Cast: Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Music: Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Boris Gruzin Royal Ballet Principal dancers Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta play the title roles in Kenneth MacMillan’s great interpretation of Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy. Set against a sumptuously designed backdrop of Renaissance Italy, this is one of the most popular works in The Royal Ballet repertory, and one of the greatest examples of 20th-century choreography.

 

Giselle Play Trailer

ADOLPHE ADAM The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 114 mins Fri 31 Jul 09; Sat 1 Aug 09; Sun 2 Aug 09; and Wed 5 Aug 09 Cast: Alina Cojocaru, Johan Kobborg, Marianela Nunez, Martin Harvey Choreography: Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Music: Adolphe Adam Production: Peter Wright Conductor: Boris Gruzin Alina Cojocaru was promoted to Principal with The Royal ballet after her first night in the title role of this touching tragedy in which heart–breaking love overcomes death. She is partnered by Principal dancer Johan Kobborg as Count Albrecht. Sir Peter Wright’s staging and the sensitive stage designs beautifully contrast the human and supernatural worlds in this classic of all ballets.

 

Don Giovanni Play Trailer

MOZART The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 205 mins (plus intermission time tbc) Fri 14 Aug 09; Sat 15 Aug 09; Sun 16 Aug 09; and Wed 19 Aug 09 Cast: Simon Keenlyside, Marina Poplavskaya, Ramón Vargas, Joyce DiDonato, Kyle Ketelsen, Robert Gleadow, Miah Persson, Eric Halfvarson. Stage Director: Francesca Zambello Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras Don Giovanni is one of the most loved of all operas and is vividly staged in Francesca Zambello’s flamboyant and fiery production for The Royal Opera. Acclaimed conductor Charles Mackerras interprets Mozart’s score and British baritone Simon Keenlyside reprises the role of Don Giovanni, the charismatic narcissist who seduces, rapes and commits murder in Mozart’s compelling vision of a descent into hell.

 

La Fille Mal Gardèe Play Trailer

SIR FREDERICK ASHTON The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 112 mins Fri 28 Aug 09; Sat 29 Aug 09; Sun 30 Aug 09; and Wed 2 Sep 09 Cast: Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, William Tuckett, Jonathan Howells Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton Music: Ferdinand Hérold freely adapted and arranged by John Lanchbery Conductor: Anthony Twiner Ever since its triumphant premiere in 1960, Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée has been treasured as one of his happiest creations. Here Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta perfectly portray the young lovers, Lise and Colas, while William Tuckett, as the irascible but lovable Widow Simone, wonderfully leads the famous Clog Dance. Osbert Lancaster’s colourful, picture-book designs and Ferdinand Hérold’s tuneful score, provide the perfect setting.

 

La Bohème Play Trailer

PUCCINI Teatro Real Madrid 117 mins Fri 18 Sep 09; Sat 19 Sept; Sun 20 Sep 09; and Wed 23 Sep 09 Cast: Inva Mula, Aquiles Machado, Laura Giordano Director: Giancarlo Del Monaco Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos Since its premiere in 1896, audiences have enjoyed Puccini’s La bohème as one of the most romantic of all operas. Giancarlo del Monaco’s one million euro cinematic production of this masterpiece, from the legendary Teatro Real, takes its place among the great interpretations of modern times, a lavish visual and musical treat not to be missed.

 

Cinderella Play Trailer

PROKOFIEV Paris Opéra Ballet - Opéra National de Paris 127mins (plus intermission time tbc) Fri 2 Oct 09; Sat 3 Oct 09; Sun 4 Oct 09; and Wed 7 Oct 09 Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev Music: Sergei Prokofiev Conductor: Kevin Rhodes The Paris Opéra Ballet performs Sergei Prokofiev's stylish ballet Cinderella based on the 1987 version created by renowned choreographer Rudolf Nureyev. Adapting the fairy tale by Perrault, Nureyev places the timeless story in a Los Angeles mansion and a large movie studio during the heyday of Hollywood.