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Set in the exotic surroundings of the Ottoman Empire and with a narrative encompassing abduction, murder and shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a swashbuckling pirate drama that delights for its spectacular nature and which includes some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. The work’s evolution has been a complex one, its libretto and choreography subject to numerous revisions since its first appearance in Paris in 1856, and in this English National Ballet production – the first British staging of the work – former-ballerina-turned-choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version to create ‘brisk, stylish entertainment’ (Guardian) that is visually enhanced by Hollywood designer Bob Ringwood’s ‘superb’ (Daily Telegraph) Orientalist sets and costumes. First-rate dancing by the company and its soloists – including Alina Cojocaru’s ‘radiant performance’ as Medora (Independent), Yonah Acosta’s ‘vividly drawn and villainous’ Birbanto (Financial Times) and Vadim Muntagirov’s ‘compelling’ (Daily Telegraph) portrayal of Conrad – underscores the ‘roaring, madcap success’ (Financial Times) of this production.
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Medora: Alina Cojocaru
Conrad: Vadim Muntagirov
Gulnare: Erina Takahashi
Lankendem: Dmitri Gruzdyev
Ali: Junor Souza
Birbanto: Yonah Acosta
Pasha: Michael Coleman
Staged: Anna-Marie Holmes after Marius Petipa and Konstantin Sergeyev
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Prince Pyotr van Oldenbourg, Ludwig Minkus, Yuly Gerber, Baron Boris Fitinhof-Schnell and Albert Zabel
Edited: Lars Payne and Gavin Sutherland
Libretto: Jules-Henri de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier in a version by Anna-Marie Holmes
Based on: The Corsair (1814) by Lord Byron
Sets and Costumes: Bob Ringwood
Lighting: Neil Austin
Orchestra of the English National Ballet
Conductor: Gavin Sutherland
Plus: Cast Gallery
Picture: 16:9
Sound: 2.0 PCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Duration: 100 mins
Year: 2014
