A four-production programme Viscera / Carmen Blu-ray (The Royal Ballet) features dynamic choreography from Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, Liam Scarlett and Carlos Acosta.
Viscera opens the night with Scarlett's invigorating production and is followed by Afternoon of a Faun by Robbin to Debussy's music. Bringing in contrasting vigor, Balanchine showcases his neoclassical taste with Tchaikovsky Pas de deux and the programme is brought to its dramatic culmination with Carmen danced by Acosta in his farewell performance with The Royal Ballet.
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Viscera
Choreography: Liam Scarlett
Music: Lowell Liebermann
Dancers: Laura Morera / Marianela Nuñez / Ryoichi Hirano
Carmen
Choreography: Carlos Acosta
Music: Georges Bizet (arrangement by Martin Yates)
Dancers: Marianela Nuñez / Carlos Acosta / Federico Bonelli / Matthew Golding
Afternoon of a Faun
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Music: Claude Debussy
Dancers: Sarah Lamb / Vadim Muntagirov
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music:Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Dancers: Iana Salenko / Steven McRae
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductors: Emmanuel Plasson / Martin Yates (Carmen)
Plus: Carlos Acosta in conversation with Darcey Bussell / Acosta's farewell curtain call and speech / Introductions to Viscera and Carmen.
Picture: 16:9 1080p
Format: NTSC
Region code: All regions
Sound format: 2.0 LPCM / 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Running time: 118 minutes
Year: 2015
