The Cellist / The Two Pigeons Blu-ray (The Royal Ballet)

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Philip Feeney
THE CELLIST

The Cellist: Lauren Cuthbertson
The Instrument: Marcelino Sambé
The Conductor: Matthew Ball
The Cellist (As a Young Girl): Emma Lucano
Her Sister (As a Young Girl): Lauren Godfrey
Her Mother: Kristen McNally
Her Father: Thomas Whitehead
Her Sister: Anna Rose O’Sullivan
Her Cello Teachers: Gary Avis, Nicol Edmonds, Benjamin Ella
Her Musical Friend: Luca Acri, Paul Kay, Joseph Sissens

Hetty Snell, cello
Royal Opera House Orchestra
Andrea Molino, conductor
Choreographer: Cathy Marston,
Set Design: Hildegard Bechtler
Costume Design: Bregje van Balen
Lighting: Jon Clark

Frederick Ashton
THE TWO PIGEONS

The Young Girl: Lauren Cuthbertson
The Young Man: Vadim Muntagirov
A Gypsy Girl: Laura Morera
Her lover: Ryoichi Hirano

Royal Opera House Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth, conductor
Choreographer:Frederick Ashton
Set Design: Jacques Dupont
Lighting: Peter Teigen
Music: André Messager (arr. by John Lanchbery)

Recorded at the Royal Opera House, 26 January 2016 (The Two Pigeons) / 15 and 17 February 2020 (The Cellist)

Extras: Why The Royal Ballet love performing The Cellist / Introduction to The Two Pigeons / Exploring the choreography of The Two Pigeons with Darcey Bussell, Lesley Collier and Lauren Cuthbertson / Cast galleries

Format: 1080i High Definition
Sound: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Running time: 139 mins (ballet) + 17 mins (bonus)

Note: This Blu-ray Disc is playable only on Blu-ray Disc players, and not compatible with standard DVD players