Viscera / Carmen DVD (The Royal Ballet) showcases a mixed bill contrasting ballets for The Royal Ballet.
Electrifying and sensual, Scarlett opens with Viscera; Robbin offers a magnificent response with Afternoon of a Faun to Debussy's dreamy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; a virtuosic display of excellence, Tchaikovsky Pas de deux stuns in miniature Balanchine's neoclassical style; and a grand finale of the burning Carmen by Acosta - his farewell performance with The Royal Ballet, making this Don José a timeless favourite.
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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
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (all regions)
Sound format: 2.0 LPCM / 5.1(5.0) DTS5.1 DTS
Running time: 118 minutes
Year: 2015