The Royal Ballet, Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov - Cinderella(Prokofiev): (Ashton)nunez Muntagirov Royal Ballet - Import Blu-ray Disc

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The Royal Ballet, Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov

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The 75th Anniversary of the British Premiere of Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella" - The Royal Ballet presents a revival of the Ashton version of "Cinderella"! In the spring of 2023, the 75th anniversary of the first performance of "Cinderella" at Covent Garden in 1948, a revival of the famous ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton was staged with a bold renewal of costumes and stage design. This production faithfully reproduces the original choreography by Ashton, with modern updates of Cinderella's two stepsisters (the Ugly Sisters - Ashton himself played one of the sisters), who caused a sensation at the first performance, and colorful costumes that evoke flowers and grasses, New highlights include a spectacular stage design with projection mapping. Marianela Nunez as Cinderella, Vadim Muntagirov as the Prince, Garry Avis and Ruka Akuri as the comical stepsisters, Fusei Kaneko as the nymph, and Taisuke Nakao as the clown will fill the stage with dazzling Ashtonian steps.Prokofiev's ballet music for "Cinderella" is a masterpiece that, like his previous work "Romeo and Juliet," uses light motifs to show characters and scenes, but was composed more in the classical ballet dance form and post-Tchaikovsky ballet music tradition. The orchestra, led by Cohen Kessels, a master of ballet music performance, supports this stage beautifully with a performance full of wit and liveliness. Naxos Japan