TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Ballet Masterpieces (Fonteyn, Somes) (1954-1959)

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The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Choreographer: Petipa, Marius

Princes Florimund: Somes, Michael

Princess Aurora: Fonteyn, Margot

Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Conductor: Lanchbery, John

Swan Lake, Op. 20

Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Choreographer: Ivanov, Lev

Choreographer: Petipa, Marius

Odette: Fonteyn, Margot

Prince Siegfried: Somes, Michael

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Irving, Robert

The Nutcracker, Op. 71

Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Choreographer: Wright, Peter

Original Choreographer: Ivanov, Lev

Nutcracker Prince: Somes, Michael

Sugar Plum Fairy: Fonteyn, Margot

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Rignold, Hugo

Playing Time: 01:12:07

Catalogue Number: ICAD5050

UPC: 5060244550506

Exceptional studio productions from the late 1950s, all three of the Tchaikovsky ballet performances featured on this video are released for the first time. The perfect partners, Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes give stunning performances with Fonteyn at her most beguiling as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty ?EUR" the ballet in which she and the Sadler's Wells Ballet made their historic American debut in 1949.

The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.