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Martin Yates, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marianela Nunez, Carlos Acosta - Minkus: Don Quixote (2013) [Blu-Ray]

Posted By: Vilboa

Date: 7 Aug 2018 09:02:20

Martin Yates, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Marianela Nunez, Carlos Acosta - Minkus: Don Quixote (2013) [Blu-Ray]

Ludwig Minkus’s Don Quixote has held a place in the repertoire since its premiere at the Bolshoi Theater in 1869. The music is charming and well orchestrated, but persistently a little bland. There are plenty of melodies, but none of them are particularly distinctive. This is certainly not Tchaikovsky or Prokofiev. The poor boy meets rich girl love story interwoven with the fantastic adventures of Don Quixote has attracted the biggest names in ballet over the years, with Marius Petipa’s original classical production being followed by Rudolph Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and George Balanchine. Now, it is Carlos Acosta’s turn. His choreography is based on Petipa, but he has modernized it with his trademark physicality, and some new unclassical sounds (clapping, vocal exclamations) from the corps de ballet on stage.
Ultimately, the success of Don Quixote depends on the two principals. Acosta and Marianela Nuñez are the ideal pair to light a fire in this production. Acosta’s charisma is well known, and Nuñez matches him step for step with her amazing leaps and twirls, and the two have remarkable stage chemistry. They really do sizzle as much as that is possible in a classical ballet. The best is saved for last with their exquisite and joyful final pas de deux. In fact, the whole supporting cast and corps de ballet seem to have been inspired by Acosta. Everyone appears to be having a grand good time, and this is clearly projected to the audience.
The sets are magnificent and the colorful costumes are dazzling on Blu-ray. Martin Yates’s arrangement and orchestration of the Minkus score matches the bright visuals, and his conducting is surprisingly dynamic. The music comes to life as I have never heard it do before, especially in the excellent surround sound.(Arthur Lintgen)

Cast:
Kitri - Marianela Núñez
Basilio - Carlos Acosta
Don Quixote - Christopher Saunders
Sancho Panza - Philip Mosley
Espada - Ryoichi Hirano
Mercedes - Laura Morera
Gamache - Bennet Gartside
Lorenzo - Gary Avis
The Queen of the Dryads - Melissa Hamilton
Amour - Elizabeth Harrod
Dulcinea - Christina Arestis
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor - Martin Yates
Production and choreography - Carlos Acosta

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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 01
00:00:16.383 : en:Chapter 02
00:02:01.254 : en:Chapter 03
00:04:03.710 : en:Chapter 04
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00:06:11.237 : en:Chapter 06
00:08:22.768 : en:Chapter 07
00:10:25.191 : en:Chapter 08
00:11:32.591 : en:Chapter 09
00:13:35.915 : en:Chapter 10
00:15:29.061 : en:Chapter 11
00:17:26.612 : en:Chapter 12
00:18:36.381 : en:Chapter 13
00:20:26.692 : en:Chapter 14
00:22:14.800 : en:Chapter 15
00:23:58.436 : en:Chapter 16
00:25:39.437 : en:Chapter 17
00:26:54.312 : en:Chapter 18
00:28:53.398 : en:Chapter 19
00:31:20.345 : en:Chapter 20
00:32:51.302 : en:Chapter 21
00:35:22.420 : en:Chapter 22
00:37:27.511 : en:Chapter 23
00:40:24.822 : en:Chapter 24
00:41:07.898 : en:Chapter 25
00:42:47.131 : en:Chapter 26
00:44:26.530 : en:Chapter 27
00:46:11.935 : en:Chapter 28
00:47:13.897 : en:Chapter 29
00:48:17.094 : en:Chapter 30
00:49:20.424 : en:Chapter 31
00:52:04.054 : en:Chapter 32
00:53:08.285 : en:Chapter 33
00:56:48.938 : en:Chapter 34
00:58:52.795 : en:Chapter 35
01:01:24.747 : en:Chapter 36
01:04:54.257 : en:Chapter 37
01:05:29.191 : en:Chapter 38
01:09:41.243 : en:Chapter 39
01:10:57.753 : en:Chapter 40
01:13:43.018 : en:Chapter 41
01:16:05.894 : en:Chapter 42
01:18:11.687 : en:Chapter 43
01:19:19.488 : en:Chapter 44
01:21:41.162 : en:Chapter 45
01:24:57.091 : en:Chapter 46
01:27:00.548 : en:Chapter 47
01:29:29.497 : en:Chapter 48
01:34:31.766 : en:Chapter 49
01:36:15.836 : en:Chapter 50
01:37:03.617 : en:Chapter 51
01:38:30.905 : en:Chapter 52
01:40:32.926 : en:Chapter 53
01:43:14.555 : en:Chapter 54
01:49:48.515 : en:Chapter 55
01:51:03.456 : en:Chapter 56
01:52:31.277 : en:Chapter 57
01:54:31.030 : en:Chapter 58
01:56:28.815 : en:Chapter 59
02:00:42.868 : en:Chapter 60

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