Royal Ballet: Ashton Triple Bill

Synopsis: Dance. Recording of three ballets by Frederick Ashton, conducted by Emmanuel Plasson from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. The first is The Dream featuring Akanet Takada as Titania, Steven McRae and Oberon, Valentino Zucchetti as Puck and Bennet Gartside as Bottom, with the music by Mendelssohn in John Lanchberry’s arrangement. The second is Symphonic Variations (music by Cesar Franck) and the third, Marguerite and Armand (Franz Liszt’s music arranged by Dudley Simpson).
Language: English
Country: Great Britain; United States
Medium: Video
Subjects: Dance; Shakespeare
Keywords: ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)