The Foundation - News
October 2009
The Ballet “The Seagull” with Maya Plisetskaya – now
on DVD!
"The Seagull" is a very touching ballet performance
in two acts based on the play of the same name by Anton Chekhov. It tells
a moving love story about young people - each of them is hopelessly in
love. The tragic subject with the idea of existential hopelessness, which
has been choreographed by Maya Plisetskaya in a romantic and floated manner,
and the symbolic impressionist music by Rodion Shchedrin form a noticeable
stylistic contrast. The DVD includes a 30-minute bonus, where the legendary
ballerina and her husband, the famous composer Rodion Shchedrin, reveal
many interesting and some unknown details about the history of the origins
and effect of this wonderful ballet.
This is the only DVD of the live recording of the performance in 1980
at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, which is authorized by Maya Plisetskaya.
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Live recording of the performance 1980 (Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow)
World Premiere Recording on DVD!
Libretto by Rodion Shchedrin and Valery Levental
Set design by Valery Levental
Costume design for Maya Plisetskaya by Pierre Cardin
Leading actors: Maya Plisetskaya (Zarechnaya) und Alexander Bogatyrev (Treplyov)
Ballet und Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre conducted by Alexander Lazarev
Running Time: 85 mins (Ballet) + 30 mins (Bonus)
DVD Format: NTSC
Production: 2009
Languages: RU, GB, DE, FR, ES, IT
You can buy the DVD here: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/153556