Genre:

Ballet

Release Date:

Oct 2011

Recorded:

2011

Number of Discs:

1

Sound:

2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS

Subtitles:

EN, FR, DE, ES

Aspect Ratio:

1080i High Definition / 16:9

Display:

NTSC

Catalog Number:

OABD7093D

Delibes: Coppélia (Opéra national de Paris)

Dorothée Gilbert (Swanilda); Mathias Heymann (Frantz); José Martinez (Coppélius);

Premiered by the Opera De Paris in 1870, and inspired by the fantastical writings of E.T.A. Hoffmann, Coppélia tells the story of a young man who becomes besotted with an exquisite automaton and is finally brought to his senses by his fiancée. In their production from the magnificent Palais Garnier, choreographer Patrice Bart in his final production and designer Ezio Toffolutti explore the story's darker side while doing full justice to the exuberance and elegance of Delibes glorious score.

Reviews

"...costumes were extremely attractive, set theatrically striking. The dancers were models of self-presentation." (The New York Times)

Extra features

The mystery of Coppélia.