Daphnis and Chloe, music by Maurice Ravel, choreography by Frederick Ashton. The Royal Ballet at Gala for the re-opening of Covent Garden. Principals Inaki Urlezaga, Federico Bonelli, Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares.
Broadcast by the BBC, with it's usual superb camerawork.
See http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_04/may04/ch_daphnis_and_chloe.htm
Beautiful!
MauComposer10 2 weeks ago
OMG is all I can say. As familiar as I am with this piece, I have never seen the ballet, and am so glad that this is available. Agreed, if the BBC were to make this available I would buy it in an instant.
GLSmyth 2 weeks ago
My thanks too . The BBC MUST be made to issue this recording on DVD. The choreography and that sublime music matched perfectly (even down to the M and S shirts and trousers !)
dewfallhawk 3 months ago
This is gold! Thanks very much for posting it in its entirety.
RandyHooHa 4 months ago
@wfizyta --Also to QuietGuyCO--There have been many different versions & choreographies of Daphnis & Chloe through the years. So glad to get to see this one. Wish it would be released officially, as this gala appears to have been packed with gems.
AvalonMorley 6 months ago
Its so beautiful, I always wanted to see the whole ballet. Thanks for posting.
There is another version of Daphnis and Chloe by Hamburg Ballet. I wonder if somebody have seen it?
wfizyta 6 months ago
I've admired this music for a long time and always wondered what the choreography might look like! Now I know! Thanks for posting this!
QuietGuyCO 6 months ago
Bless you! I've always wanted to see this.
07regia 8 months ago
Serendipity strikes again!
Found this by pure accident, what a treat.
Too bad there isn't a dvd.
Hikawade 10 months ago