Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake

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Item Number:
KUL 1197D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 0; Can be played worldwide
NTSC
Package Type: Keep Case

Audio:

Dolby Digital 2.0 - Natural Sound/Music

Product Description:

Tchaikovsky's score is brought to life by Maya, who dances the dual role of Odette and Odile in this timeless story of redemption through love. Filmed live at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Plot Synopsis:

A filmed adaptation of one of the most romantic ballets ever choreographed, performed by the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet.
The lovely Princess Odette has long suffered under an evil magician's spell: by day, she lives as a swan, while at nightfall she become a woman once again. And she will only be free if a man swears undying love to her -- and keeps his promise.
One evening, the handsome Prince Siegfried steps into the clearing where Odette lives and hears her tragic story. The smitten prince instantly vows to save her. But the cruel sorcerer Rothbart has a trick to make the Prince unfaithful...

Plot Keywords:

Ballet | Dance

Production Notes:

The performers are members of the Bolshoi Ballet Theatre.
Filmed originally in the Soviet Union in 1957, it was released in the United States in 1960 as part of a USA-USSR cultural exchange.

Cast and Crew:

Composition by		Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dancer		Maya Plisetskaya & Nikolai Fadeyechev
Conductor		Yuri Faier
Dancer		The Bolshoi Ballet

DVD Details:

Label: Kultur Video
Originally Released in: 1957
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 20 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format.
Release Date: July 29, 2008
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 103,632
Item UPC: 032031119796
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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