Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Complete ballet choreographed by George Balanchine)

G:

Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic - Dolby Digital 5.0 - Colour - 94 Minutes - PAL / NTSC

Ballet in two acts and six scenes

Created by George Balanchine from music by Felix Mendelssohn and based on a story by William Shakespeare.

Soprano - Libby Crabtree
Mezzo-soprano - Judith Harris

Pacific Northwest Ballet

BBC Concert Orchestra:
Leader - Cynthia Fleming
Conductor - Stewart Kershaw

'enchanting and accessible'
Guardian Guide

'lavish…full of colour and brilliant images… Such productions surely guarantee the survival of classical ballet well into the next millennium.'
Morning Star (usa)

'Skirting the stage with razor sharp jetés, Seth Belliston (as Puck) made a terrific impact.'
The Stage

'Gone (thank heavens) is the foliage littering the stage…gone are the unbecoming capes for Lysander and Demetrius and the brief pink skirts for Titania's retinue…at the risk of assassination by Balanchine purists I have to say that I found Patricia Barker a more winning Titania than the spectacular but rather cool Suzanne Farrell. Here it somehow adds to the pleasure to see it (the pas de deux) danced so beautifully by two dancers of whom you may never have heard, Louise Nadeau and Olivier Wevers…'
Intl. Record Review