MINKUS, LUDWIG: Don Quichot - Dutch National Ballet (Blu-Ray)

Ludwig Minkus
DON QUICHOT
2010

Soloists:
Anna Tsygankova (Kitri), Matthew Golding (Basilio), Peter de Jong (Don Quichot), Karel de Rooij (Sancho Panza)
Orchestra, Chorus:
The Dutch National Ballet, Holland Symfonia
Conductor:
Kevin Rhodes
Choreographer:
Alexander Gorsky, Marius Petipa, Alexei Ratmansky

The Elegance Series is a collection of breathtaking Ballet performances from internationally renowned houses with well-loved Dance Stars. They feature productions by the greatest choreographers that we know today and of course the legacy of the legendary Marius Petipa. Don Quichot – an audience favourite of prestigious companies worldwide – is a dazzling display of high spirits, virtuosity and Spanish temperament. The leading Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has drawn inspiration for his production from the libretto of the first version of Don Quichot by Marius Petipa, created in 1869. The modern designs for the ballet, by the renowned French designer Jérôme Kaplan, refer to the times of Cervantes.