The Fall of the House of Usher. Dancers from the Royal Ballet, Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Lawrence Foster, etc.
Author: Debussy, Claude Published: 2007 Robert Orledge's reconstruction of Debussy's unfinished opera falls into two parts, with the opera proper preceded by a long dance sequence, choreographed by Kim Brandstrup (to Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune and Jeux) performed by Royal Ballet dancers Leanne Benjamin, Gary Avis, Steven McRae, and Johannes Stepanek. The principle singers in the opera are Scott Hendricks, Nicholas Cavallier, John Graham-Hall, and Katia Pellegrino. Uncoded, for world wide use on NTSC compatible equipment.] |