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Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
RecommendedEkaterina Kondaurova (Firebird), Ilya Kuznetsov (Ivan Tsarevich), Marianna Pavlova (The Princess) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Kachtcheï the Immortal), Alexandra Iosifidi (The Chosen One), Elena Bazhenova (300-Year-Old Woman) & Vladimir Ponomarev (Shaman)
Mariinsky Orchestra & Ballet,...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th July 2009
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, DVD of the Year
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Hérold: La Fille mal gardée
Carlos Acosta (Colas), Marianela Nuñez (Lise), William Tuckett (Widow Simone) & Jonathan Howells (Alain)
The Royal Ballet & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Anthony Twiner
La fille mal gardée is sheer perfection, Nuñez and Acosta are unsurpassable respectively in the feminine grace and masculine confidence of Ashton's Lise and Colas, and their mimetic skills... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Video Performance & Documentaries
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Adam: Giselle
RecommendedNatalia Osipova (Giselle) & Carlos Acosta (Albrecht)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Boris Gruzin
This new Opus Arte disc now joins [the 2011] Bolshoi version at the very top of the list…indeed, this Royal Ballet performance may well sweep the board as the new Giselle of choice. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame
Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Vladimir Stoyanov, Svetlana Aksenova, Larissa Diadkova
Chorus of Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons
It’s certainly wacky. But it’s followed through with rigorous brilliance…musically all is superb; this is the equal of Mariss Jansons’s first-rate Bavarian CD recording, with some of the same... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Opera Choice
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Schallplattenkritik Awards, 2018, Winner - Jahrespreis
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
RecommendedCarlos Acosta (Romeo) & Tamara Rojo (Juliet), José Martín (Mercutio) & Thiago Soares (Tybalt)
Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Boris Gruzin
As… the star-crossed lovers… the inspirational Carlos Acosta and the facially so expressive Tamara Rojo… galvanising conducted by Gruzin… all flaming testosterone thanks not only to Acosta and... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2010, DVD Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2010, DVD of the Month
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Delibes: Coppelia
RecommendedThe Royal Ballet, conductor: Nicolae Moldoveanu, choreographer: Dame Ninette de Valois
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Shostakovich: The Golden Age
Nina Kaptsova (Rita, a young girl), Ruslan Skvortsov (Boris, a young fisherman), Mikhail Lobukhin (Yashka, gang leader), Ekaterina Krysanova (Lyuska, Yashka’s accomplice)
Corps de Ballet & Orchestra of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Pavel Klinichev
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