Release Date: 02 February 2014
Label: Opus Arte - Bluray Dvd / Opus Arte
Packaging Type: Blu-Ray Packaging
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 809478071372
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: The Metamorphosis
Release Date: 02 February 2014
Label: Opus Arte - Dvd / Opus Arte
Packaging Type: DVD Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 809478011262
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: The Metamorphosis
Description
Pita after KafkaTHE METAMOSPHOSISRoyal Opera HouseGregor Samsa Edward WatsonGrete Samsa Laura DayMrs Samsa Nina GoldmanMr Samsa Neil ReynoldsMaid/Coffee Lady Bettina CarpiDream Figure/Bearded Man/ Clerk/Dream Figure/Bearded Man Greig CookeTrain Conductor/Dream Figure/ Bearded Man Amir GilesChoreography/Director Arthur PitaMusic Frank MoonDesigns Simon DawRecorded live at The Royal Opera House, March 2013'It's unique and absurd ... timeless and universal.' So choreographer and director Arthur Pita describes Kafka's powerful novella The Metamorphosis, which has inspired this award-winning production for The Royal Ballet. Principal dancer Edward Watson won critical acclaim for his 'repellently brilliant' (The Independent) portrayal of Gregor Samsa's transformation into an insect, while the supporting cast vividly convey the conflicting reactions of Gregor's family. Frank Moon's dramatic score - performed live by the composer himself - and Simon Daw's austere designs complement this disturbing and compelling reinterpretation of Kafka's masterpiece. Running time: 90 minutesSubtitles N/ASound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Description
Pita after KafkaTHE METAMOSPHOSISRoyal Opera HouseGregor Samsa Edward WatsonGrete Samsa Laura DayMrs Samsa Nina GoldmanMr Samsa Neil ReynoldsMaid/Coffee Lady Bettina CarpiDream Figure/Bearded Man/ Clerk/Dream Figure/Bearded Man Greig CookeTrain Conductor/Dream Figure/ Bearded Man Amir GilesChoreography/Director Arthur PitaMusic Frank MoonDesigns Simon DawRecorded live at The Royal Opera House, March 2013'It's unique and absurd ... timeless and universal.' So choreographer and director Arthur Pita describes Kafka's powerful novella The Metamorphosis, which has inspired this award-winning production for The Royal Ballet. Principal dancer Edward Watson won critical acclaim for his 'repellently brilliant' (The Independent) portrayal of Gregor Samsa's transformation into an insect, while the supporting cast vividly convey the conflicting reactions of Gregor's family. Frank Moon's dramatic score - performed live by the composer himself - and Simon Daw's austere designs complement this disturbing and compelling reinterpretation of Kafka's masterpiece. Running time: 90 minutesSubtitles N/ASound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Shakespeare'S Globe Theatre
Various
Tamara Rojo; Federico Bonelli; Edward Watson; Sarah Lamb; Leanne Benjamin; Lauren Cuthbertson; Stev
English National Ballet Philharmonic; Gavin Sutherland
THE ROYAL BALLET; EDWARD WATSON; GARY AVIS; SARAH LAMB; ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE; KOEN KE
EMMA PEARSON; AMITAI PATI; SARAH CASTLE; PAUL WHELAN; STEPHEN DIAZ; CHELSEA DOLMAN; SASHE ANGELOVSK
Liparit Avetisyan; Carlos Álvarez; Lisette Oropesa; Brindley Sherratt; Blaise Malaba; Amanda Baldwi
Leo Tetteh; Alice Kawalek; Constance Devernay; Bruno Micchiardi; Rishan Benjamin; Melissa Parsons;
