Nureyev as Dancer - DON QUIXOTE
Nureyev as Choreographer - LA BAYADĂłRE and ROMEO & JULIET
This set of three ballets is released in celebration of the life and glittering career of Russian dancer, Rudolf Nureyev. He achieved rock star status in the West, during which time he danced in his own extraordinary version of Don Quixote. As a choreographer, principally for the Paris Opera Ballet, he produced many stunning ballets, including these two exquisite ballets, La Bayadere and Romeo & Juliet.
DON QUIXOTE (Minkus, orch Lanchbery)
Rudolf Nureyev's lavish 35mm film version of Don Quixote, recorded in 1972 with Australian Ballet, has now been digitally remastered and restored to its former glory.
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