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  • Coppelia - Delibes - Royal Opera House
  • Rated - 5 stars Colourful Coppelia 21 March 2005
    ...t lovers!RB production with sets by Lancaster.Enjoyable all round performances. The Royal Ballet blessed with a corps who know how to act as well as the principals. Additional ...  
  • La Fille Mal Gardee
  • La Fille Mal Gardee review by A customer from Reading, England
    Rated - 5 stars A work of art 28 January 2006
    ...The Royal Ballet's production of 'La Fille Mal Gardee' is a pure delight and near perfect. As always Frederick Ashton's choreography provides a natural and joyful interpretati...  
  • Manon
  • Manon review by from Kent, UK
    Rated - 5 stars Fabulous ballet - fabulous music - fabulous dancers! 2 July 2008
    ...the English style of ballet created by Ninette de Valois with her foundation of The Royal Ballet and the schools attached to it. He is entrancing to watch, and whilst his actin...  

The Royal Ballet - filmography


  • Coppelia - Delibes - Royal Opera House on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Leanne Benjamin,  Carlos Acosta,  The Royal Ballet
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A performance of the popular ninteenth century ballet. Produced by the Company's founder, Dame Ninette de Valois. Includes biography of Osbert Lancaster with Anthony Dowell. The ballet tells the story of a toy maker and his daughter, Coppelia, who becomes an object of desire for a neighbour.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 152 members
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  • Firebird, The / Les Noces on DVD (1996)
    Starring: The Royal Ballet,  Royal Opera House Orchestra
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The Royal Ballet celebrates two of Igor Stravinsky's dance masterpieces. Leanne Benjamin, Jonathan Cope, Zenaida Yanowsky, and David Pickering lead the company in colorful performances of THE FIREBIRD and LES NOCES. Both productions were staged and choreographed by the legendary Nijinska.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 101 members
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  • Tales Of Beatrix Potter on DVD (1971)
    Starring: The Royal Ballet
    Director: Reginald Mills
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Under Sir Frederick Ashton's choreography, the Royal Ballet perform wonderful interpretations of Beatrix Potter's most famous children's tales. Starring Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jeremy Fisher and Jemima Puddleduck, and hordes of mice and pigs, the Royal Ballet are accompanied by breathtaking ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 255 members
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  • The Nutcracker on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Merle Park,  Rudolf Nureyev,  The Royal Ballet
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A version of The Nutcracker made for television in 1968 and choreographed and produced by, as well as starring, Rudolf Nureyev. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 55% from 52 members
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The Royal Ballet facts

5 most recent films

The Nutcracker - 3.5 stars
Coppelia - Delibes - Royal Opera House - 3.5 stars
Firebird, The / Les Noces - 3.5 stars
Mayerling - 3.0 stars
Tchaikovsky: Gala Tribute To Tchaikovsky - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Delibes - Sylvia - 4.0 stars
The Nutcracker - 3.5 stars
Coppelia - Delibes - Royal Opera House - 3.5 stars
La Fille Mal Gardee - 3.5 stars
Sleeping Beauty, The - Royal Opera House Covent Garden - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Tchaikovsky: Gala Tribute To Tchaikovsky - 2.5 stars
The Royal Ballet - 3.0 stars
Ludwig Minkus - La Bayadere - 4.0 stars
The Nutcracker - 2.5 stars
Highlights From The Royal Ballet - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Royal Opera House Orchestra - 7 times - show films
Lesley Collier - 4 times - show films
Darcey Bussell - 4 times - show films
Anthony Dowell - 4 times - show films
Margot Fonteyn - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Colin Nears - 2 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
John Lanchbery - 1 times - show films
Anthony Asquith - 1 times - show films
Ludwig Minkus - 1 times - show films