Opus Arte's video: Ashton: The Dream Symphonic Variations Marguerite and Armad The Royal Ballet

Three contrasting ballets by The Royal Ballet’s Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton: The Dream (1964) is an enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to music by Mendelssohn. Symphonic Variations (1946) is an early Ashton masterpiece, and a breathtaking, abstract work on the beauty of pure movement. Marguerite and Armand (1963), here danced by former Royal Ballet Principal Zenaida Yanowsky and Guest Artist Roberto Bolle, is a tragic love story of great lyric beauty. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Emmanuel Plasson. Catalogue numbers: OA1280D (DVD) / OABD7240D (BLU-RAY) Release Date - August 2018 More information here: DVD - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OA1264D Blu-Ray - http://opusarte.co.uk/details/OABD7240D DVD and Blu-Ray available now: Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/2OlqkXf Amazon DE - https://amzn.to/2C9nuxr Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2yhNdAX Naxos Direct - http://bit.ly/2Q3K7uk Royal Opera House Shop - https://bit.ly/2CbJ83Z Presto - https://bit.ly/2pSrXwV MDT - https://bit.ly/2OiNgql Europadisc - https://bit.ly/2CbHmzU