Clearance and Sales Dance DVDs

Highlights from Glyndebourne Video  (D4170)
 DVD - $19.99         On Sale - $8.99
Glyndebourne Festival Opera is feted worldwide. Situated in the heart of some of England?s loveliest countryside, it is a perfect setting for combining operatic excellence with a unique sense of occasion. Glyndebourne excels in the production of pieces that are enhanced by the intimate setting of its auditorium, as evidenced here in extracts from works by Rossini, Gluck, Bizet, Mozart and Monteverdi. 59 mins. (2007) DVD-Region 1.

Manon - The Australian Ballet Video (D4089)
 DVD - $29.99           On Sale - $14.99
Conductor: Noel Smith. Choreographer and Composer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan. This highly-rated production of Manon by The Australian Ballet was recorded live at the Adelaide Festival in 1995 and features premier dancers Justine Summers, Steven Heathcote, Nigel Burley, Jonathan Kelly, Lynette Wills and Paul De Masson. In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avaricious brother, she makes a fatal decision to shun her true love and exploit the pleasures of wealth. Des Grieux, a victim of Manon?s desires and depravity, sacrifices everything to follow her to a tragic end. 110 mins. (2006) DVD-Region 1.

Mayerling Video  (D1489)
 DVD - $29.99           On Sale - $19.99
Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillian. Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis. Scenario: Gillian Freeman. Stage Lighting: John B. Read. Staging: Monica Mason. Music: Franz Liszt.  Arrangement: John Lanchbery. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House – Leader: John Brown. Cast: Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary: Irek Mukhamedov. Baroness Mary Vetsera: Viviana Durante. Countess Marie Larisch: Lesley Collier. Mitzi Caspar: Darcey Bussell. Princess Stephanie: Jane Burn. Empress Elisabeth: Nicola Tranah. Bratfisch: Matthew Hart. Mitzi Caspar: Darcey Bussell. Four Hungarian Officers: Stuart Cassidy, Adam Cooper, Errol Pickford, William Trevitt. Artists of The Royal Ballet – Executive Producer: Revel Guest. Producers: Stephany Marks and Jane Pleydell-Bouverie. Director: Derek Bailey. 135 mins. (2002) DVD-All-Region.

Picasso and Dance - Le Train Bleu - Le Tricorne Video (D2285)
 DVD - $29.99         On Sale - $14.99
Starring: Élisabeth Maurin and Kader Belarbi. Composer: Milhaud De Falla. Conductor: David Coleman. Between 1917 and 1962, Picasso was involved in creating the designs for nine ballets. Le Train Bleu dates from 1924 and Le Tricorne from 1919. These two historic ballets, created originally by Sergei Diaghilev, have been revived by the Paris Opera Ballet. 81 mins. (2005) DVD-Region 1.