Ashton - Ballet DVDs (Opus Arte)

Sir Frederick Ashton (1904-1988) was a British ballet dancer and founder choreographer of The Royal Ballet. Ashton succeeded Ninette de Valois as director of the Royal Ballet in 1963. Ashton is widely credited with the creation of a specifically English genre of ballet.

Ashton Collection, Volume. 1
Starring: Soloists of the Royal Ballet
Label: Opus Arte: 3 DVDs (OA 1282px BD)
Release Date: 28th December, 2018
Details: This special collection from The Royal Ballet includes nine of Frederick Ashtons most loved short ballets. Symphonic Variations, Voices of Spring, Marguerite and Armand, The Two Pigeons, The Dream, Rhapsody, La Valse, Monotones and Meditation from Thais.
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Ashton Collection, Volume. 2
Starring: Soloists of the Royal Ballet
Label: Opus Arte: 3 DVDs (OA 1281 BD)
Release Date: 11th October, 2019
Details: Three classic full-length ballets are brought together in this special collection celebrating Frederick Ashton’s work. Includes Delibes: Sylvia, Hérold: La Fille mal gardée, Lanchbery: Tales of Beatrix Potter.
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Ashton: The Dream; Symphonic Variations; Marguerite and Armand
Starring: Takada, Nunez, Yanowsky, Bolle, McRae
Featuring: Royal Ballet & Orch, Plasson
Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD (OA 1064D)
Release Date: 27th July, 2018
Details: 138 minutes, Classical, PAL (3 works - Brand New DVD release)
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Ashton: Les Patineurs / Divertissments / Scènes De Ballet
Starring: Acosta, Benjamin, Bussell, Cope, McRae
Featuring: Royal Ballet & Orch
Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD (OA 1064D)
Release Date: 31st October, 2011
Details: 96 minutes, Classical, NTSC (3 sumptuous & diverse works choreographed by Ashton)
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La Fille Mal Gardée
Starring: Natalia Osipova, Steven McRae, Mosely, Saunders
Featuring: Royal Ballet & Orch, Wordsworth
Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD ((OA 1196D)
Release Date: 30th October, 2015
Details: 110 minutes, Colour, DVD-Video, PAL, All Regions
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Ashton Celebration: La Valse, Meditation, Voices of Spring, Monotones, Marguerite & Armand
Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD (OA1116D)
Release Date: 4th September, 2013
Details: 97 minutes, Classical, NTSC
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Ashton: Rhapsody & The Two Pigeons
Starring: Osipova, Mcrae, Cuthberton, Royal Ballet,Wordsworth
Label: Opus Arte: 1 DVD (OA1187D)
Release Date: 30th September, 2016
Details: 114 minutes, Classical, PAL
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NB: These Royal Ballet DVDs of works by Sir Frederick Ashton, may also be available in a Blu-ray version

Ashton: Royal Ballet DVDs