Author: Maurice Moiseiwitsch
Publisher:
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Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The 1960 film 'The Royal Ballet' was directed by Hungarian Paul Czinner, who had achieved succes three years earlier with 'The Bolshoi Ballet'. It was filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden and included extracts from 'Swan Lake', 'Ondine' and 'The firebird'. The book backgrounds the film and the company, introduces Margot Fonteyn (prima ballerina assoluta) and presents the storyline for the three ballets featured in the film.