Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki

Product Description Based on Gogol's fantastical and comic story of the Devil's antics on Christmas Eve, this magical blend of opera and ballet is brought to vivid life in Francesca Zambello's colourful production. Magnificent set designs (Mikhail Mokrov) and costumes (Tatiana Noginova), and an excellent, largely Russian cast provide authenticity. Splendid dancing by The Royal Ballet and Cossack dancers completes the spectacle. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound. Press Reviews "It's pretty as a picture, no question - an animated pop-up book of naïve and colourful charm." (The Independent) "...this expensive-looking production that combines the forces of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet..." (The Guardian) "[Mokrov's designs] positively glow with snowy Russian colour and charm...Polianichko makes an affectionate case for the score. " (BBC Music Magazine ????) Cast Larissa Diadkova (Solokha) Maxim Mikhailov (The Devil) Vladimir Matorin (Chub) John Upperton (Panas) Olga Guryakova (Oxana) Vsevolod Grivnov (Vakula) The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Production Company: The Royal Opera Stage Director: Francesca Zambello Choreographer: Alastair Marriott Disc Information Catalogue Number: OA1037D Date of Performance: 2009 Running Time: 154 minutes Sound: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES Label: Opus Arte Review Tchaikovsky's 'Cherevichki -- The Tsarina's Slippers' (Opus Arte). Here's something new for Christmas: Tchaikovsky. The Royal Opera production, directed by Francesca Zambello, of the unjustly neglected 'Christmas Eve,' goes all out, as it must to compete with the omnipresent 'Nutcracker.' --LA Times, Mark Swed, November 2010