TV Standard: NTSC
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Ballet & Dances Classical

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The Royal Ballet presents a new recording of MacMillan's masterpiece, "Meyering," a dramatic ballet of lust and intrigue based on the Meyering Affair of 1889, in which Rudolph, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Marie Wetzela, Baroness, fell in love. The dramatic ballet "Meyering" was premiered in 1978 and became not only MacMillan's masterpiece but also one of the Royal Ballet's major repertoire. In this video, Stephen McCrea, who has returned from injury, plays the role of Crown Prince Rudolph, deeply embodying his love and anguish, and challenging the limits of sensuality in classical ballet with Sarah Lamb, who plays Marie Vetsera. The music used in the ballet is a wide range of Liszt's compositions, not only piano pieces but also orchestral pieces and songs, which Lanchbery has selected and arranged for the ballet. The music of Liszt, who is of Austro-Hungarian descent, is truly appropriate for this work, and together with the costumes and artwork that express the historical background, a breathtaking and spectacular drama unfolds. Naxos Japan