Rite of Spring • Firebird | Stravinsky & The Ballets Russes | Mariinsky 2008 (DVD/Blu-ray trailer)

In celebration of the venue of the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1909, a wonderful Stravinsky night at the Mariinsky (ex-Kirov) with the original Nijinsky version of the Rite of Spring for the first time on DVD and the Firebird (costumes: Leon Bakst) both conducted by Valery Gergiev. Available on DVD and Blu-ray. Buy online : http://geni.us/RiteSpringDVD Subscribe to BelAir Classiques : http://bit.ly/2g1aCPA Follow on Facebook : http://bit.ly/BelAirFacebook Follow on Twitter : http://bit.ly/TwitterBelAir Follow on Instagram : http://bit.ly/InstaBelAir The premiere of The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, on may 1913 caused a veritable scandal. The audience was shocked by the primitive violence of the ballet. I twas so radically rejected that the ballet was taken off after eight performances. Although long forgotten, thanks to the relentless work of Millicent Hodson, Nijinsky’s original choreography was recreated. The Firebird is a Russian folk tale in two scenes commissionned at the young Stravinsky by Diaghilev and premiered at the Paris Opera House in 1910. The ballet was an immediate success. The Ballets Russes enabled the choreographer Fokine could bring his enterprise the right amount of novelty needed to captivate but not clash with the audience. It was a total success. The Orchestra and Ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre are conducted by Valery Gergiev. Music : Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring scenes from pagan Russia in two parts Musiс: Igor Stravinsky Choreography after Vaslav Nijinsky (1913) Scene plan: Igor Stravinsky and Nicholas Roerich Reconstructed and staged by Millicent Hodson Set and costume design after Nicholas Roerich Reconstructed and supervised by Kenneth Archer Lighting: Vladimir Lukin The Chosen One Alexandra Iosifidi 300-Year-Old Woman Elena Bazhenova Shaman Vladimir Ponomarev The Firebird russian fairytale in two scenes Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreography and Libretto: Michel Fokine (1910) Reconstruction: Isabelle Fokine, Andris Liepa Set and costume design: Anna and Anatoly Nezhny after original sketches by Alexander Golovin, Léon Bakst and Michel Fokine The Firebird Ekaterina Kondaurova Ivan Tsarevich Ilya Kuznetsov The Princess of Great Beauty Marianna Pavlova Kashchei the Immortal Vladimir Ponomarev Mariinsky Orchestra and Ballet Valery Gergiev, Music Director and Conductor Filmed in High Definition at the Mariinsky Theatre (Saint Petersburg), 06/2008 Produced by François Duplat Directed for video by Denis Caïozzi