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‘This Coppelia is a traditional ballet from start to finish and one that is timeless in the way of all the best and best-loved fairy tales’ – Sunday Telegraph. This delightful ballet tells the story of Dr Coppelius, a toymaker and magician, who attempts to bring to life his beautiful doll, Coppelia. He is fooled by the mischievous Swanilda, who masquerades as Coppelia and saves her lover Franz from the doctor’s magic. From a tale by Hoffman. With Lisa Pavane, Greg Horsman, The Australian Ballet.
Review by Robert M. Freedman for The Australian Ballet – Coppelia
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This is truly an excellent performance. (Even my 3-year old granddaughter was fascinated by it.) The choreography, the dancing, the sets, lighting and costumes are all essentially flawless. The orchestra – under the baton of Noel Smith – is of high caliber, though the transfer of music onto videotape was done just a bit off speed, with the result that some sustained passages by the orchestral winds are marred by a slight ‘bubble’ in the sound. The camera work is some of the best to be found in the area of dance. It manages to capture the scope of the choreography while providing artistically-handled non-interruptive closeups so that we can perceive the humanness of the dancers as well as their interpretive skills.
Review by A 12-year old viewer for The Australian Ballet – Coppelia
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This is a really lovely performance that anybody would be pleased to watch. The dancers passess flawless tecnical ability and musicality they’re last, precise and very expressive. The music is lively and buyant, the setting, stage props and costumes come straight out of the fairy-tale. The characters have a wonderful stage presence and manage to transfer us smoothly into the world of Franz and Swanilda. I believe the Australian Ballet deserves a big praise on this production, so I would give video 5 out of 5.
Review by for The Australian Ballet – Coppelia
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The Australian ballet did a wonderful job in their production
of,”Coppelia”.This ballet was performed in the famous Sydney Opera
House. The scenary and costumes in this ballet, were lovely,the
dancers were wonderful and the story line was very entertaining. The 2
prime dancers Lisa Pavane and Greg Horsman were darling together (I
believe that they are married in real life). The music in this ballet
is by Delibes.The melodies are very famous.I am very glad to have this
version of Coppelia in my ballet collection. I also highly reccomend
the Royal Ballet’s production of Manon, starring Jennifer Penny and
Anthony Dowell.
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My daughter and I thouroughly enjoyed this production by the Australian Ballet. The costumes were beautiful and the dancing excellent. The acting , an important part of ballet that often gets forgotten, was wonderful and my five ear old could understand exactly what was going on. I’m planning to buy every video put out by the Australian Ballet as they are first rate.