Following his highly popular Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, created for The Royal Ballet back in 2011, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon draws on the same music and design team to create ‘a triumph’ and ‘something entirely new’ (Daily Telegraph) in this evocative reimagining of The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s enduring story of jealousy, compassion and forgiveness. Wheeldon’s staging is ‘eye-delighting’ (Financial Times), effortlessly capturing the work’s profound emotional trajectory, with powerful designs by Bob Crowley, Joby Talbot’s ‘skilful’ score (Guardian) and constantly inventive choreography. Strong company performances – among them Edward Watson’s ‘masterly’ portrayal of Leontes (Financial Times), Zenaida Yanowsky’s ‘commanding’ Paulina and Sarah Lamb as a ‘serene’ Perdita (Independent) – put the finishing touches to a gleaming production, one that will be treasured for years to come. Leontes: Edward Watson Perdita: Sarah Lamb Paulina: Zenaida Yanowsky Florizel: Steven McRae Polixenes: Federico Bonelli Hermione: Lauren Cuthbertson Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon Conductor: David Briskin Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, March 2014 Catalogue numbers: OA1156D (DVD) / OABD7157D (BLU-RAY) / OA1159SE (SPECIAL EDITION DVD) Release Date - January 2015 More information here: DVD - www.opusarte.com/details/OA1156D Blu-Ray - www.opusarte.com/details/OABD7157D Special Edition DVD - www.opusarte.com/details/OA1159SE DVD and Blu-Ray available now: Amazon UK - amzn.to/2ASaM4X Amazon DE - amzn.to/2DqBFjf Amazon US - amzn.to/2FbnKiE Royal Opera House Shop - bit.ly/2QqLVKY Presto - bit.ly/2z1TssW MDT - bit.ly/2D9NRDK Europadisc - bit.ly/2QuouAC

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