Mayerling [Blu-ray]

Director: Ross MacGibbon

Overview

Kenneth MacMillan authored and choreographed the 1978 ballet +Mayerling, which serves as the basis of this 2009 stage production by Britain's Royal Ballet ensemble. The work itself (which was universally acclaimed from its debut) depicts the final years of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia (1858-1889), a young man trapped in a deathly spiral of homicide, drugs and political conspiracy that ended in his own suicide pact with his teenage mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera. This version stars Edward Watson as Rudolf, Mara Galeazzi as Mary, and Sarah Lamb as Countess Marie Larisch. The score utilizes the compositions of Franz Liszt, here arranged and orchestrated by John Lanchbery, and performed by The Royal Opera House, with Barry Wordsworth conducting.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/27/2010
UPC:	0809478070610
Original Release:	2009
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	4:19:00
Sales rank:	36,994

Special Features

Cast gallery; Costumes; Prinicples in rehearsal - a feature by Ballet Boyz producutions

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Steven McRae	Crown Prince Rudolf
Sarah Lamb	Mary Vetsera
Darcey Bussell	Host
Ore Oduba	Host
Edward Watson	Crown Prince Rudolf
Mara Galeazzi	Baroness Mary Vetsera
Sarah Lamb	Countess Marie Larisch
Barry Wordsworth	Conductor
Franz Liszt	Composer

Technical Credits

Tony Followell	Executive Producer
Peter Jones	Producer
James Whitbourn	Producer
Roland Ott	Executive Producer
Ross MacGibbon	Producer,Director