Royal Ballet: Jewels
Director: George Balanchine
Release Date: Friday 7th April 2017
Running time: 150 minutes
George Balanchine's evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic.
The French Romantic music of Fauré provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of 'Emeralds', while the fire of 'Rubies' comes from Stravinsky and the jazz-age energy of New York.
Grandeur and elegance complete the ballet with the splendour of Imperial Russia and the peerless music of Tchaikovsky in 'Diamonds'.
