K020 Blu-ray Ballet: Royal Visara / Afternoon of a Faun / Carmen / Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux Recorded: October 2015, Royal Opera House Running time: 118 minutes + 16 minutes (bonus footage) Contents: 1. "Visara" Laura Morera / Marianela Nuñez / Ryoichi Hirano / Liam Scarlett (Choreography) / Lowell Liebermann (Music) 2. "Afternoon of a Faun" Sarah Lamb / Vadim Muntagirov / Jerome Robbins (Choreography) / Claude Debussy (Music) Sarah Lamb & Vadim Muntagirov in Afternoon of a Faun will take you to a dream world. Sarah Lamb is at her best when she plays fairies or unreal beings♪ She's like a fairy. 3. "Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux" Yana Salenko / Steven McRae / George Balanchine (Choreography) / Tchaikovsky (Music) 4. "Carmen" (about half the total time) Marianela Nuñez / Carlos Acosta / Federico Bonelli / Matthew Golding / Carlos Acosta (Choreography) / Georges Bizet (Music) / Martin Yates (Arrangement) This program brings together four works from the Royal Ballet. "Visara" is a modern choreography by the up-and-coming choreographer Liam Scarlett. The music is Liebermann's piano concerto. Here, the brilliant movements of Nuñez and Hirano are a must-see. Next is a work inspired by Debussy's masterpiece "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." "Pas de Deux" is a short piece that was supposed to be Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake," choreographed by Balanchine, and is a beautiful one-act ballet. And finally, "Carmen." Acosta, born in Cuba, announced his retirement from the classical ballet world at the end of the 2015/16 season (he will continue to dance contemporary dance). Born in 1973, he realized that the end of his career as a dancer was approaching when he was over 40 years old. Since then, he has been paving the way for contemporary dance and honing his skills as a choreographer, resulting in the new choreography of "Carmen" included here. Here, Acosta himself takes the initiative, showing breathtaking movements that overwhelm the other characters.