J059 DVD Ballet Sleeping Beauty Dutch National Ballet 2003 ★★★ Near Mint DVD (2 Discs) DVD quality (a bit lacking for its age), but you can fully enjoy the wonderful stage of the Dutch National Ballet (please enjoy the atmosphere) Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish ※ No Japanese subtitles 2-disc DVD, Main Feature 139 minutes + Bonus Footage 41 minutes Recorded: 2003, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (region ALL) Product for Japan ★ Please refer to the back of the jacket for details of the cast, etc. ★★★ Current standing of the Dutch National Ballet: The entire Russian sphere and (Olga Smirnova, the No. 1 prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet) abandoned her position and left her homeland in 2022. You know why, don't you... Smirnova chose the Dutch National Ballet as her new company. I feel like I understand that feeling. Her first stage was Giselle. It's a truly wonderful Giselle. When people think of ballet, they immediately think of (Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Royal Opera House). The Dutch National Ballet is no less impressive than those ballet companies. The Dutch people's passionate feelings. Please watch it. Broaden your horizons and see the world. Sir Peter Wright's "Sleeping Beauty" does not have the Lilac Fairy and Carabosse danced by women in long dresses. Sofiane Sylve as Princess Aurora. ★★★ Quoted from web reviews below, please use as a reference The costumes and sets are simply heavy and luxurious. It's a production where the Lilac Fairy and Carabosse are women in long dresses. There were many interesting features in Act 2. The scene of entering the castle is depicted more firmly than in other versions, but rather than the prince fighting Carabosse, the Lilac Fairy drives away Carabosse and guides the prince to Princess Aurora. Therefore, there is not much emphasis on the prince's masculinity. I thought it was a convincing production (though different from the original) that Aurora seemed a little shy after waking up with the prince's kiss. It was very romantic to use the violin solo used as an interlude for the pas de deux between Aurora and the prince who had awakened from a hundred years of sleep. ★ Sylve is a crisp and technically stable dancer, so it's reassuring to watch.