The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

Alternative title
Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis
Television broadcast, introduced by Beryl Grey, in honour of the 200th anniversary of the Bolshoi Ballet. The company revives Romeo and Juliet, music by Prokofiev and choreography by Leonid Lavrosky. Lavrosky’s son, Mikhail, dances the role of Romeo in this production, Natalia Bessmertnova is Juliet. Algis Shuraitis conducts.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain; Former USSR
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
28 Mar 1976 at 20:15 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
150 mins

Credits

Director
John Vernon
Producer
Lothar Boch
Music
Sergei Prokofiev
Production Design
Pyotr Williams
Costume
Pyotr Williams
Choreographer
Leonid Lavrosky
Contributor
Beryl Grey
Cast
Mikhail LavroskyRomeo
Natalia BessmertnovaJuliet
Yuri PapkoMercutio
Valery ZholtikovFriar Laurence
Tatiana StepanovaNurse
Alexei ZakalinskyBenvolio
Irina KrasavinaLady Capulet
Ivan SmolzovMontague
Shamil JagudinSolo jester
Tatiana GalikovaJuliet’s friend
Valery LagunovTroubadour
Vladimir GolubinCapulet
Vladimir LevashevTybalt
Vladimir RomanenkoParis
Yuri MedvedevEscalus, Prince of Verona

Additional Details

Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Theatre company
Bolshoi Ballet
Production type
Dance
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Dance
Keywords
ballet; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Transmitted in America on CBS 27 June 1976 and introduced by Mary Tyler Moore.
Awards
1977 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Classical Programme in the Performing Arts - Lothar Bock (executive producer) and Alvin Cooperman (American producer).
Reviews
Feature article on the Bolshoi Ballet in Radio Times 27 March-2 April 1975 pp58-61.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Teleglob AG

Name

USSR State Committee for Radio and Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70736 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)