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The Royal Ballet presents a stellar cast in Kenneth MacMillan’s daring and powerful ballet, filmed in 1994, with John Lanchbery’s sumptuous scoring of music by Franz Liszt. The dramatic soundscape is matched by MacMillan’s penetrating interpretation of the events surrounding the double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and his young mistress, Mary Vetsera, at Mayerling in January 1889. Press Reviews “while Mara Galeazzi as Mary Vetsera nearly stole the show with her natural conviction, exuberance and authoritative technique, the evening belonged to Watson as Rudolf, one of the most challenging male roles ever created.” (The Sunday Express ) “Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography for this haunting tale is transcendent stunning set and costume designs John Lanchbery’s truly remarkable score The Royal Ballet is unbeatably good” (The Times) CastIrek Mukhamedov (Crown Prince Rudolf)Viviana Durante (Baroness Mary Vetsera)Lesley Collier (Countess Marie Larisch)Darcey Bussell (Mitzi Caspar) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Barry WordsworthChoreographer: Kenneth Macmillan Catalogue Number: OAR3101DDate of Performance: 1994Running Time: 127 minutesSound: PCM StereoAspect Ratio: 4:3 AnamorphicLabel: Opus Arte