#belladova

[Belladova-Opéra Garnier's ballerina(Giselle) and soprano(Richard Coeur-de-Lion)(Kopit's Phantom(90, 91)]

0:01 15th Century Chartres(French) hymn tune ( -> Saw You Never, in the Twilight(Cecil Frances Alexander)(1853)) - Michèle Lagrange

0:13 Giselle(, ou les Wilis (=Giselle, or The Wilis') 2:35 )(1841)(Music - Adolphe Charles Adam) (* Teri Polo who played Belladova(and Christine) had learned ballet for many years.)

1:25 Giselle(, ou les Wilis)(1841)

(Choreographer - Jean Coralli & Jules Perrot, Music - Adolphe Charles Adam, Libretto - Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges & Théophile Gautier)

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- Yvette Chauviré(Giselle) & Cyril Atanasoff(Albrecht)

(* Yvette Chauviré was a French 'Prima ballerina assoluta'(She is the only French dancer to hold the title) and actress. She is often described as France's greatest ballerina, and was the coach of prima ballerinas Sylvie Guillem and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. The role of Giselle was a particular passion for Chauviré, and she considered it her signature piece. Of course, she is considered one of the gratest Giselles in history.)

1:56 Carla Fracci(Giselle) & Erik Bruhn(Albrecht)

(* Carla Fracci was an Italian ballet dancer, actress and ballet director. Considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, she was a leading dancer of La Scala Theatre Ballet in Milan, then worked freelance with international companies including the Royal Ballet, London, Stuttgart Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Fracci is known for her interpretation of leading characters in several Romantic ballets, such as La Sylphide, Giselle, Swan Lake, and Romeo and Juliet. Fracci is considered one of the gratest Giselles in history too.)

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5:34 & 6:20 Je crains de lui parler la nuit(= I'm afraid to talk to him at night)(André Grétry's Richard Coeur-de-Lion(=Richard the Lionheart)(1784)) - Michèle Lagrange

(* André Grétry(you might see his face at Belgium 1000 Francs) was a composer from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (present-day Belgium), who worked from 1767 onwards in France and took French nationality. He is most famous for his opéras comiques.)

7:42 Je crains de lui parler la nuit

(André Grétry's Richard Richard Coeur-de-Lion(1784)) - Mady Mesplé

11:03 / 13:45 Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский(Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)'s Пиковая дама(= Pique Dame = The Queen of Spades)(1890). Tchaikovsky(Чайко́вский)used Grétry's 'Je crains de lui parler la nuit'.(In Grétry's Opera, Soprano sings this, but in Tchaikovsky(Чайко́вский)'s opera, Mezzo Soprano sings this song.)

13:45 - Soňa Červená

15:31 - Sofia Preobragenskaya(acted by Yelena Polevitskaya)

(* Virginia Zeani - One of the greatest female opera singers of the 20th century - sang this song too(as a Countess in The Queen of the Spades(In Italian)). You can find that audio recording at youtube.)

17:29 Musical version (Kopit(Book) & Yeston(Music and lyrics)'s musical "Phantom"(1991))

P.S. You can see two famous actors - Burt Lancaster(7:39) and Олег Александрович Стриженов(Oleg Aleksandrovich Strizhenov)(14:54) in this video. From this film(Пиковая дама(1960)), Oleg Strizhenov received the Aleksandr Pushkin's Big Gold Medal and the prize of the Russian Musical Fund of Irina Arkhipova "for the brilliant realization of the figure of Hermann in the film Queen of Spades".

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Playlist - Opera x The Phantom of the Opera(with English subtitles / 한글, 한국어 자막): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxVjmfb0YlsGxobwIudGb5OJmVvDY7PSo

Playlist - The Phantom of the Opera 1990 × Opera(+English subtitles, 한글 자막): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxVjmfb0YlsExPULC9h1BvlZfYX6sPzjs

Photos of the new Yeston and Kopit’s Phantom production in Japan, with Kazuki Kato as Erik and  Manaki Reika as Christine