Essential Royal Ballet DVDPresented at the iconic Royal Opera House, BBC presenter Katie Derham weaves the history of ballet through carefully curated excerpts from the past decade of Royal Ballet performances and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to be a dancer in the company of The Royal Ballet as they prepare to take to the stage. From the great classics of The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker to the exciting frontiers of contemporary dance, Katie takes us on a

1Format: Blu-rayRegion code: 0 (worldwide) Duration: 137 minsSubtitles (extra features only): EN

Edward Watson

Don Quixote (2013)

Von Rothbart: Bennet Gartside

Donna Anna: Marina Poplavskaya

Swan Lake and The Nutcracker

Perfect for young readers discovering global music history

truly making you feel as though Big Brother is watching

this Red Ballet Shoe Keyring is an ideal gift for any ballet enthusiast

created for The Royal Opera

Don Pasquale: Bryn Terfel

Kasper Holten’s 2014 production of Don Giovanni for the Royal Opera offers a glimpse inside the mind of one of opera’s most notorious seducers