The DVD is featured by original recording of the ballet and NOT digitally re-mastered

ROMEO & JULIET
With members of THE BOLSHOI BALLET

Juliet - Galina Ulanova
Romeo - Yuri Zhdanov
Mercutio - S. Koren
Tybalt - A. Yermolayev
Benvolio - V. Kudryashov

Choreography Leonid Lavrovsky
Directed by L. Arnstam, Leonid Lavrovsky
Composer Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky

An historic performance by the legendary Galina Ulanova highlights this lavish film version of the ever-popular ballet. Choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky and conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, this film is rich in detail and characterized by its lovely interior and exterior location work. Yuri Zhdanov is the young Romeo to Ulanova's unforgettable Juliet. With this release, Romeo and Juliet can be seen for the first time in its remastered version on DVD.

Bonus feature: Ulanova and Sergeyev in the White Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake