Rudolf Nureyev & Erik Bruhn: Bell Telephone Hour 1961-1967 (DVD)

Rudolf Nureyev / Erik Bruhn: Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances, 1961-1967
Erik Bruhn (1929-1986) and Rudolf Nureyev (1938-1993) were two of the most important dancers of the 20th century.
Color / *B&W, 80 minutes, 4:3, All regions

Rudolf Nureyev Performances
telecast of January 19, 1962
Flower Festival in Genzano Pas de Deux
(music: Helsted & Paulli; choreography: Bruhn, after Bournonville)
with Maria Tallchief

telecast of September 24, 1962
Le Corsaire Pas de Deux
(music: Drigo; choreography: Nureyev, after Petipa)
with Lupe Serrano

telecast of March 24, 1964
“Diana and Actaeon” Pas de Deux
(music: Drigo; choreography: Nureyev, after Petipa)
with Svetlana Beriosova

telecast of October 8, 1963
*Swan Lake “Black Swan” Pas de Deux
(music: Tchaikovsky; choreography: Nureyev, after Petipa)
with Svetlana Beriosova

Erik Bruhn Performances
telecast of January 6, 1961
Don Quixote Grand Pas
(music: Minkus; choreography: Petipa)
with Maria Tallchief

telecast of February 4, 1963
Swan Lake “Black Swan” Pas de Deux
(music: Tchaikovsky; choreography: Petipa)
with Sonia Arova

telecast of November 19, 1963
Coppélia Pas de Deux
(music: Delibes; choreography: Bruhn)
with Sonia Arova

telecast of September 22, 1967
Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene
(music: Prokofiev; choreography: Bruhn)
with Carla Fracci

telecast of October 22, 1962
*La Sylphide Grand Pas
(music: Løvenskjold; choreography: Bournonville) with CarlaFracci

The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra conducted by Donald Voorhees