Agnès Letestu
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Birthday: February 01, 1971
Age: 54 years old
Gender: Female
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Chopin: La Dame Aux Camélias
Overview: Ballet in a prologue and three acts based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils; music by Chopin. The passionate tale of Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval unfolds ingeniously through a drama-within-a-drama as they meet at the theatre during a performance of Manon Lescaut. So begin their romantic adventures in Paris, brought to life by Neumeier’s intense and refined choreographic language. Chopin’s ravishing music highlights this exceptional neo-classical ballet, featuring the star dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production, filmed live at the Palais Garnier in High Definition and full surround sound, is all about love, passion, danger and glorious dancing from one of the best ballet companies in the world. John Neumeier has created a ballet in which emotions go crescendo … Agnes Letestu, the great dramatic heroine, triumphs in this ballet danced to music by Chopin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-22
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Jewels
Overview: Jewels, ballet in three parts choreographed by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet, recorded in October / November 2005 at the Opéra National de Paris.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-08
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La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet
Overview: A film by Frederick Wiseman following the ins and outs of 7 ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2009-10-07
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A Life for Ballet
Overview: A documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-09
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Cinderella - Prokofiev
Overview: An adaptation of Charles Perrault's fairy tale by Rudolf Nureyev, putting Cinderella beneath the spotlight. When Rudolf Nureyev asked set designer Petrika Ionesco to work on his forthcoming ballet, he did not expect him to give such an innovative arrangement of Perrault's or Petipa's Cinderella. Still, after a hostile reaction, the choreographer was seduced by the idea. Because in essence, the "topic" was preserved, although modernized. A young woman is victimized by a morbid family, and her only wish is to escape the oppressive world in which she lives. One day, her kindness is rewarded: while she runs to help a person who needs help, she changes her destiny forever. This character, who embodies the fairy in Perrault's tale, is a Hollywood producer... And this is how Nureyev turns the film star into a modern prince charming.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-28
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Overview: Agnès Letestu, a feminine and warm Odette, and José Martinez, a convincing, pale, vulnerable prince Siegfried, are the stars of this deeply passionate, ‘dream’ version of Swan Lake. Rudolf Nureyev's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's lyrical ballet, far from being a clichéd stereotype of this celebrated masterpiece, is an exposé of astonishingly powerful and recognisable human emotions. Under the inspired and clearcut musical direction of Vello Pähn, this production of one of the jewels of the Paris Opera Ballet's repertoire brilliantly displays the meticulous precision, technical prowess and pure, unmannered style of the company's unrivalled female corps de ballet, eliciting an ethereal, intense beauty captured for DVD in High Definition video and superb surround sound.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-02
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Agnès Letestu: A Shining Star
Overview: The film focuses on the last two years of Agnes Letestu's career at the prestigious Opera Garnier. Until her official farewell with "The Lady of the Camellias" on October 10th 2013, the documentary captures those magical moments on stage and backstage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-08-28
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In Her Hands
Overview: Dance film inspired by the life and work of the artists Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin.
Genres: Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-06
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The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet
Overview: Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute sampler will give you a taste of many beloved classics in opera and ballet.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2008-10-01
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Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins
Overview: In 2008, the Opéra national de Paris honored the legendary Jerome Robbins. Though the general public may remember him primarily for his staging and choreography of Bernstein’s West Side Story, Robbins was also a brilliant ballet choreographer. In this production, we discover three of his works of classical ballet—En sol, In the Night, and The Concert—paired with Benjamin Millepied’s Triade.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2011-10-27
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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
Overview: ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-14
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Paris Opera Ballet 2005
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-10
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