Il Pipistrello (Roland Petit)

[EvilNinjaX]

I just got the IL PIPISTRELLO dvd starring Massimo Murru and Alessandra Ferri at La Scala Ballet. Music by Strauss and choreography by Roland Petit. It's quite breathtaking and the video and sound quality are first rate (as to be expected from a TDK release).

Is this DIE FLEDERMAUS? i'm not familiar enough with the work, but it seem ssimilar at least. Does anyone have any further information about this ballet. I'm just really taken with it...

[link removed re: video download policy]

-goro-

[Farrell Fan]

I don't know the ballet, but "Il Pipistrello" means "The Bat" in Italian, which is what "Die Fledermaus" means in German. I saw Massimo Murru dance a couple of times when La Scala Ballet was last in New York, and I liked him a lot. And of course La Ferri is in a class by herself.

[Mel Johnson]

Well, pipistrello is Italian for bat....

[Giselle05]

EvilNinjaX-

There is a DVD that just came out, featuring Ferri and Murru in Roland Petit's "La Chauve-Souris", with music by Johann Strauss. In the descriptions it says it is based on Johann Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus'. Is this what you are talking about? I've wanted to buy it for some time now, but somehow have had my doubts about it.

Amazon- "La Chauve-Souris"

*Here is a link to a German website which sells it- it has the a picture of the cover of the DVD:

"La Chauve-Souris"

I clicked on the link you posted to the video clip of the Act Three Pas de deux, but alas, it doesnt work . Is there anyway you could link me to the page directly? I'd love to see it.

Edited August 8, 2005 by Giselle05

[Helene]

I clicked on the link you posted to the video clip of the Act Three Pas de deux, but alas, it doesnt work  . Is there anyway you could link me to the page directly? I'd love to see it.

Because of copyright issues, we can't allow links to private servers. (Sorry, Giselle05 ).