A lady with a lap-dog.

[Dr. Coppelius]

Does anybody have some info about the video and the ballet "A lady with a lap-dog" with Maya Plisetskaya?

[dachnitsa]

I just borrowed the VHS tape from a friend of mine (unfortunately I had no time yet to give it a deeper look).

This tape is a release from 2000 of the 1976 ballet-film from "Ekran" (51 minutes).

The ballet is based on a short story by Anton Chekhov, music by Rodion Shedrin, choreography by Maya Plisetskaya.

It is performed by Maya and B. Yefimov.

Once I have seen it, I'll try to give a brief summary - unfortunately these days I am very short of time.

dachnitsa

P.S.: For the original story have a look on

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/.../LadyWith.shtml

[rg]

no personal comments to relate here; i think i saw this vid once a while back but have not recollections now.

here's what the nypl says in its cat. of the vid's credits:

A lady with a lap-dog / Gosteleradio ; produced and directed by Boris Galanter ; choreography by Maya Plisetskaya ; music by Rodion Shchedrin ; scenario based on a story by Anton Chekhov.

Russia : Saint-Petersburg Publishing House, c1992, c1986.

(52 min.) : sd., col.

Script, Boris Galanter.

Danced by Maya Plisetskaya, Boris Efimov, and members of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Conducted by Aleksandr Lazarev.

Ballet adaptation of Anton Chekhov's short story of the same title.

In Russian ; English title and credits from wrapper.

[Dr. Coppelius]

Thank you, thank you very much for the information.