Long description
The athletic grace and beauty of the ballet tells the delusional story of Don Quixote on this extraordinary DVD.
The scholarly and elderly Don, perhaps as a result of reading too many tales of chivalry, decides he is a knight errant. Wearing an ancient suit of extremely ineffective armour with a ludicrously long spear he sets off seeking adventure on his ageing nag.
His exploits, tilting at windmills and causing havoc in a gypsy camp are well known. Most important is his saving the lovers, the flirtatious Quiteria and Basil the barber, from the avaricious plans of her inn-keeper father, Lorenzo and the amorous advances of wealthy and pompous Camacho.
After these wild adventures, the Don returns to his home and quiet sanity.