Description
Inspired by Marius Petipa’s choreography, Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote is a true celebration of dance with a Spanish flavour. The soloists and the Corps de Ballet are carried away in ensembles and pas de deux to the strains of a spirited score.
Written in the 17th century, Cervantes’ novel recounts the adventures of Don Quixote, an idealist and bookworm who one day decides to ride across Spain with the naive Sancho Panza.
In Nureyev’s ballet they meet Kitri and Basilio. The two lovers use every trick in the book – from a puppet performance to a fake suicide – to be reunited, despite Kitri’s father’s resistance.
In the end it is Don Quixote who delivers the happy ending after battling windmills and crossing paths with Cupid, Dulcinea and the Queen of the Dryads. The costumes and colourful sets sublimate a vivacious and entertaining work.The Etoiles, the Premiers Danseurs and the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet
The Paris Opera OrchestraA co-production of the Paris Opera, ARTE France and François Roussillon et Associés, with the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts, and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée.
Description
- Kitri: Lorenzo’s daughter, in love with Basilio but betrothed to Gamache
- Basilio: Penniless barber, in love with Kitri
- Don Quixote: Knight errant who sets out to conquer the world
- Camacho: Rich peasant, betrothed to Kitri
- Lorenzo: Innkeeper, Kitri’s father
- Sancho Panza: Don Quichotte’s loyal squire
- The Queen of the Dryads: Nymph and guardian of the forests
Description
Prologue
00:01:11
Act I
00:10:18
Act II
00:51:10
Act III
01:28:01
Creatives
Choreography Music Libretto Miguel de Cervantès
Conductor Arrangements John Lanchbery
Director Set design Costume design Lighting design
Cast
Extras
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