Ballet
Evening of ballets: Carmen Suite
Description
The passionate and dramatic Carmen Suite, set to music by Georges Bizet and arranged by Rodion Shchedrin, is a vibrant story of love, freedom, and a fateful fate, revealed through expressive choreography and captivating stage action.
G. Bizet – R. Shchedrin
CARMEN SUITE
Ballet in 1 act
Libretto and choreography by A. Alonso
Based on the novella by P. Mérimée
Characters
- Carmen
- José
- Torero
- Corregidor
- Fate
- Tobacco girls
Act One
Carmen! Spirited and brave, she is used to dominating over everyone. A meeting with the dragoon, José, awakens her passion. The gypsy’s charms are powerful, and José’s heart is conquered, but Carmen is pining for something new: the Torero. José does not want to believe that her love for him is gone. But Carmen is implacable; their relationship is over. Carmen’s fate, same as Torero’s and the bulls’, is always hanging between life and death. Carmen’s yearning for freedom of thought and action leads her to conflict, and to tragedy. One cannot live by the truth of passion among people who do not follow the logic of their feelings. The proud Carmen proves her freedom with her death.
Choreographer – Timofey Lavrenyuk
Artist – Boris Messerer
The passionate and dramatic Carmen Suite, set to music by Georges Bizet and arranged by Rodion Shchedrin, is a vibrant story of love, freedom, and a fateful fate, revealed through expressive choreography and captivating stage action.
G. Bizet – R. Shchedrin
CARMEN SUITE
Ballet in 1 act
Libretto and choreography by A. Alonso
Based on the novella by P. Mérimée
Characters
- Carmen
- José
- Torero
- Corregidor
- Fate
- Tobacco girls
Act One
Carmen! Spirited and brave, she is used to dominating over everyone. A meeting with the dragoon, José, awakens her passion. The gypsy’s charms are powerful, and José’s heart is conquered, but Carmen is pining for something new: the Torero. José does not want to believe that her love for him is gone. But Carmen is implacable; their relationship is over. Carmen’s fate, same as Torero’s and the bulls’, is always hanging between life and death. Carmen’s yearning for freedom of thought and action leads her to conflict, and to tragedy. One cannot live by the truth of passion among people who do not follow the logic of their feelings. The proud Carmen proves her freedom with her death.
Choreographer – Timofey Lavrenyuk
Artist – Boris Messerer
Cast and Performers
The cast will be announced along with the official date
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