Ballet
Evening of ballets: Carmen Suite November 27, 2026, 19:00
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
(November 27, 2026, 19:00)
-
Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Company of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Abay
- Carmen Adiya Manabasova
- José Azamat Askarov
- Torero Syrym Ayupov
- Corregidor Eldar Abilov
- Fate Tomiris Akyn
- Tobacco Girls Aisholpan Zhaksylykova, Varvara Ponomarenko, first performance
-
Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Company of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Abay
- Conductor – Mukhtar Kaldayakov
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