observations 4/13

Mariinsky TV's generous offering for Tuesday 4/14:

 

April 14th Tuesday

19:00-21:00

Boris Asafiev The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogue Music by Boris Asafiev Libretto by Nikolai Volkov based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin Choreography by Rostislav Zakharov (1934) Set and costume design: Valentina Khodasevich  Conductor: Boris Gruzin Prince Adam: Andrei Yakovlev Maria: Anastasia Matvienko Vaslav: Xander Parish Ghirei: Roman Belyakov Zarema: Viktoria Tereshkina Nurali: Grigory Popov © 2017 Mariinsky Theatre • Telmondis • Mezzo

Comments

[Jeannette]

I saw this when it aired on MezzoHD a couple of years ago. Highly recommended. For anyone who knows and loves St. Petersburg, the finale will bring tears.

[Carol Hydovitz]

Jerome Robbins evening from Paris Opera Ballet: only streaming until April 19

Mathias Heymann is BRILLIANT in A Suite of Dances (originally choreographed for Mikhail Baryshnikov). Fancy Free is always fun and Glass Pieces

https://www.operadeparis.fr/magazine/soiree-hommage-a-jerome-robbins-fancy-free-a-suite-of-dances-afternoon-of-a-faun-glass-pieces-replay

Other Paris Opera:
Next up: Rudolf Nureyev's version of Cinderella, set in 1920s Hollywood, and featuring some gorgeous pas de deux like the one above.
From 18 April starting at 19h00 CET (3 pm Eastern time) until 19 June

Bolshoi Ballet:
Will stream the following on their YouTube channel .
https://www.youtube.com/user/bolshoi/videos
These are up for only 24 hours.starting at 7 pm Moscow time (noon Eastern time)
15.April- Le Corsaire
18.April- Spartacus
25.April- A hero of our time
03.May- The Bright Stream
07.May- Don Quixote

Ballet Trocadero:
Paquita - until April 24
https://vimeo.com/231150393

Vienna State Ballet:
For 24 hours only:
April 21 at 19:00 CET (1 pm Eastern Time)- John Neumeier's Le Pavillon d'Armide & Le Sacre
April 29 at 19:00 CET (1 pm Eastern Time) - Manuel Legris' production of Le Corsaire

[Haglund]

Carol! Thank you so much!

[Melponeme_k]

Thank you for the schedule.

I caught Mariinsky's Sleeping Beauty and I'm enjoying The Fountain of Bakchisarai. Too bad we have no America's ballet company that would mount a performance of Fountain.

[Shawn]

Anastasia Matvienko was fantastic!

[Haglund]

I totally agree. Anastasia was incredibly lovely in Fountain, and I especially enjoyed her PdDs with Xander Parish. Maybe I'm just a sucker for all the white tulle and white tights -- but I could have watched them all day.

[Jeannette]

So is San Francisco Ballet the only US company committed to streaming complete filmed ballets? Lovely ANIMA ANIMUS (by Dawson) during past week, through tomorrow. SFB promises one new complete ballet per week. Bravo!

https://www.sfballet.org/sf-ballet-home/

[Haglund]

Thanks, Jeannette.

Tulsa Ballet will stream via YouTube a performance of Possokhov's Classical Symphony this Friday (7pm central) & Saturday (noon central). The program will also include Remember Our Song by Andy Blankenbuehler.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Ey0G-kCjmoEiSbZWHk5JQ

[Shawn]

Carol, I'm with you on Mathias Heymann in A Suite of Dances. If I could dance, that's probably the piece I'd most want to perform. It's almost a form of dancing meditation, and I love the camaraderie with the cellist.