Paris Opera Ballet

Don Quixote

In Cinemas 11, 12 & 15 May 2024
Conductor
Gavriel Heine
Orchestra
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
Cast
Sae Eun Park (Kitri), Paul Marque (Basilio), Florent Melac (Espada), Roxane Stojanov (La Danseuse de rue), Héloïse Bourdon (La Reine des Dryades), Silvia Saint-Martin (Cupidon), Inès McIntosh (La Première Demoiselle d'honneur), Yann Chailloux (Don Quixote), Fabien Revillion (Sancho Pança)
Music
Ludwig Minkus
Choreography
Rudolf Nureyev
Designs
Alexandre Beliaev
Duration
2h24 including an interval
Captured live from Opéra Bastille, Paris 2 Apr 2024
Official Event Listing
  • A true celebration of dance without the slightest false step. The chemistry between Park and Marque is delightfully believable, and the demanding Act III grand pas de deux is just the final showstopper in an evening of showstoppers.
    Jim Pritchard, SEEN AND HEARD

Ballet in three acts with prologue (1981)

Inspired by the choreography of Marius Petipa and set to Minkus’ spirited score, Rudolf Nureyev’s spectacular ballet is no less than a festival of dance, joyously shining the limelight on the soloists and Corps de Ballet in a wide variety of ensembles and pas de deux.

The ballet recounts the adventures of Cervantes’ 17th-century titular dreamer and his neighbour Sancho Panza as they ride across the Spanish countryside. When they encounter two lovers – Kitri and Basilio (étoiles Sae Eun Park and Paul Marque) – Don Quixote is determined to help keep them together, and after battling windmills and crossing paths with Cupid, Dulcinea and the Queen of the Dryads, it’s he who delivers the happy dénouement.

Elena Rivkina's shimmering costumes and Alexandre Beliaev's colourful sets sublimate a vivacious and delightfully entertaining work.

Opéra de Paris guidance: Content suitable for ages 5+.

Sydney patrons please note: Due to the recent closure of Palace Verona for building redevelopment, this production will instead screen nearby at Palace Moore Park, located in the Entertainment Quarter precinct in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. Advance tickets now on sale.

Paris Opera Ballet

The Paris Opera Ballet, rich in historical tradition, stages some 180 performances per season in Paris, the French regions and abroad. Over the years it has played host to many of the world’s greatest choreographers: George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Rudolf Nureyev, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, and of course Pina Bausch.

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