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St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre -
Carmen
Sunday, March 16, 2008
at 7:00 pm
Main Stage - $42
Sponsored by Times Beacon Record Newspapers
The Ballet Carmen by the magnificent St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre follows the same story line as the opera by the same name. Both are based on the novella written by Prosper Mérimée, with Carmen, the beautiful, seductive gypsy; her lover, the soldier Don José; the dashing toreador, Escamillo; and the tragic ending that has been foretold in the tarot cards.
St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre’s Carmen is danced to music by Georges Bizet while choreography and libretto are by its Artistic Director, Yuri Petukhov.
The St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre, founded in 1966 is the “younger brother” of the Kirov and Bolshoi Ballet Theatres. It has been given honors and the same highest official status as the Kirov and Bolshoi. Nearly all of the company’s teachers, coaches and dancers have studied and graduated from the revered Vaganova Ballet Academy which has produced the greatest ballet artists of all times. Staller Center was host to the St. Petersburg Ballet in 2005 when they presented their wonderful Romeo and Juliet. Join us for their return to our stage in 2008.
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