
The Organ Hall. Concert of Patricia Kopatchinskaya (violin) and Markus Hinterhauser (piano)
April 19, 2014
18:00–20:40

Romantic ballet in three acts (five scenes)
Libretto by Jules-Henri Saint-Georges, Joseph Mazilier, and Marius Petipa edited by Vasily Medvedev
Choreography by Marius Petipa
New Choreography and Production by Vasily Medvedev
The ballet was written in 1856. This version was first performed in Perm in 2008. Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes including 2 intervals
In Perm, Le Corsaire follows Adolphe Adam’s original score, which the theatre obtained from the archives of the Paris Opera. Marius Petipa’s 1863 production for the Mariinsky Theatre, with its adventurous plot, Oriental motifs, intricate romantic conflicts, exotic pirate themes, and impressive shipwreck scene in the finale, mean that this old ballet, based on Byron’s poem, looks less like a theatrical archaism than a big-budget blockbuster from the golden age of Hollywood. Ballet master Vasily Medvedev, who recreated Petipa’s choreography for the Perm Theatre, is convinced that Le Corsaire is «the precursor of ballet shows».
Performers
Natalia Moiseeva
Medora
Ksenia Barbasheva
Одалиска
Anna Pushvintseva-Poistogova
Подруга Бирбанто
Albina Rangulova
Одалиска
Taras Tovstyuk
Ali
Ekaterina Mosienko
Одалиска
Artyom Mishakov
Исаак Ланкедем
Stage Directors
Sergey Martynov
Lighting Designer
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The Organ Hall. Concert of Patricia Kopatchinskaya (violin) and Markus Hinterhauser (piano)
April 19, 2014
18:00–20:40