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Ballet to music by Alfredo Casella
First performance in Bulgaria!
Choreography by Flavio Benati
Assistant Choreographer Silvia Tomova
Set and Costume Designer Salvatore Russo
Conductor Carlo Donadio
Don Lolo - Alexander Zhelev
Ji Dima - Petya Veneva
Nella - Yu Chan Yizuka
Nella's Fiancé - Stoyan Fertunov
7 Girlfriends - Anelia Dimitrova, Romina Slavova, Kremena Kostova, Maria Lakka, Ioana Vlaguli, Semela Schkenderasi, Rochelle Rankin
Milko Mihailov - tenor
The composer Alfredo Casella uses many Sicilian folk music elements, even including a tenor solo in Sicilian dialect. Pirandello's enlightening comic parable is presented in a dance version amidst sparkling and bursting colours - in the sets, in the costumes, in the choreography. The audience is met with rich means of expression: dance theatre, mixed dance techniques, pantomime in a performance saturated with comic situations. The eternal wise message of Sicilian Luigi Pirandello: "You have to think before you do anything. "
The classic ballet based on Cervantes' masterpiece is presented with music that sounds different. Humorous scenes abound and this makes it engaging for all ages.
Duration: 30 min.
Premiere: 28.11.2016 - Festival of Opera and Ballet Art
