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Opening the 177th Season 15.09.2009The Mikhailovsky Theatre is opening the 177th season with an exquisite ballet premiereof Swan Lake choreographed by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer. |
The revival of the historical staging is commissioned to Mikhail Messerer, the Ballet Master in Chief of the Theatre.
Premiere performances are also to take place on September 16, 19, 21.
‘Swan Lake is a special title in the ballet repertory. We were discussing which version to choose for our theatre and turned our attention to the production by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer.
According to ballet historians, the historical London Tour of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1956 could be compared to Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons in the mission of establishing the priority of Russian ballet around the world.
It was during the 1956 tour that the version of Swan Lake received rave critical reviews.
The appearance of Mikhail Messerer at the Mikhailovsky Theatre made it possible to revive the wonderful production here’,
General Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Vladimir Kekhman comments.
Premiere performances are also to take place on September 16, 19, 21.
‘Swan Lake is a special title in the ballet repertory. We were discussing which version to choose for our theatre and turned our attention to the production by Alexander Gorsky and Asaf Messerer.
According to ballet historians, the historical London Tour of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1956 could be compared to Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons in the mission of establishing the priority of Russian ballet around the world.
It was during the 1956 tour that the version of Swan Lake received rave critical reviews.
The appearance of Mikhail Messerer at the Mikhailovsky Theatre made it possible to revive the wonderful production here’,
General Director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Vladimir Kekhman comments.
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