Ballet gala

PROGRAMME:
I. The Nutcracker (III act)
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Marius Petipa based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Choreography by Vasily Vainonen
Set Designer: Simon Virsaladze

In the lead roles:
Masha: Nadezhda Batoeva
The Nutcracker Prince: Kimin Kim

II. Princess Aurora and Prince Désiré’s pas de deux from Act III of the ballet The Sleeping Beauty
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeev

Performed by Yekaterina Osmolkina and Alexei Popov

III. Russkaya
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Vladimir Vasiliev

Performed by Anastasia Kolegova

IV. Tchaikovsky Pas de deux
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine
Staging: Francia Russell
Costume design: Karinska

Performed by Alina Somova and Vladimir Shklyarov

V. Jewels (III part. Diamonds)
Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine
Scenery: Peter Harvey
Costumes: Karinska
Original lighting: Ronald Bates
Lighting: Perry Silvey

In the lead roles:
Viktoria Tereshkina and Xander Parish

The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Christian Knapp