The production will be recorded by RAI and broadcast on 31 December on Rai 5 and RaiPlay and on the Medici Tv digital platform from 25 December.
Running time: 2 hours 41 minutes ca. intermission included
FIRST ACT 46 minutes / Pause 20 minutes / SECOND ACT 40 minutes / Pause 20 minutes / THIRD ACT 35 minutes
Teatro alla Scala New production
Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company and Orchestra
Ballet in three Acts
Libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergej Kudekov
Choreography and staging |
Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa |
Revived by | Florence Clerc e Manuel Legris |
Choreographic supervision | Manuel Legris |
Conductor | Kevin Rhodes |
Orchestration |
John Lanchbery |
Sets and costumes | Luisa Spinatelli |
Sets and costumes assistant | Monia Torchia |
Lights | Marco Filibeck |
Guest artist | Svetlana Zakharova (28 January 2022) |
La Bayadère by Ludwig MINKUS (Orchestration by John LANCHBERY)
Editions Mario Bois
Italian representative Edizioni Curci s.r.l.
Performed as yet only by the Paris Opera Ballett, for which it was created in 1992, Nureyev’s La bayadère will be staged for the first time at La Scala with new sets and costumes by Luisa Spinatelli. This is an extraordinary debut for a sumptuous production, rich in virtuoso performances and variations. It concludes with a return to the purity of classical ballet, with the entire corps on stage in white tutus in the Kingdom of the Shades, a tableau that opened the way to the success of this ballet in the West and Nureyev’s shining star.
In consideration of the latest data on increasing Covid-19 spread, the Direction of Teatro alla Scala decided to cancel the performances of La bayadère scheduled for the 30 and 31 December and the 5, 7, 8, 12 and 13 January.
The Direction of Teatro alla Scala is working to find new dates. In the next few days all the audience will receive an email with instructions for the possible recovery on another date or the refund of tickets.
The performance of 22 January 2022 is dedicated to the Fondazione Francesca Rava.