Asphodel Meadows / Enigma Variations / Gloria in Royal Opera House 2011
Asphodel Meadows / Enigma Variations / Gloria 29 - 30 November 2011
Asphodel Meadows / Enigma Variations / Gloria
Venue: Royal Opera House
Location: London
Date: 29 - 30 November 2011
Time: 19:30
Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes in 2 Intervals
The unique history and identity of The Royal Ballet links three works in a mixed programme that puts to the fore the dancer’s power to convey character and emotion. Liam Scarlett, dancer with the Company and a young choreographic talent to watch, created his award-winning Asphodel Meadows on The Royal Ballet in 2010. Abstract and emotionally charged, its three central couples suggest a journey through the moods and nuances of love as Scarlett’s contemporary use of classical style is matched to Poulenc’s effervescent Double Piano Concerto. Enigma Variations is Frederick Ashton’s dramatic interpretation of Elgar’s magisterial character studies in music. The Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet brought to the stage brilliance and depth to match the detail of Elgar’s much-loved music. With designs evoking Elgar’s Edwardian times, the ballet is aptly evocative of the individuals he based his music on as well as a fine work for ballet’s art in its own right. The final work, by Kenneth MacMillan – Principal Choreographer of The Royal Ballet for some 15 years, is a poignant evocation of the horrors of war. Using the music of Poulenc’s Gloria, it matches a message of humanity to imagery of great beauty.
ASPHODEL MEADOWS
Music: Francis Poulenc
Choreography: Liam Scarlett
Designs: John Macfarlane
Lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Performer
Sarah Lamb
Marianela Nuñez
Leanne Cope
Yuhui Choe
Tamara Rojo
Johannes Stepanek
Laura Morera
José Martín
Rupert Pennefather
Steven McRae
Bennet Gartside
Ricardo Cervera
ENIGMA VARIATIONS
Music: Edward Elgar
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Designs: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Original lighting: William Bundy
Staging:Christopher Carr
GLORIA
Music: Francis Poulenc
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Designs: Andy Klunder
Lighting design: John B Read
Staging:
Monica Mason
Diana Curry
Performer
Leanne Benjamin
Edward Watson
Sarah Lamb
Nehemiah Kish
Carlos Acosta
Thiago Soares
Soprano:
Anna Devin§
Madeleine Pierard
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
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