Jump to content
This Site Uses Cookies. If You Want to Disable Cookies, Please See Your Browser Documentation. ×

Casting for weeks 3-4; Guillaume Cote to guest with ABT


Recommended Posts

From the company:

THIRD AND FOURTH WEEKS CASTING FOR AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE’S

SPRING SEASON AT METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ANNOUNCED

Guest Artist Guillaume Côté to Debut with American Ballet Theatre

in James Kudelka’s Cinderella, Tuesday, June 6

Casting for the third and fourth weeks of American Ballet Theatre’s 2006 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

Eight performances of James Kudelka’s Cinderella will be performed Monday evening, June 5 through Saturday evening, June 10. Guillaume Côté, a principal dancer with National Ballet of Canada, will perform the role of Her Prince Charming on Tuesday, June 6, Thursday, June 8 and Saturday evening, June 10. Côté will dance the role opposite Xiomara Reyes who makes her debut in the title role. Côté originated the role of Her Prince Charming in Kudelka’s Cinderella at the ballet’s premiere in Canada in 2004.

Giselle will be given eight performances by ABT beginning Monday evening, June 12 with Xiomara Reyes in the title role dancing opposite Julio Bocca as Albrecht. Giselle is set to music by Adolphe Adam, orchestrated by John Lanchbery. This production was staged by Kevin McKenzie, with choreography after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa.

Countrywide Financial Corporation is the National Sponsor of American Ballet Theatre. Northern Trust is a season sponsor of ABT at the Metropolitan Opera House. ABT’s 2006 Spring Season is also made possible with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. American Airlines is the Official Airline of ABT.

Complete casting follows:

THIRD WEEK

Mon. Eve., June 5, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Murphy, Hallbrg

Tues. Eve., June 6, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Reyes*, Côté**

Wed. Mat., June 7, 2 P.M. CINDERELLA – Murphy, Hallberg

Wed. Eve., June 7, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Kent, Gomes

Thurs. Eve., June 8, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Reyes, Côté

Fri. Eve., June 9, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Murphy, Hallberg

Sat. Mat., June 10, 2 P.M. CINDERELLA – Kent, Gomes

Sat. Eve., June 10, 8 P.M. CINDERELLA – Reyes, Côté

FOURTH WEEK

Mon. Eve., June 12, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Reyes, Bocca, Murphy, Saveliev

Tues. Eve., June 13, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Herrera, Gomes, Abrera, Radetsky

Wed. Mat., June 14, 2 P.M. GISELLE – Dvorovenko, Beloserkovsky, Part, Pastor

Wed. Eve., June 14, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Vishneva, Malakhov, Wiles, Stappas

Thurs. Eve., June 15, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Kent, Carreño, Part, Pastor

Fri. Eve., June 16, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Reyes, Bocca, Murphy, Saveliev

Sat. Mat., June 17, 2 P.M. GISELLE – Herrera, Gomes, C. Corella, Radetsky

Sat. Eve., June 17, 8 P.M. GISELLE – Vishneva, Corella, Wiles, Stappas

*Please note: First time in a role:

Tues. Eve., June 6 – Reyes in Cinderella

**Please note: First time in a role with ABT:

Tues. Eve., June 6 – Côté in Cinderella

Link to comment
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...