Alexandra Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST TWO WEEKS OF AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE’S 2003 SPRING SEASON AT METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE World Premiere of HereAfter Scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 8 P.M. Guest Artist Alina Cojocaru to Make ABT Debut as Nikiya in La Bayadère on Saturday evening, May 10 Casting for the first two weeks of American Ballet Theatre spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director. American Ballet Theatre’s spring season opens Monday, May 5 with a special opening night gala featuring ABT’s Principal Dancers. The program includes classical highlights from the season’s ballets and a performance of Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison. The first two weeks of the season will be highlighted by the World Premiere of HereAfter on Friday evening, May 16 featuring Julie Kent, Ethan Stiefel, Ashley Tuttle and Angel Corella in the leading roles. Choreographed by Stanton Welch and Natalie Weir, HereAfter will include 120 members of the New York Choral Society performing on stage. Set to John Adams’ Harmonium and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, HereAfter features scenery and costumes by Santo Loquasto and lighting by Brian MacDevitt. Xiomara Reyes and Julio Bocca will dance the leading roles (Carmina Burana) in HereAfter at the Saturday, May 17 matinee. The ballet will be given seven performances through May 22. On Saturday evening, May 10, Principal Guest Artist Alina Cojocaru will make her debut with American Ballet Theatre in the role of Nikiya in La Bayadère. A principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London, Ms. Cojocaru will dance opposite Angel Corella as Solor on the evenings of May 10 and May 12. Other role debuts in La Bayadère include Carlos Lopez as the Bronze Idol at the Saturday, May 10 matinee and Stella Abrera as Gamzatti on Saturday evening, May 10. The first of two repertory programs will be performed May 6 through May 8. The program will include Antony Tudor’s Offenbach in the Underworld, Stanton Welch’s Clear, Within You Without You and the Diana and Acteon Pas de Deux. On Wednesday evening, May 7, John Gardner, guest artist and former ABT Soloist, will perform the pas de deux from Tudor’s The Leaves Are Fading with Amanda McKerrow. Tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s 2003 spring season are on sale at the Metropolitan Opera House box office or by calling 212-362-6000. For more information, visit ABT’s website at www.abt.org. Casting subject to change. FIRST WEEK Mon. Eve., May 5, 6:30 P.M. OPENING NIGHT GALA LA BAYADÈRE, (Pas D’Action) _ Dvorovenko, Stiefel THE LEAVES ARE FADING Pas de Deux (adagio only) _ McKerrow, Gardner ESMERALDA Pas de Deux _ Herrera, Gomes HEREAFTER Carmina Burana (Estuans Interius) _ Corella DIANA AND ACTEON (pas de deux and coda only) _ Murphy, Carreño DON QUIXOTE Grand Pas de Deux, Act III _ Ananiashvili, Tuttle, Reyes, Bocca SWAN LAKE, (Act I Waltz) _ Belotserkovsky WITHIN YOU WTHOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON _ Corella, Kent, Stiefel, H. Cornejo, Reyes, Wiles, E. Cornejo, Tanatanit, Part, De Luz, Molina, Salstein, Reed, Hallberg, Stiefel, Murphy Tues. Eve., May 6, 8 P.M. OFFENBACH IN THE UNDERWORLD _ Ananiashvili, E. Brown, Abrera, Gomes, Reyes, Lopez CLEAR _ Kent, Corella DIANA AND ACTEON Pas de Deux _ Murphy, Stiefel WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON - Company Wed. Mat., May 7, 2 P.M. OFFENBACH IN THE UNDERWORLD _ Dvorovenko, Saveliev, Abrera, Gomes, E. Cornejo, Radetsky CLEAR _ Kent, Corella DIANA AND ACTEON Pas de Deux _ Herrera, Carreño WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON - Company Wed. Eve., May 7, 8 P.M. OFFENBACH IN THE UNDERWORLD _ Ananiashvili, E. Brown, Riccetto, Molina, Reyes, Lopez CLEAR _ Murphy, Gomes THE LEAVES ARE FADING Pas de Deux _ McKerrow, Gardner WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON _ Company Thurs. Eve., May 8, 8 P.M. OFFENBACH IN THE UNDERWORLD _ Dvorovenko, Saveliev, Meunier*, Molina, E. Cornejo, Radetsky CLEAR _ Murphy, Gomes DIANA AND ACTEON Pas de Deux _ Herrera, Carreño WITHIN YOU WITHOUT YOU: A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON - Company Fri. Eve., May 9, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Kent, Stiefel, Dvorovenko, H. Cornejo Sat. Mat., May 10, 2 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Ananiashvili, Bocca, Murphy, Lopez* Sat. Eve., May 10, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Cojocaru+, Corella, Abrera*, De Luz SECOND WEEK Mon. Eve., May 12, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Cojocaru, Corella, Abrera . Tues. Eve., May 13, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Herrera, Carreño, Wiles Wed. Mat., May 14, 2 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Kent, Stiefel, Dvorovenko Wed. Eve., May 14, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Ananiashvili, Bocca, Murphy Thurs. Eve., May 15, 8 P.M. LA BAYADÈRE _ Herrera, Carreño, Wiles Fri. Eve., May 16, 8 P.M. HEREAFTER (World Premiere) Harmonium _ Stiefel, Kent, TBA, Gomes; Carmina Burana _ Corella, Tuttle, TBA, Kent, DeLuz, H. Cornejo Sat. Mat., May 17, 2 P.M. HEREAFTER _ Harmonium _ Corella*, TBA, TBA, TBA; Carmina Burana _ Bocca*, Reyes*, TBA, TBA, Carreño*, Gomes* Sat. Eve., May 17, 8 P.M. HEREAFTER _ Harmonium _ Stiefel, Kent, TBA, Gomes; Carmina Burana _ Corella, Tuttle, TBA, Kent, De Luz, H. Cornejo -30- *Editors please note: first time in a role: Thurs. Eve., 5/8 _ Meunier (Queen of the Carriage Trade) in Offenbach in the Underworld Sat. Mat., 5/10 _ Lopez (Bronze Idol) in La Bayadère Sat. Eve., 5/10 _ Abrera (Gamzatti) in La Bayadère Sat. Mat., 5/17 _ HereAfter Corella in Harmonium; Bocca, Reyes Carreño, Gomes in Carmina Burana +Editors please note: first time in a role with ABT: Sat. Eve., 5/10 _ Cojocaru (Nikiya) in La Bayadère Link to comment
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