Tag: theatre
Bolshoi Ballet: Don Quixote
Yavapai College Performing Arts Center 1100 E. Sheldon St Prescott, AZ 86301 Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 6:00 PM Music: Leon Minkus Original Choreography: Marius Petipa, Alexander Gorsky Adapted Choreography: Alexei Fadeyechev Cervantess eccentric hero Don Quixote leaves on journey full of adventures with his […]
Bolshoi Ballet: Spartacus
Music: Aram Kachaturian Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich In ancient Rome, Spartacus, a Thracian king, is turned captive by Crassus with his wife Phrygia. Forced to fight as a gladiator and kill one of his friends, Spartacus plots an unprecedented upheaval. Grigorovichs Spartacus was created at the […]
Met Opera: Manon Lescaut
The Met stage ignites when soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann join forces in Puccinis obsessive love story. Opolais sings the title role of the country girls who transforms herself into a Parisian temptress, while Kaufmann is the dashing student who desperately woos her. Director Richard Eyre places the action in occupied France in a film noir setting.
“Desperate passion” is the phrase Puccini himself used to describe the opera that confirmed his position as the preeminent Italian opera composer of his day. Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads the stirring score.
High definition satellite broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Purchase tickets at the YCPAC Box Office, on its website at www.ycpac.com, or by calling 928-776-2000 (toll free: 877-928-4253). Tickets cost $20-$24.
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
By William Shakespeare. National Theatre Lives 2014 broadcast of the Donmar Warehouses production of Coriolanus returns to theatres by popular demand. Shakespeares searing tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, Coriolanus features an Evening Standard Award-winning performance from Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, War Horse, The Hollow […]
Bolshoi Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew
Many suitors dream of marrying the lovely and docile Bianca, including Luciento. However her father will not let anyone marry her before her elder sister, the ill-tempered shrew Katharina, is herself married.
French choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot lands a coup with his adaptation of Shakespeares comedy tailored specifically to the Bolshoi dancers, and achieves a magnetic two hours of breathtaking, nonstop dance unlike any other, portraying the Bolshois audacity and energy in a completely new way. This new production was staged exclusively for the Bolshoi and cannot be seen anywhere else!
Satellite broadcast from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.
Purchase tickets at the YCPAC Box Office, on its website at www.ycpac.com, or by calling 928-776-2000 (toll free: 877-928-4253). Tickets cost $9-$15.
