An Evening of One-Act Ballets
CARMEN SUITE
Ballet in one act
Libretto and choreography by: Alberto Alonso
Based on the novella by: Prosper Mérimée
Cast and Performers:
Carmen
MALIKA YELCHIBAEVA
José
AZAMAT ASKAROV
Torero
NELSON PENA
Corregidor
YELDAR ABILOV
Fate
NARGIZ MIRSEIDOVA
Tobacco Girls
DINARA KUDABAEVA, RIZA TAGANOVA
Choreographer - TIMOFEY LAVRENYUK
Artist - BORIS MESSERER
SCHEHERЕZADА
Ballet in one act to the music of a symphonic suite “Scheherazade” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Libretto by: А. Benoîs
based on «One Thousand and One Nights»
«Story of King Shahryar and His Brother»
Cast and Performers:
Zobeida
DINARA ESENTAEVA
Golden Slave, Zobeide’s favourite
AZAMAT ASKAROV
Shahryar, the Sultan
AMIR ZHEKSENBEK
Zeman, Shahryar’s brother
DAUREN ZHENIS
Chief Eunuch
DAUREN NURZHANOV
Favourites
GULNUR AMANGELDIYEVA, ZARINA KAZTAEVA, Gulim Tursyngalieva
Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Company of the Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre after Abay
Conductor – MUKHTAR KALDAYAKOV
Stage Conductor – ARMAN URAZGALIYEV
Choreographer – TONI CANDELORO (Italy)
Costumes and scenery designed by L. Bakst restored by TONI CANDELORO, DANIELE AMENTA
Artistic director of the ballet troupe - GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan