L. Minkus «Don Quixote»
DON QUIXOTE
Ballet in 3 acts
Libretto by Marius Petipa
based on the novel by Miguel Cervantes
"The Cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha
Choreography by Alexander Gorsky, Marius Petipa
Cast and Performers:
Kitri - ZHANEL TUKEEVA
Basil, the barber - BOGDAN VERBOVOY (first performance)
Don Quixote, the errant knight - NURSULTAN ALPAMYSULY (first performance)
Sancho Panza, his squire - АDLET KARIPOV
Lorenzo, Kitri's father - RUSLAN KADYROV
Flower girls - АKBOTA BEKBOLATOVA, NURAY NURSAFINA (first performance)
Gamache, a rich nobleman - DAUREN ZHENIS
Street dancer - АRUZHAN BARATOV
Espada, bullfighter - NELSON PEÑA
Queen of the Dryad - ADIYA MANABASOVA
Amur - GULBARSHYN KASABOLAT
Mercedes - GULNAZIYA PILTAN
Variations - ARISA HASIMOTO, ARUZHAN BARATOVA
Gypsy dance - NARGIZ MIRSEIDOVA, SYRYM AYUPOV
Jiga - MILANA RAKHIMBEKOVA, АKYL ZHUAS,
DIAS KUBASHEV, DARYN TAIRBEKOV
Symphony orchestra, chorus and ballet of the Abay Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theater Conductor – MUKHTAR KALDAYAKOV
Stage Conductor - MUKHTAR KALDAYAKOV
Choreographer-producer – GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, chief choreographer of the Abai KNOBT, people's artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Set Designer – VYACHESLAV OKUNEV, people's artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prizes of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan
Chief Choirmaster- ALIYA TEMIRBEKOVA, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan