Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

Overview

Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianella Nuñez (Kitri). Still built on Petipa's original choreography, Acosta's clear dramatic structure and vivid stage action gave the ‘boy gets girl despite her father’ story a more convincing air than usual, with Don Quixote's parallel obsession with Dulcinea-Kitri coherently woven into the plot.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 31, 2014

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Royal Opera House,Opus Arte,The Royal Ballet

Cast

Marianela Núñez,Ryoichi Hirano,Bennet Gartside,Yuhui Choe,Beatriz Stix-Brunell,Christina Arestis,Christopher Saunders,Laura Morera,Melissa Hamilton,Valeri Hristovand 7 more

Director

Ross MacGibbon

Writer

Miguel de Cervantes

Music

Ludwig Minkus

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt17074192