May 6, 2005
CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE'S 2005 SPRING SEASON
AT METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
Gillian Murphy and Maxim Beloserkovsky to Lead
U.S. Revival Premiere of Sylvia, Friday Evening, June 3
Julio Bocca to Bid Farewell To Don Quixote on Wednesday Evening, May 25
Casting for the first two weeks of American Ballet Theatre’s 2005 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.
Following the Opening Night Spring Gala on Monday, May 23, the Company will give four performances of Don Quixote staged by Kevin McKenzie and Susan Jones beginning Tuesday evening, May 24 with Paloma Herrera and Angel Corella in the leading roles of Kitri and Basilio. Carlos Acosta will dance the role of Basilio for the first time with ABT opposite Gillian Murphy as Kitri at the Wednesday, May 25 matinee and Diana Vishneva will dance the role for the first time with ABT opposite Jose Manuel Carreño on Thursday evening, May 26. Julio Bocca’s farewell Don Quixote is scheduled for Wednesday evening, May 25 as he dances opposite Xiomara Reyes.
Eight performances of an All-Star Tchaikovsky program will be presented May 27 through June 2. Veronika Part will debut in George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial on Saturday evening, May 28, and guest artist TamƒØs Solymosi will make his Company debut with ABT performing the Act III pas de deux from Swan Lake opposite Ms. Part at the Wednesday, June 1 matinee. Sarah Lane and Herman Cornejo will dance Theme and Variations for the first time in New York at the same performance. In addition, the Monday evening, May 30 performance will celebrate the 10th Anniversary seasons of Principal Dancers Vladimir Malakhov and Jose Manuel Carreño. Paloma Herrera also celebrates 10 years as a Principal Dancer on the same evening.
Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia will be given its United States Revival Premiere on Friday evening, June 3 with Gillian Murphy as Sylvia, Maxim Beloserkovsky as Aminta, Herman Cornejo as Eros and Marcelo Gomes as Orion. Julie Kent, Gennadi Saveliev, Carlos Lopez and Sascha Radetsky will dance the leading roles at the Saturday, June 4, matinee. The Saturday evening, June 4 performance will feature Paloma Herrera, Angel Corella, Craig Salstein and Jesus Pastor.
Countrywide Financial is the National Sponsor of American Ballet Theatre and Cole Haan is a Leading Benefactor. Graff Jewelers and Northern Trust are the 2005 Season Sponsors at The Metropolitan Opera House. ABT’s 2005 Spring Season is also made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets for American Ballet Theatre’s 2005 Metropolitan Opera House season, priced $22-$92, are available at the Met box office, by phone at
212-362-6000 or online at metopera.org. The Metropolitan Opera House is located on Broadway between 64th and 65th streets in New York City.
Complete casting follows:
| FIRST WEEK | |
| Mon. Eve., May 23, 6:30 P.M. | OPENING NIGHT GALA LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE – H. Cornejo, McKerrow*; SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Kent, Malakhov; POLOVTSIAN DANCES – Saveliev+, Abrera+, Copeland+; PIƒåCE D’OCCASION – Savion Glover; CARMEN Pas de Deux – Ferri, Bocca; DON QUIXOTE SUITE – Vishneva, Carreño, Beloserkovsky, E. Cornejo, Riccetto, Murphy, Part, Gomes, Herrera, Acosta, Reyes, Corella, Wiles |
| Tues. Eve., May 24, 8 P.M | DON QUIXOTE – Herrera, Corella |
| Wed. Mat., May 25, 2 P.M. | DON QUIXOTE – Murphy, Acosta** |
| Wed. Eve., May 25, 8 P.M. | DON QUIXOTE – Reyes, Bocca |
| Thurs. Eve., May 26, 8 P.M. | DON QUIXOTE – Vishneva**, Carreño |
| Fri. Eve., May 27, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Murphy, Beloserkovsky+, Wiles SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Kent, Carreño ONEGIN Pas de Deux – Ferri, Bocca THEME AND VARIATIONS – Herrera, Corella |
| Sat. Mat., May 28, 2 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Herrera, Saveliev, Meunier TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Kent, Malakhov NUTCRACKER Pas de Deux – Reyes, H. Cornejo THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Gomes |
| Sat. Eve., May 28, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Part*, Gomes, Abrera+ SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – McKerrow, Beloserkovsky SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux – Wiles, Acosta** THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, TBA |
| SECOND WEEK | |
| Mon. Eve., May 30, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Vishneva**, Malakhov++, Liceica SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – McKerrow, Beloserkovsky SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux – Herrera++, Carreño++ THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, TBA |
| Tues. Eve., May 31, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Part, Gomes, Wiles TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Kent, Malakhov NUTCRACKER Pas de Deux – Reyes, H. Cornejo THEME AND VARIATIONS – Herrera,#44; Corella |
| Wed. Mat., June 1, 2 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Murphy, Beloserkovsky, Abrera SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Kent, Carreño SWAN LAKE, Act III Pas de Deux – Part, Solymosi** THEME AND VARIATIONS – Lane+, H. Cornejo+ |
| Wed. Eve., June 1, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Vishneva, Malakhov, Liceica SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – McKerrow, Beloserkovsky ONEGIN Pas de Deux – Ferri, Bocca THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Gomes |
| Thurs. Eve., June 2, 8 P.M. | ALL-STAR TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR BALLET IMPERIAL – Herrera, Saveliev, Meunier SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Part, Gomes NUTCRACKER Pas de Deux – Reyes, Corella THEME AND VARIATIONS – Lane, H. Cornejo |
| Fri. Eve., June 3, 8 P.M. | SYLVIA (U. S. and Company Premiere) – Murphy, Beloserkovsky, H. Cornejo, Gomes |
| Sat. Mat., June 4, 2 P.M. | SYLVIA – Kent*, Saveliev*, Lopez*, Radetsky* |
| Sat. Eve., June 4, 8 P.M. | SYLVIA – Herrera*, Corella*, Salstein*, Pastor* |
*Please note: First time in a role:
Mon. Eve., May 23 – McKerrow in Le Spectre de la Rose
Sat. Eve., May 28 – Part in Ballet Imperial
Sat. Mat., June 4 – Kent, Saveliev (Aminta), Lopez (Eros), Radetsky (Orion) in Sylvia
Sat. Eve., June 4 – Herrera, Corella (Aminta), Salstein (Eros), Pastor (Orion) in Sylvia
**Please note: First time in a role with ABT:
Wed. Mat., May 25 – Acosta in Don Quixote
Thurs, May 26 – Vishneva in Don Quixote
Sat. Eve., May 28 – Acosta in Swan Lake, Act III Pas de Deux
Mon., May 30- Vishneva in Ballet Imperial
Wed. Mat., June 1 – Solymosi in the Swan Lake, Act III Pas de Deux
+Please note: First time in a role in New York:
Mon. Eve., May 23 – Saveliev, Abrera (Polovtsian Princess), Copeland (Lead Polovtsian Girl) in Polovtsian Dances
Fri., May 27- Beloserkovsky in Ballet Imperial
Sat. Eve., May 28 – Abrera in Ballet Imperial
Wed. Mat., June 1 – Lane, H. Cornejo in Theme and Variations
++Please note: 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Mon. Eve., May 30 – Malakhov, Herrera, Carreño