EVENING OF ONE ACT BALLETS G. Bizet – R. Shchedrin «CARMEN-SUITEA» N. Rimsky– Кorsakov «SCHEHERAZADА»

CARMEN SUITE

Ballet in one act

Libretto and choreography by Alberto Alonso

Based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Cast:

Carmen……………………………………… MALIKA YELCHIBAEVA

José ………………………………………… ARKHAT ASHIRBEK

Torero ……………………………………… NELSON PENA Corregidor ……………………………..……YELDAR ABILOV

Fate…………………………………………..NARGIZ MIRSEIDOVA

Tobacco Girls………………………………. DINARA KUDABAEVA, GULBARSHYN KASSABOLAT

Choreographer – TIMOFEY LAVRENYUK

Artist – BORIS MESSERER

Ballet in one act to the music of a symphonic suite “Scheherazade” by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

SCHEHERЕZADА

Libretto by А. Benoîs

based on «One Thousand and One Nights» «Story of King Shahryar and His Brother»

Cast:

Zobeida ……………………………………. MALIKA YELCHIBAEVA

Golden Slave, Zobeide’s favourite …….….. NELSON PENA

Shahryar, the Sultan ………………..…….. AMIR ZHEXENBEK

Zeman, Shahryar’s brother …………..…….DAUREN ZHENIS

Chief Eunuch ………………………......….. ADILET KARIPOV Favourites……………….………………… GULNUR AMANGELDIYEVA, ISIDA ISKENDER, GULIM TURSYNGALIYEVA

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 and Daniele Amenta

Artistic Director of the Ballet Company – GULZHAN TUTKIBAYEVA, people’s artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan