Bolshoi Theatre: Marco Spada's ballet (2014)
Marco Spada was created at the Paris Opera in 1857 with choreography from Joseph Mazilier and music adapted from Daniel Auber’s comic opera of Marco Spada. Soon forgotten, the ballet was revived in 1981 with a brand new choreography by Pierre Lacotte for the Rome Opera, with Rudolf Nureyev as the 18th-century Italian bandit pretending to be an aristocrat, and Ghislaine Thesmar as his daughter Angela. At the Bolshoi, Marco Spada was premiered on the historic stage on November 8, 2013. Leading roles were performed by David Hallberg (Marco Spada), Evgenia Obraztsova (Angela), Olga Smirnova (Marchesa Sampietri), Semyon Chudin (Prince Frederici), and Igor Tsvirko (Count Pepinelli). Pierre Lacotte designed sets and costumes.
Director: Vincent Bataillon
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David Hallberg as Marco Spada |
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Evguenya Obraztsova as Angela (as Evguenia Obraztsova) |
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Olga Smirnova as La Marquise Sampietri / Marquesa Sampietri (as Olga Smirnova) |
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Semyon Chudin as Le Prince Federici / Prince Federici |
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Igor Tsvirko as Le Comte Pepinelli / Count Pepinelli |
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Anna Tikhomirova as Les amis de la Marquise Sampietri / Friends to Marquesa Sampietri |
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Alexei Loparevich as Frère Borromée / Borther Borromee (as Alexei Loparevich) |
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Andrei Sitnikov as Le Prince Osario / Prince Osario (as Andrey Sitnikov) |
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Anastasia Stashkevich as La Fiancée / The Fiancée |
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Vyacheslav Lopatin as Le Fiancé / The Fiancé |
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Yulia Grebenshchikova as Friends to Marquesa Sampietri |
| Directing | Vincent Bataillon | Director |
| Writing | Eugène Scribe | Writer |
