Schedule for Evening of one-act ballets: Carmen Suite. Rubies 2022

Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography: George Balanchine
Choreography: Alberto Alonso
Artistic Director: Boris Messerer
Production design: Boris Messerer

Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra

The Rubies

Choreography by George Balanchine (1967)
Staging by Karin von Aroldingen, Sarah Leland, Elyse Borne and Sean Lavery
Scenery by Peter Harvey (1967)
Costumes by Karinska (1967)
Recreations of costumes supervised by Holly Hines
Original lighting by Ronald Bates
Lighting by Perry Silvey

World premiere: 13 April 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 October 1999, St Petersburg

Running time: 20 minutes

Carmen-Suite

Music by  Georges Bizet – Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography by Alberto Alonso

World premiere: 20 April 1967, Bolsoi Theatre, Moscow
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 19 April 2010
Running time: 45 minutes

Carmen is a passionate, free-spirited woman in contrast to the temperamental and fickle Don Josй. Fate, a ballerina dressed in black and a representation of Carmen’s alter ego, shows Carmen the cards. After a fight with tobacco dealers, Carmen seduces Don Josй and convinces him to release her from jail. Carmen is subsequently caught in a love triangle between Don Josй and the popular bullfighter Escamillo..