Gala des Étoiles (Teatro alla Scala)

David Coleman (Conductor);

A very special dance occasion in honour of a celestial alignment of events, the Gala des Étoiles celebrates the Ballet Corp’s time-honoured tradition of a Grand Gala at La Scala as it coincides with Milan’s tenure as host city of EXPO 2015. Symbolically espousing the spirit of the Universal Exposition by bringing together outstanding international talent, La Scala’s étoiles – Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle and Massimo Murru – extend Milan’s red carpet to a veritable constellation of guest dancers from around the world, including rising stars and luminaries of the ballet universe.

Three Preludes
Choreography: Ben Stevenson
Music: Sergey Rachmaninov
Dancers: Lucia Lacarra, Marlon Dino
Solo Piano: Roberto Cominati

L'Histoire de Manon (Pas de deux, Act 1, Scene 2)
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Dancers: Melissa Hamilton, Claudio Coviello

La Rose Malade
Ballet by Roland Petit
Music: Gustav Mahler
Dancer: Maria Eichwald, Mick Zeni

Grand pas Classique
Choreography: Victor Gsovsky
Music: Daniel-Francois Auber
Dancers: Alina Somova, Leonid Sarafanov

Carmen (Pas de deux)
Ballet by Roland Petit
Music: Georges Bizet
Dancers: Polina Semionova, Roberto Bolle

The Dying Swan
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine
Music: Camille Saint-Saëns
Dancers: Svetlana Zakharova

Don Quixote (Grand Pas de deux, Act III)
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Dancers: Nicoletta Manni, Ivan Vasilev

Light Rain (Pas de deux)
Choreography: Gerald Arpino
Music: Douglas Adams, Russ Gauthier
Dancers: Lucia Lacarra, Marlon Dino

Romeo and Juliet (Pas de seux, Act I, Scene 6)
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Sergey Prokofiev
Dancers: Maria Eichwald, Massimo Murru

Spartacus (Pas de deux)
Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich
Music: Aram Khachaturian
Dancers: Maria Vinogradova, Ivan Vasilev

Prototype
Concept/Choreography: Massimiliano Volpini
Original Music: Piero Salvetori
Music Production: Fausto Dasè
Visual Effects/Video Editing: Avantgarde Numerique, Xchange VFX Design
Dancer: Roberto Bolle

Le Corsaire (Pas de deux)
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Dancers: Svetlana Zakharova, Leonid Sarafanov

Dance of the Hours
Music: Amilcare Ponchielli

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Conductor: David Coleman

Reviews

"Technically the dancing was brilliant, at times jaw-droppingly so, featuring very demanding leaps, turns, and some exhilarating lifts in the pas de deux. The female dancers were presented beautifully. This was a dazzling night of dance, a grand ‘Gala of stars’ indeed." (Sydney Arts Guide)