Concerto / Las Hermanas / Requiem
Saturday 17 November 2012, 7.30pm
Main Stage
Booking for 17 November 2012 - 5 December 2012 opens
- Booking opened 10 July 2012 for General Public.
- Booking opened 12 June 2012 for Friends of Covent Garden.
- Booking opened 23 April 2012 for Supporting Friends.
- Booking opened 20 April 2012 for Premium 1 Friends.
- Booking opened 19 April 2012 for Premium 2 Friends.
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Concerto
Youthful energy and technical precision are combined in Kenneth MacMillan's virtuoso ballet, set to a piano concerto by Shostakovich.
Credits
| Choreography | Kenneth MacMillan |
Performers
| Conductor | Barry Wordsworth |
| Principal | Yuhui Choe |
| Principal | Sarah Lamb |
| Principal | Itziar Mendizabal |
| Principal | Steven McRae |
| Principal | Ryoichi Hirano |
| Orchestra | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
Las Hermanas
Themes of repression and sensuality are explored through groundbreaking choreography in Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet. It is based on a play by Federico García Lorca.
Credits
| Choreography | Kenneth MacMillan |
Performers
| Conductor | Barry Wordsworth |
| Principal | Zenaida Yanowsky |
| Principal | Laura Morera |
| Principal | Melissa Hamilton |
| Principal | Thiago Soares |
| Orchestra | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
Requiem
Kenneth MacMillan's moving ballet, set to music by Fauré, was created in memory of his friend and fellow choreographer John Cranko.
Credits
| Choreography | Kenneth MacMillan |
Performers
| Conductor | Barry Wordsworth |
| Principal | Leanne Benjamin |
| Principal | Marianela Nuñez |
| Principal | Rupert Pennefather |
| Principal | Carlos Acosta |
| Principal | Ricardo Cervera |
| Chorus | Royal Opera Chorus |
| Orchestra | Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
